Have you ever tried a recipe that turned out to go horribly wrong, or maybe the end product, despite being good, just wasn’t worth the effort? What was that recipe, and what about it made you say “NEVER AGAIN”?
I ask this as I am actively trying to remove the stench of onions from my Instapot lid’s silicone ring after making French Onion Soup in it (so far steaming it with white vinegar on the steam setting, soaking the ring in a water/baking soda bath overnight, and baking it at 250 degrees F for 20 minutes have all done nothing, so I ordered a new one, I give up). And I realized that cutting all the onions and waiting hours for them to caramelize and now this damn smell issue just isn’t worth it. Plus I still have frozen soup in the freezer because I can only eat French Onion soup so many days in a row.
NEVER AGAIN.
One time I made a Chinese restaurant favorite, mei cai kou rou.
It was very long and made a ton of dirty dishes.
It turned out not quite as good as restaurant quality, cost the same, and I learned it’s better left to someone with a prep cook and dishwasher.
I can never get Chinese food right. I’ve tried making my own fried rice and chicken lo mein and it’s always nasty
It’s usually because you didn’t use enough oil, likely you need at least twice what you put in.
Or a hot enough pan, which is super difficult if you don’t have a gas range. Electric often doesn’t get hot enough
I can turn out a decent mapo tofu. Basically make a spicy pork gravy and sautee tofu in it.