All in Good Fun

17:35 hrs
29 Sep 14

     So after an interesting day of playing Hounds and Hares that resulted in the apprehension of an "at-large/off property" over weight female Bull Mastiff and the safe rescue of a Chee Hoo-ah Hoo-ah cross, I had to come up with something inventive for supper. I had veggies, rice and a defrosted pork tenderloin to work with. It was a no brainer. Chinese stir fry.

     Cook the rice, season with Kikoman Soy Sauce and sesame oil. Slice the pork into thin medallions and season with cumin, fennel seed, chili flakes, sea salt and brown sugar. Muck it about and let rest. Dice and chop all your veggies. Onions, peppers, carrots, garlic and the mystery veggie.

     Fire up the wok and cook the pork until browned on each side. Remove and set aside. Toss in your veggies starting with the onions, carrots, peppers. Cook until semi-soft then toss the pork back in. Add the garlic and the mystery veggie.

     Now, as I was cooking all of this stuff Loin Fruit #2 comes over to the counter and spots the mystery veggie, diced and sitting on a plate.
"What's that dad?"
"Diced tree", I reply.
"What do you mean."
"Diced tree."
"Where'd you get it? Superstore?"
"Yeah, in the Chinese section. Have a taste."
"Its kinda crunchy. What's it look like? How do they make it?"
"I don't know its a stick. About so long and about this big around. You peel off the bark then slice it and dice it."
"Mmmm. Pretty interesting. Sort like lemon grass or sugar cane."
"Hope you enjoy it."

     During the meal, Loin Fruit #2 discovered one of the pieces of mystery veggie in a forkfull of food. "Hey, I just had one of those pieces of diced tree. It's a lot like those chestnut things."

     Smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.