tonight i'm sous chef

on sunday night, N made scallop fried rice for the first time. i was sous chef for the evening.

ingredients included (in order of use):

• two slices of bacon, rendered and crispy
• tablespoon of olive oil
  
• most of one onion diced
• one yellow pepper diced
• mirin (sweet japanese cooking rice wine)
• vietnamese fish sauce
• about a pound of defrosted scallops
  
• salt and pepper
  
• three eggs, beaten
• four cups of cooked rice
  
• chopped cilantro
• roughly chopped green onions for garnish

prep time: 30 minutes (it was his first time really chopping lots of vegs)
cook time: 15 minutes

N did all the cooking and much of the prep work (read: chopping of vegs). i helped with some prep tasks and oversaw the cooking process. overall it was a great job. i only wish the rice was a day old so it could lose some of its moisture and be a bit more fluffy.

the finished product with a side of kimchee and squid