Cooking in my new carbon steel wok

yes, it does taste better when cooked in this wok. Take the trouble to season the wok till it's blue, and you are all set for a wonderful delicious adventure. the Szechwan fried beef, I found so similar to the way my mom and grandmother made their special Nazrani fried beef. The zoodles and shrimp fried rice turned out so delicious in the wok. got the wok from amazon.com.

shrimp fried rice

Szechwan fried beef

zoodles and shrimp fried rice - ultimate comfort food

kerala beef fried rice

broccoli-beef

seasoned wok

Christmas 2018

Rum balls

Pecan balls

Christmas cookies

Mince pies

brioche

brioche

Italian biscotti/ British rusk

Swedish saffron buns

creme brulee

garlic shrimp on lettuce leaves with marie-rose sauce and tomato-onion garnish

Shrimp croquettes

Belgian, Dutch shrimp balls -- Garnaalkrokketten

bits and ends

The bits and ends from the spiralized veggies were chopped up and stir fired with some shrimp. O course the usual onion, garlic, crushed red pepper suspects were thrown in. Result - one delicious side dish.
The beets made it red, naturally.

Spiralized

I resisted this till now.

And once I got my spiralizer, I found that it is quite interesting and helps create some beautiful fun meals. Started with a simple garlicky zucchini-shrimp combo. Delicious!

beets and shrimp

Then couldn't wait to incorporate other traditional Kerala tastes. Did a mix and match noodles, topping and side thing. Sauteed the spiralized vegetables and onion in some olive oil with some garlic, red pepper flakes, salt/ And they did not disappoint. Very nice!

spiralized potatoes, carrots, beets, zucchini

And to go with the noodles, Spicy ground beef, pan-seared spicy fish, lamb chops .

And here are a few ways to serve the above. Of course, there are a lot more options here.

We could mix the beef with the noodles, saute them together too, of course. and we can go the way of any world cuisine here. say, Italian, Indian.... The other day I had it with the Keralan yellow lentil soup - parippukoottaan. And it tasted fabulous. Possibilities are endless.

Isn't it lovely?