So I wanted to try to make Drunken Noodles. I love Drunken Noodles. I do not own a wok and I have tried to make other dishes that tell you to make them in wok and I figure 'how much difference can it make' and it doesn't turn out well. And I have also tried to make other rice noodle dishes that have not ended well. But despite my past failures and the fact that I still don't own a wok I decided to try again.
Spoiler Alert: it went much better this time.
I used the recipe for Drunken Noodles (or Pad Kee Mao apparently) from The Woks of Life.
I started to gather my ingredients. I could not find rice noodles as wide as the ones I would usually get from the restaurants so I settled for ones that looked liked fettuccini. I could not find Shaoxing Wine, so I got mirin. And I used just regular basil, not holy or Thai. And I'm sure I had more chicken than I was supposed to. But whatever.
The directions for the noodles said to let them sit in really hot water. So they were easy to cook. Then there is a fair amount of chopping to do. I added an extra Thai chili, because I like heat and well, I had to buy a box of like a hundred so why not.
Then it is basically adding the ingredients to the wok (or in my case a skillet) when you are told to. My skillet was just a little too small so stirring wasn't the easiest. And I don't know if having a wok would help or if I got the noodles too soft before I added them to the pan or if I'm just a brute but I break up the noodles quite a bit in the process. The finished product did not look exactly like the Drunken Noodles I have eaten before but it was pretty close. Closer than I expected. And much closer than my last rice noodle effort. I was very pleased. It got even better when I ate them. They were just what I was hoping for. I will make them again. Maybe in a wok next time.
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