The Monday

So Ryan's back and all is well in the world.

Except I have about a billion things to do and no time to do them in. Well, that's a lie- I have time to do them in I have just failed to utilize my time well so far. Whoops... ^^;

First of all: Tonight's cooking! I had some bean sprouts that needed to be used. So I used them ;D Ryan gave me two new cooking books. Well, one book called 'hot cake mix' (but in Japanese) and another which is more like a magazine really. In said magazine, I found a recipe for beansprout meat pattie things. So I made them. My verdict: They tasted good but could have been better. But that was through my own fault, not the recipe's. Basically they were a little dry (can you over cook mince?) and I needed to cut up the beansprouts smaller (the recipe told me to, but I was being lazy :P)

Recipe:
Ingredients:
250g bean sprouts
200g pork (I used beef, cos that's what I had) mince
1 Tbsp sake
1 tsp soy sauce
salt, pepper, ginger

sauce: soy sauce, sake, mirin 1 Tbsp each + 1tsp sugar

So first you wash and cut up the beansprouts (just in half I think). Then, in a bowl mix the mince with the sake, soy sauce, salt pepper and ginger. divide the mixture into four and shape into patties. Cook in a little oil for 2~3 minutes on one side with lid on. Then turn over and add the sauce (mixed all together first), put the lid back on and cook through.

That's about it. And it serves two :)

So does anyone have any tips for the mince? Like, if I added something would it make it more moist once cooked? Or is it overcooking (but this might just be a made-up idea...)? Any hints would be much appreciated :)

Umm, in other news, I have like a billion things to do, like I mentioned earlier. Tomorrow I have a Japanese culture quiz (worth like 1% or something), Wednesday I have a Japanese vocab quiz (2%), Friday I have a linguistics assignment due (20%) and the following Monday a IR assignment (10%). So I have lots to keep me occupied at the moment.

And I just signed up for one of those art classes mum you'll be glad to hear (if you're reading this). The printmaking one. Although I'm not sure if it'll happen cos it starts tomorrow.... I might have been too late xD But I'll see soon enough I guess! I'm excited, but also kind of nervous actually. It should be fun though!

So that's two things off my list to do: Cooking salmon and art classes.

Woo-hoo! I'm on fireeee!