Wokkin in the great NW

theyolksonyou

....Georgia.  It's freaking cold 19F is COLD for us southern sissies. <br> <div> <br> <div> Mrs Yolk brought home some shrimp from COSTCO and wanted shrimp and grits.  One problem, no grits in the house.   .  So what to do?  We have soy ,rice wine, balsamic, fish sauce, zuch, carrots, water chestnuts...  Fire up the wok...

theyolksonyou

these flippin pics are killing me!

Walt2015

No grits???? At least you didn't resort to the instant stuff. Looks great again and pushing me one step closer to buying a Wok. 

Mattman3969

Looks good,dude!!! I guess you are enjoying the wok?

johnkitchens

That is a good looking cook Jason. Please don't ever get caught without grits again. That is shameful. Jim Dandy is not happy with you at the moment. 

DoubleEgger

Happy Chinese New Year 

theyolksonyou

@Walt2015 @johnkitchens definitely some points against my southerner card tonight.

@Mattman3969 I think the wife enjoys the wok more. Not that she cooks on it. When I mentioned wokking the shrimp, she immediately forgot the grits. 

jls9595

I love shrimp and grits but you improvised well

grege345

Bangin plate. Love shrimp!

Mattman3969

theyolksonyou said:

@Walt2015 @johnkitchens definitely some points against my southerner card tonight.

@Mattman3969 I think the wife enjoys the wok more. Not that she cooks on it. When I mentioned wokking the shrimp, she immediately forgot the grits. 

Sounds oh so familiar. Wok on bro 

logchief

Way to improvise, looks absolutely delicious

johnmitchell

Awesome plated pic and great cook...Also a great lover of shrimp. Have a great weekend.

henapple

Sweet 

tarheelmatt

Nice Jason! I think I like your wok a lot better than mine. 

ryantt

That looks amazing, makes me want to go out and buy a wok.  Speaking of which, I'm new to the BGE family any one have suggestions on best place to buy wok setup.  

theyolksonyou

My set up is a spider from cgs legs down and a 16" hammered steel wok I bought on amazon. 

You can buy a wok from Tom or the wok shop as well. Woks are not expensive at all. I'd shy away from cast iron wok on the egg. @ryantt

GATraveller

Adapt and overcome!!  

ryantt

@theyolksonyou thanks for the info. 

tisoypops

Just out of curiosity why did you go with the spider from CGS, as opposed to the woo? Just because it's cheaper? Your meal looks fantastic by the way. I still need to get setup to do some wokkin

theyolksonyou

@tisoypops I may be wrong, but I don't think the woo would support the wok, too big a diameter. The wok sits nicely in the spider.  Don't take my word, if you want a woo, call Tom and ask questions. 

tisoypops

Hmm. Ok. I was thinking that was the setup most used. That's why I was curious why you chose the spider since with the woo you get some other uses out of it too. But I will for sure call Tom before I decide. Thanks sir

theyolksonyou

@tisoypops like I said, I could be wrong. Probably should have followed my own advice. My problem is I do most of my shopping on weekend nights when I'm not thinking clearly and I'm more spontaneous. 

Mattman3969

tisoypops said:

Just out of curiosity why did you go with the spider from CGS, as opposed to the woo? Just because it's cheaper? Your meal looks fantastic by the way. I still need to get setup to do some wokkin

For a while Tom made the Woo3 which had the spider attached. This is what I bought trying to kill 2 birds with one stone.  To wok in the woo3 was no fun. I eventually cut the spider loose and now use them separately. Much easier to remove the wok when it is not sitting down in the hole of the woo. I would definitely buy as separate pieces but I think that is the only option now.  

tisoypops

Thanks. And thanks @Mattman3969 I'll keep that in mind and call and talk to Tom for sure.