I'm a newcomer to cooking, and I want to learn and get better.

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seems like a simple enough meal just cook the ramen and throw in the meat and veggies, you can put the noodles if you like and put a little bit of the spices at a time until you like it, that way it's not too overpowering

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I ended up winging a stir fry after looking up several recipes
It tasted pretty good. The rice was a little undercooked, but the shrimp was well marinated. They were so crunchy though, I've never had such crunchy shrimp. Is it because they were fresh, or undercooked, or overcooked?
Forgot to take a pic so screenshotted my story.

stop being such a weeb

also, woks are shit unless you have stoves specialized for them, because otherwise they don't heat properly (curved bottom)

crunchy shrimp: did you leave the shells on?

asian people never EVER eat noodles with rice.

>>7244017
Stir frying is tough at home because your stove isn't hot enough to properly stir fry (even if it's gas).

>I got a wok
Throw it out. You don't need it and you don't have the means to use it properly.

>>7244017
o god it's hideous

>>7244046
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this

>>7244017
did you forget to peel your shrimp?

>>7244046
I like mine because food doesn't fall over the side as easily when I'm rapidly stirring.

>>7244066
key to a stir fry when not over a restaurant burner is to let the components rest so that they'll brown.

you're stirring too much.

>>7244086
But they don't brown their vegetables in restaurant stir fries.

Anyway, I'm definitely not making any authentic cuisine, but the result is crisp vegetables which are cooked through and taste good, so I'll continue doing it my way.

>>7244017
Are those noodles chopped?

>>7244100
the only reason they stir so damn much in traditional stir fries is that if they didn't, it would burn because their stoves get so hot.

do what you enjoy tho, as long as it tastes good.

>>7244017
>They were so crunchy though, I've never had such crunchy shrimp. Is it because they were fresh, or undercooked, or overcooked?

M8, I think you forgot to peel your shrimp.

>>7244038
>your stove isn't hot enough to properly stir fry (even if it's gas).
This may not be true. I have a 12.5k BTU burner on my stove, and if I let my cast iron wok sit on it cranked for a minute or two I'm at a pretty good heat.

>They were so crunchy though, I've never had such crunchy shrimp. Is it because they were fresh, or undercooked, or overcooked?

that was cute holy shit my sides

>>7244017
The most important thing about cooking is that it tastes good, but if it looks like shit it's not that appealing when you cook for others. Brown/grey food is not that fun to eat.
Try garnishing a bit more and add some more colours to your food. Red, green and yellow vegetables are great for this.

Also peel your shrimp m8

>>7244017
Goddamn Japanese can completely fuck a meal up and still make it look somewhat palatable.