Now that I've learned more about this technique, I’ll be adding pickled celery to.

, thinly sliced crosswise., stem trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces.

julienned carrots.(from about 3/4 pound carrots)., cut into 8 wedges, for serving.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the fish sauce with the oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, tamarind paste and Sriracha..In a large nonstick wok or skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil until shimmering.

Add the steak and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked to medium, about 3 minutes.

Transfer the steak to a plate.Whether you enjoy it as polo, biryani, or risotto, rice is both grain of the people and delicacy of the rich and powerful.. Rice Is Everything.

There are many forms of rice.Most — though not all — are varieties of Oryza sativa, the Asian rice grain originally domesticated during the Neolithic Revolution.

Today you have access to more kinds of rice than a Persian monarch, each with its own biochemistry and virtues in the pot.It pays to understand the differences between them.