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So I decided I was going to make a 8/10 skill level dish (arroz imperial) that my momma used to make. I tell my mom my plans and she says the same thing she always says when half listening "mmmhmm yeah just follow the recipe". Okay cool that's simple.
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I double check with this lady
Are you POSITIVE there's no extra magic u do to this dish to make it taste the way I remember?
Mom: no Carissa, just follow the recipe.
Me: aiight bet
Are you POSITIVE there's no extra magic u do to this dish to make it taste the way I remember?
Mom: no Carissa, just follow the recipe.
Me: aiight bet
So I'm cooking WELL into the night bc the sauce mixture will not set. I'm deadass feelimg aggravated bc it's my bed time and I still gotta pop this shit in the oven
Anyways, I taste the sauce. It's still a little runny, still not setting but it taste great so I pop it in the oven and wait. I already have a strong feeling that this won't be the same texture but maybe the sauce will thicken when it bakes
I take it out and just as a I suspected bc the sauce was thick the rice never really clumped together like a casserole so it's just some free flowing rice n seasoned chicken . At this point I'm rereading the recipe like what did I miss
I call my mom bc I ain't miss shit, like I knew I didn't. And just fyi my mom is a night owl, her awareness is heightened at the times between 11pm-6 am. So now she's full attention. I tell my mom what happen feeling kind of defeated and this woman, on my life, told me this:
Oh you're making the arroz imperial with the recipe from my book? Okay listen steps 6-14 u can't do it like it says, u gotta cook the peas in a different pot, add more tomato sauce, dump it in slowly, and layer the cheese not just at the top OR THE SAUCE WONT THICKEN
Me:
It still taste good, but the real texture just ain't there. In conclusion, for all my followers out there wondering y ur dish don't EEVVEERR hit like how ur momma makes it:
It's cause mom's loovve to skip, delete, divide, n pemdas steps of the recipe w/o telling a soul and then ur left wondering y ur dish taste great value and not name brand like how u remembered
