I ask because I attempted a recipe for vegan "meatballs" today. The base was uncooked red lentils, which raised an eyebrow. Shocker, they tasted like raw red lentils (spices and sauce notwithstanding). The recipe also called for baking soda, so they exploded a little in the tomato sauce due to the acidity. 2/10 looking for a different recipe.
I wouldn't say it's my worst, though. One time I tried to hard boil an egg in the microwave. With the shell still on.
What's a culinary project that didn't go your way?
The first time I tried to make pollo picadillo, an Oaxacan dish similar to ropa vieja de pollo, I left it cooking down for like a half hour and when I came back the chicken and sauce were just charred to the bottom of the pan. Awful.
I hope (unburned) ropa vieja de pollo tastes better than the name makes it sound :P
Oh yeah, it's great.
more like pollo pecadillo?
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