Wok & Mortar Grilled Steak Kung Pao with Compound Rice

Do you like steak?  Do you like hot stuff?  Well, Wok & Mortar has the meal for you.

Wok & Mortar is one of those restaurants following the popular trend of building your meal from the base up, kind of like Chipotle's.  You pick a protein, a base, a grain, and maybe some extras.  Then you watch the chefs cook it up and serve it piping hot in a big bowl.  This give you the ability to put together some fairly creative meals.  There's one combination in particular that stands out to me.  That is the grilled steak with a kung pao base and compound rice.

Lots of good stuff in here.

First, let's start off with the beef.  For me, the texture of meat is everything.  The beef has good texture and is cut into big, hearty pieces filled with flavor.  There's a lot, too, so your carnivorous urges won't go unsatisfied.

This bowl is deep and loaded.

The kung pao base is pretty good, loaded with zucchini, edamame, peanuts, and water chestnuts.  The secret to the meal's hotness are these red things (their name eludes me).  Everything combines to create a savory, crunchy, and spicy.

Try your best to avoid eating these unless you want to screw up your sense of taste.

The rice is the perfect compliment to everything else.  For what it lacks in nutrition, it makes up for with that satisfying feel you get from eating it.  It's also a flavor sponge, soaking up all that sweet heat.

There you have it.  The grilled steak kung pao with compound rice is a nice, filling meal that won't disappoint.  It can be pretty hot sometimes, but that's just one of the many things that makes it better than crack.