Friday, June 07, 2013

Spicy Salad With Fried Dumpling (비빔만두)



Aloha!
Today, I'd like to share a super fast recipe for your weekend snacking.
Everybody loves anything deep fried, right?
What a guilty pleasure!!
However, I sometimes feel deep fried food is too heavy.
So I added some vegetables and spice on it.

Bibim mandoo


The result : Yummy! I want more!! 
As always, it's super easy.


<Ingredients>
Fried dumplings : 8pieces or more
(You can use flat mandoo or gyoja or small spring rolls.)
Salad mix : 1,1/2 C

<sauce>
Korean gochujang(pepper paste) : 2Tbs
Sesame oil : 1tsp
Honey : 1Tbs or less
vinegar : 1.5tsp
Roasted sesame seed (optional)



Basically,


You mix them together,




and eat!
How simple is that?
We call it Bibim mandoo =Mixed mandoo(dumpling)

Eating deep fried dumpling with salad is so much better.
You don't need to worry about lack of vitamin or mouth burning;)
And the texture of crunch salad and deep fried dumpling skin goes great together.
Only problem is... you might crave this too much.


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Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Yummy Pickled Okra 맛있는 오크라 피클 레시피

Aloha!
Today, I'd like to share a simple pickled okra recipe. Okra is not a common ingredient in Korea. I never had okra before I move to US.

But I wanted to eat more after I learned about how great okra is.
Even Cleopatra ate them. Well if she, the legend of beauty ate it, There must be something really good in it.
However, you know....the problem.
It's SLIMY!!!!!!



The solution is to pickle okra.
Although pickled okra still has slime in it, the crunchiness and sourness makes it taste so much better. You will enjoy the popping okra seed too.

I used allrecipe as a reference. 


<Ingredients>
Okra : 340g=12oz
Dried Thai pepper : 2
Dill or pickling spices : 1tsp

Water : 1cup
Vinegar : 1/2 cup
Salt : 1Tbs



Our local grocery store carries Hawaiian okra.(from Donquijote)
Please wear disposable or rubber glove when you wash okra.
It has little spines which will be softer once you pickle them.
Put them in a jar with pickling spices(or dill) and Thai pepper.


Boil water+vinegar+salt mixture.


Pour boiling hot liquid over okra and close the lid.
As you see, I used wrong size of Jar but it's ok.
Before the bottle cools down, turn the jar up side down.
After the bottle cools down(approximately two hours later)
Store them in the refrigerator and eat them the next day.


It only took 10~15min and was very delicious.
Even without sugar, okra has natural sweet taste in it. Just amazing.
If you are thinking of trying okra but hesitating because of the texture,
Please try this recipe and let me know how you like.

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10 min Mushroom Bibimbab 10분완성 버섯 비빔밥


Hi, everyone!
It's been ages I haven't even touched this blog.
The main reason is because I have another handful Korean blog 
which has over 5K subscribers.
In addition to that, to be honest with you. Google doesn't protect my images very well so that I have to put watermarks on all of my pictures.
Well, at some point I'll do that but I really don't have much time now.
Ever since I found that fact, I've been hesitating to come back.
Anyhow, I missed you guys so much, no matter who you are, my readers :)




Today, I'd like to share simple bibimbab recipe.
I guarantee you that you can make it in 10 minutes if you have cooked rice.
Isn't it amazing?
I make this when I really don't have time but craving some spicy healthy Korean food.
All you guys have that moment, right? ;)
Let's start.


<Ingredients-for 2>
Oyster mushroom -half pack
Inoki mushroom - 1pack
(any kind of mushroom is ok)
Sesame oil -2Tbs
Salt & Pepper -just a pinch

2 bowls of cooked rice 
2 organic eggs
Gochujang=pepper paste (as much as you can handle)
Sushi seaweed-optional
Chopped green onion-optional





On medium heat, stir fry mushroom with sesame oil.
Add just a pinch of salt and pepper.
Since Gochujang is salty, try not to add too much.
Cook mushroom until all the water from the mushroom evaporated.
(Little longer than the photo above)
While you cook mushroom, make egg fry on the other pan.



In large bowl, add cooked rice, egg fry on top.
Then add mushroom, Gochujang, seaweed.
Sprinkle chopped green onion if you have.(I didn't)



Mix well and eat.
Did you know the word 'bibim' means 'to mix'?
You can make bibimbab with a lot of different ingredients.
Please enjoy my older posts of bibimbab.


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