Sunday, September 19, 2021
19 Sep 21 (Sun) - Pandan Leaf Chicken (Gai Hor Bai Toey)
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
14 Sep 2021 (Tue) – Ruby Grapefruit Sorbet
Sunday, July 11, 2021
11 Jul 2021 (Sun) - Hobak Jeon (Pan-fried Zucchini)
Since last year, I have been watching a lot of Korean dramas and variety shows and became interested in their way of cooking. So, I decided to attempt something easy, Hobak Jeon (Pan-fried Zucchini), since I bought a pack of zucchini recently.
Found a simple recipe online by My Korean Kitchen but because I didn’t have plain flour, I made modification to the batter instead.
50g Self-rising flour 25g Corn Flour
1 egg Pepper
Sugar Salt
Water (adjust to the consistency that you want for the batter)
Method:
1. Mixed all ingredients in a mixing bowl and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes before use
Sunday, September 27, 2020
27 Sep 20 (Sun) - Kimchi Jjigae
Watched "House on Wheels" and learnt a lot of Korean dishes which I have never eaten before. One of them is Kimchi Jjigae. Re-watched that particular episode a few times to copy the ingredients and steps.
1) Sauté minced garlic
2) Add thinly sliced pork belly and stir fry till half cooked
3) Add bite-size kimchi
4) Add enough water to cover
5) Add soy bean paste, oil, Korean chili powder and sugar (optional)
6) Cut green chili and scallion to 1" length and add in to boil
7) Cut firm tofu to 1" cube and add in to boil till cooked
8) Serve hot with rice
Of course, this means that it will not be very accurate and given that I have not eaten the dish before, I do not know exactly how it should taste like. Therefore, I googled for a proper recipe online and found one by "My Korean Kitchen". Modified the recipe I copied from the tv program with the recipe I found online and created this.
1) Sauté minced garlic
2) Add thinly sliced pork belly and stir fry till half cooked
3) Add bite-size kimchi
4) Add enough water to cover
5) Add 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp Korean chili paste and some sugar
6) Cut firm tofu to 1" cube and add in to boil till cooked
7) Cut spring onion to 1" length and add in to boil
8) Serve hot with rice
The recipe from My Korean Kitchen asked for Korean chili flakes but I do not have it so replaced with chili powder instead. The recipe from the tv program used scallion which I also do not have so replaced with spring onion instead.
Taste-wise, really cannot comment since I do not know how the actual dish should taste like. Haha... Perhaps I should try to eat this dish in a restaurant one day and I will know the answer.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
22 Sep 20 (Tue) - Kongnamul Muchim (Soybean Sprout Side Dish)
Went to the K-fresh zone at the NTUC Finest over at Tiong Bahru Plaza last weekend and bought a packet of soybean sprouts. Have always wanted to try making Korean side dish also know as Banchan and decided to attempt this one called Kongnamul Muchim (Soybean Sprout Side Dish) by Korean Babsang.
The steps were very easy and this dish can be kept for 3-4 days.
Monday, September 21, 2020
21 Sep 20 (Mon) - Pad Krapow Moo and Pickled Radish & Carrot
Been stuck at home (and work from home) most of the time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and thought of trying to grow some edibles at home since I cook more often nowadays. Started with mint which is relatively easy to propagate. Then I decided to grow dill and basil. Went to the NTUC to look for them in the chilled section and bought a box each. Used water to try to propagate some cuttings and used the rest for cooking. So what can I cook using basil? Went back to my favourite dish, pad krapow moo, since I cannot visit Thailand anytime soon. Guess I got to work hard on my plating and cooking of the sunny side up. Heh.
There were some radish and carrot left in the fridge from last week so googled for a recipe to use them. Found one from "My Korean Kitchen" which was easy to follow. Tweaked the recipe to use 75g sugar, 75ml water, 75ml apple cider vinegar and a pinch of salt for a 500g honey jar. Used half of a small radish and half of a carrot. The amount turned out to be just nice. Now just need to chill it in the fridge before eating.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
27 Aug 20 (Thu) - Modified Gimbap
Have always been into Korean cuisine and recently saw a post on the Facebook group "Home-cooked Delights 家常便饭" page that mentioned replacing rice with potato in the making of Korean Gimbap. This is just what I need since I don't have short grain rice. Bought things like cucumber, carrot, potato and seaweed over the weekend for today's attempt. Found my sushi mat hidden away in the corner of my cupboard. Then another idea popped into my head and that is to cook some rice and add to the mashed potato.
Got down to work early in the morning, cutting the cucumber and carrot into strips. Cut and boiled the potatoes, cooked some rice, sliced the leftover smoked duck breast and fried an egg to make egg strips. Then mashed the potatoes, added the cooked rice, seasoned them with some grated cheese and sesame oil. Once all the ingredients were done, it was down to do the rolling. Think I need more practice on that.
It was not too bad for a first attempt but there is always room for improvements. Think I will need to season the potato/rice mixture a bit more the next time.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
20 Aug 20 (Thu) - Gochujang Pork Belly Rice Bowl
Ever since I read a CNA article on Yeo Jin-goo last month and learnt about his new reality TV program "House on Wheels", I have been following each and every episode of the program faithfully. Each episode brings the viewers to different parts of Korea and the hosts, Song Dong-il, Kim Hee-won and Yeo Jin-goo, will cook meals for themselves and their guests.
In episode 8, Jin-goo cooked Gochujang Pork Belly Rice Bowl for P.O of Block B, his guest and co-star in Hotel Del Luna. Watched that episode and that particular segment a few times to jot down the recipe for it.
Finally got down to cooking it with some modifications to the steps. I like the taste of it but just not sure if it was supposed to taste like this.
Ingredients:
300g pork belly, sliced thinly
2 tbsp oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 shallot, minced 1 onion, diced |
1.5 tbsp honey
1.5 tbsp light soy sauce
1.5 tbsp vinegar
Few heapful of gochujang sauce
1 egg, beaten
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Method:
1. Heat up the oil in a frying pan.
2. Add garlic and shallot and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Add pork belly and continue to stir fry on medium heat until almost ready.
4. Add honey, light soy sauce, vinegar, gochujang and onion and continue to stir fry till well mixed.
5. Increase the heat to high for the sauce to boil down and bubble.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
22 Jul 20 (Wed) - Castella Sponge Cake
One-egg Portion...
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... with height about one small yogurt cup.
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