Japanese/Korean – Page 3 – The Occasional Cook

Korean Galbi

February 7, 2018March 3, 2021 7shasha7

I had recently purchased a griller. And am having so much fun having Saturday or Sunday dinners eating grilled food!

My latest try is Korean beef galbi because while the boy was having his taekwondo class, I was roaming in the supermarket when I spotted beautiful boneless beef short ribs.

So that morning, I put the beautiful fresh meat in a ziplock bag. And in a mixing bowl, added 3 tbsp brown sugar, light soy sauce, garlic, smashes of thinly sliced ginger and sesame oil. And then I poured the marinade in the bag and left it in the fridge.

That night, out came the portable grill and soon, the whole kitchen was smokey. I sliced the meat fairly thinly and then we ate that with lettuce wraps, Korean style. I also had some extra chicken breasts which I had marinated simply with bottled honey soy sauce marinade and grilled that too. Overall, I am happy with my weekend grilled dinners and this weekend, I’ll try grilling something else instead!

Asian Dishes, Japanese/Korean, Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice

May 5, 2017March 3, 2021 7shasha7

Each time I finish watching a Korean drama series, I go into Korean mode. Lots of Malays are infatuated with Korean culture, especially the food, so it’s actually easy to get halal Korean food in Singapore.

However, I felt this burning desire to eat Korean for lunch at work. And so, I whipped some Kimchi Fried Rice, using brown rice. I think it’s healthier.

Anyway, it is so easy to make. Being Asian, frying rice is a snitch. All I used were simple ingredients, and for the protein, stole some air-fried chicken from The Son’s plate, cut them up and added them into the rice.

And now as I am typing this, I am happily chewing on my fried rice. Talk about productivity and efficiency!

Asian Dishes, Japanese/Korean, Rice

Inari my Way

December 14, 2016March 3, 2021 7shasha7

Last night after days of esting Indonesian food, I thought I’d change it up a bit and make inaro for breakfast.

The tofu pouches were ready made ones. So all I had to do was mix Japanese cooked rice with the sushi vinegar. But I also added sesame seeds – black and white- into the mix. For the inari toppings I had two types of tuna, one with mayo and the other spicy. One I added sweet peas on top.

A good healthy and filling dinner.

Japanese/Korean, Product Recommendation

Fire Noodles

October 20, 2015March 3, 2021 7shasha7

1. I added too much water

2. It is still hot but not crazily hot

3. The more you eat, the more the heat creeps

I will try eating this again but try remove the water and then add the hot chilli paste directly over the cooked noodles. Shudder.

Bread and Batter, Desserts, Japanese/Korean, Sides, Snack

Hoddeok – Korean sweet pancakes

February 15, 2015March 3, 2021 7shasha7

I love anything doughy and especially fried. Ever since I heard about these delightful Korean pancakes, I’ve been craving for them. It wasn’t until a friend actually made them and testified that it was easy to make did I try it myself. There’s this lovely eccentric Korean woman on the web – Maangchi. And her recipe for this hoddeok is flawless. I made them a few weeks ago – twice! Do give it a go. Her recipe is here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/hoddeok

It’s not as difficult as it looks. The dough is soft, even when it’s a bit cold. Delicious!