Recipes
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Mock of the Walk Coleslaw
This is my mock up of my favorite restaurant slaw. The preparation method I got from Alton Brown. INGREDIENTS 1 head of Cabbage, thinly shredded Salt 1 Onion, thinly shredded 1 Carrot, thinly shredded 2 tsp. Sugar 1 Tbsp. Vinegar Mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. Buttermilk (optional) 1. Rub a lot of Salt in the Cabbage and…
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Gourmet Beanie Weenies
Sometimes I enjoy a simple food from childhood. Of course I make it a little more grown up. Korean stores have canned baked beans, but I haven’t heard of any cases of them being used as actual baked beans, like a can of cream of mushroom soup in America is more a casserole ingredient than…
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Eun Jeong’s Noodle Soup (Janchi Guksu)
I love it when Eun Jeong cooks. When we first started dating, she told me that she couldn’t cook. I later figured out it was a ruse to make me cook for her more often. She makes some great Korean food. This little recipe for Janchi Guksu 잔치 국수 is simple and honest food. I’ll…
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Simple Spinach Side Dish (Sigeumchi Muchim)
This is something simple Eun Jeong made one night that was used in a later recipe. But it is great by itself as a side dish. It’s a spinach garlic stir fry called sigeumchi muchim 시금치 무침. She trimmed some fresh spinach and blanched it by putting it in boiling water for less than a…
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The Ultimate Italian Sub (made in a Korean apartment)
Everyone has that special food they really miss from home. I didn’t become aware of mine until I was just craving it. Italian sandwiches are just about my favorite food in the world. It really got bad when I had a short stint working at Jersey Mike’s Subs. Jersey Mike’s has been in the business…
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The Veggie Burger Fiasco
I’m not sure what to make of this one. Honestly, I have grown to like veggie burgers. Veggie burger technology, coming from the chemical geniuses in New Jersey, have made them not only tastier, but more texturally pleasing. I’ve also met a good many vegetarians in Korea from the West. It’s possible to eat vegetarian…
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Welsh Rabbit Mac and Cheese
I found cheddar!!! Seriously, the cheese section at Korean supermarkets is as large as the kimchi section in American ones. They mostly have just processed cheese and mozzarella. Recently, a few swiss and brie varieties have popped up. But now, I have finally found cheddar cheese at the E-Mart here in Anyang. Of course, it’s…
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How to make Gumbo in Korea
So far, this may be my crowning achievement in attempting to mimic foods from home with Korean ingredients. It’s also funny that foods I didn’t eat much at home I crave badly over here. Specifically, gumbo. Wikipedia has a good article on gumbo, if you are interested. Now, I grew up on seafood gumbo. I…
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Zen’s Kimchi Jjigae
Recipe: Zen’s Kimchi Jjigae Summary: After tasting other people’s Kimchi Jjigaes and introducing some of my more western preferences, here’s my latest recipe for Kimchi Jjigae. Like my chili recipe, it’s constantly evolving. Ingredients 1/2 lbs. Bacon or Samgyeopsal (fresh pork belly), thick sliced, salted or unsalted 1 Onion, sliced 1 Tbsp. Ginger, minced Handful…
