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Delicious and Easy Egg Fried Rice!

September 7, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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One of my favorite foods is rice. And one of my favorite rice dishes is Egg Fried Rice!

If you love Egg Fried Rice and would like to make a version as good as and perhaps healthier than your local Chinese takeout, you have come to the right place!

Making Egg Fried Rice is SUPER SIMPLE! You really just need to know one key thing about making it successfully. 🙂

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How To Make Korean Potato Side Dish

August 24, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Kim’s Galbi Restaurant Korean Potato Side Dish

There is a restaurant in San Antonio where I live called Kim’s Galbi, aka the Lighthouse Restaurant. 🙂

I love visiting this restaurant with my mother. We often went for lunch, and were always treated to the MOST DELICIOUS banchan. Banchan are the side dishes that are served to accompany Korean meals.

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How To Make Nasu Dengaku – Miso Glazed Eggplant

August 1, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Japanese eggplant is called Nasu. If you’ve never tried it, you MUST! We have had a Japanese eggplant plant in our front garden for several years now. This year, we are having a bumper crop! So I look forward to trying many new ways to enjoy this delicious fruit! Yes, it’s actually a fruit. 🙂

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Easy and Delicious Korean Baked Chicken

July 11, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Korean Baked Chicken on a plate garnished with green onions and sesame seeds

If you are like me, then you like FLAVOR PACKED FOODS. No bland food please! LOL

Korean Baked Chicken checks those boxes! It also couldn’t be simpler to make. Bake some crispy chicken, and then baste with a yummy spicy gochujang based sauce and you’re in for a delicious treat!

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Stir Fried Japanese Eggplant With Miso

July 5, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Stir Fried Japanese Eggplant With Miso with chopsticks

Japanese eggplant is absolutely delicious stir fried with miso!

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Super Easy Rice Cooker Hainanese Chicken Rice

July 3, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Hainanese Chicken Rice with tomato and cucumber

Sometimes I cheat, and it’s ok. 🙂 I cheated with this Hainanese Chicken Rice and had so much fun with it!

#1, I used a ready made spice mix from Asian Home Gourmet: Spice Paste for Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice.

Hainanese Chicken Rice Packet and rice and spice pasted in a rice cooker

#2, I cooked the entire meal in a rice cooker! 🙂

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Easy and Delicious Bellflower Root Side Dish

May 30, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Hands up if you are excited by BANCHAN! I have 2 hands up way up and I hope hands are going up everywhere! 😊

Banchan are the side dishes served at Korean meals. One of the most popular Korean banchan is the Bellflower Root Side Dish aka Doraji Muchim.

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Tilapia With Hot Yuzu Sauce

May 23, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Tilapia with hot yuzu sauce and green onions

Are you ready for your taste buds to go zing?! Then try this absolutely delicious Tilapia with Hot Yuzu Sauce!

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Super Easy and Yummy Samgyupsal!

May 16, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Samgyupsal aka Grilled Pork Belly.

What could be easier?
1. Grill pork belly.
2. Place on top of a soft lettuce leaf
3. Top with ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste for meat), green chili, and garlic cloves
4. EAT!

You can use mild or spicy ssamjang, whatever works best for you. There is an assortment of ssamjang available on Amazon. If you’d like to purchase on Amazon please click here. Otherwise, you should be able to find it at your local Korean or Asian markets.

pork belly, Korean green pepper, and ssamjang

When I told my mom I was making grilled pork belly, she laughed and said she likes to watch videos of Korean people eating samgyupsal. She says they load up their lettuce leaves big time with the toppings and their mouths open so BIG to enjoy these! She made me laugh.

I think I’ll make some more and try to emulate these Koreans. 🙂

Please try this delicious meal you will absolutely love this taste of Korea!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Korean Soft Tofu Broth With Shrimp

Korean Bok Choy Kimchi

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Grace

Samgyupsal

Grace

Samgyupsal is sooo delicious! Grilled pork belly, chilis, garlic clove, and a spicy soybean paste for meat placed in a soft lettuce leaf and enjoyed immensely! This is super easy and great for a super casual meal! Enjoy this taste of Korea!

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Prep Time 4 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 19 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Korean

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

1.75 lbs sliced pork belly can use up to 2 lbs for 4 servings
4 green chili peppers could use Korean green pepper, jalapeno, serrano, or whatever you fancy
ssamjang or spicy ssamjang use as much as you like!
several garlic cloves peeled
1 bunch lettuce leaves soft; suggestions are romaine, green, or red leafy lettuce

Instructions

Rinse and pat dry the lettuce leaves.
Peel garlic cloves, and cut the green chili peppers into smallish pieces.
Heat a frying pan to medium high. Fry your pork belly until crispy on both sides. Drain on paper towels. You will need to fry in batches.
Assemble your samgyupsal. Place a slice of pork belly on your lettuce leaf, top with some ssamjang, garlic cloves and chilis.

Notes

Once you’ve assembled your Samgyupsal, eat to your hearts content! If you prefer to pile your lettuce leaves high with several slices of pork belly and the other items, it’s perfectly acceptable! However you decide to create your Samgyupsal, just enjoy this fantastic taste of Korea!!!

Keyword korean food, pork belly, pork lettuce wrap

Ram-Don From the Film Parasite

April 28, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Parasite

Have you seen the Oscar Best Picture Winner of 2020, the Korean film Parasite?

I didn’t know what this film was about before watching…however I knew that we weren’t in for something “normal” because we have seen two films recently by the director Bong Joon-Ho which were NOT what we expected.

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