The Making of Emergency Kimchi

It's KIMCHI time!!!! Hahaha... ni resepi kimchi plak.  Yang paling mudah dan senang untuk dibuat..

Tada!!!! Him ne! Sumber http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/yangbaechu-kimchi

Ingredients:
Cabbage, salt, hot pepper flakes, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, green onions, and carrot.

Directions:

1. Cut 2 pounds of cabbage into thin strips about 2-3 inches in length and ¼ inch wide. Place into a large bowl.
2. Add 1 cup cold water and ¼ cup kosher salt. Mix it well with your hands to properly salt the cabbage.
3. Set aside for 10 minutes.
4. Make kimchi paste by mixing these ingredients in a bowl:
   1/3 cup hot pepper flakes,
   1 tbs sugar,
   ¼ cup fish sauce,
   ¼ cup minced garlic,
   3-4 stalks of chopped green onion (1/3 cup worth),
   ¼ cup’s worth of julienned carrot
5. Wash and rinse the salted cabbage in cold water a couple of times. Drain the water.
6. Mix the kimchi paste into the cabbage thoroughly.
7. Put the kimchi into a container, jar, or plastic bag.
8. Press the top of the kimchi down with your hands to protect your kimchi from being exposed to too much air.
9. You can eat it right away, just like salad. Or keep it at room temperature and it will ferment in a few days. Fermented kimchi can be used for kimchi stir-fried rice or kimchi stew, and it will be delicious.

Japchae (One of Korean Traditional Foods)

My trial... uhuhu..

Hahaha... Kena deman Korea punya pasai (Lee Min-ho punya pasal la, tgok Kim Na Na masak untuk dia dalam City Hunter, sbb dia suka makan Japchae), den dah terjebak dengan makanan korea plak.. Hari ni den try buat Japchae (Cellophane noodles made from sweet potato with various vegetables).  Hmmmm... tp dak de la ikut resepi yng original korea.  Hentam sndiri ja.. Hihii.. compare la tgok yng den buat ni dgn yang original... Jauh panggang dari kayu, eh! dari api... Den pakai suun je atau kata orang utara tahoon.. Kalau ada kimchi laaaaagiiii sedapppp..

Ni yang sebenarnya..

Jeng! Jeng! ni resipi sebetul2nya.. kalau nak tengok, tengok la sini http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/japchae. Selamat mencuba!!! Dah cuba bagi sikit noo..

Ingredients:

• Starch noodles (“dangmyun”)
• 150 grams of beef
• 1 bunch of spinach
• 1 medium size carrot
• 1 medium size onion
• mushrooms (5 dried shiitake and 1 package of white mushrooms)
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 7-8 green onions
• soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, pepper, and sesame seeds

Makes 4 servings.

How to prepare your ingredients before stir frying:

1. Soak 5 dried shitake mushrooms in warm water for a few hours until they become soft. Squeeze the water out of them and slice thinly.
2. Slice a package of white mushrooms (2 cups’ worth).
3. Cut a carrot into thin matchstick-shaped pieces 5 cm long.
4. Cut 7 -8 green onions into 7 cm long pieces.
5. Slice one onion thinly.
6. Slice 150 grams of beef into thin strips.

Now let’s start!

1. Boil 2 bunches of noodles in boiling water in a big pot for about 3 minutes. When the noodles are soft, drain them and put in a large bowl.
2. Cut the noodles several times by using scissors and add 1 tbs of soy sauce and 1 tbs of sesame oil. Mix it up and set aside.
   *tip: Take one sample and taste it to see whether or not it’s cooked properly. If it feels soft, it’s finished.
3. In the boiling water, add a bunch of spinach and stir it gently for 1 minute. Then take it out and rinse it in cold water 3 times. Remove any grit or dead leaves thoroughly while rinsing. Squeeze it gently to get the water out, then cut it into 5 cm pieces.
4. Add ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sesame oil and mix it and place it onto the large bowl.
   *tip: When you drain the hot water from the pot, don’t discard the hot water. Put it back into the pot so you can cook your spinach quickly.
5. On a heated pan, put a few drops of olive oil and your carrot strips and stir it with a spatula for 30 seconds. Put it into the large bowl (don’t burn it!).
6. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your sliced onion. Stir it until the onion looks translucent. Put it into the large bowl with your carrots.
7. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add the sliced white mushrooms. Stir it for a bit and then put it in the large bowl.
8. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your green onions. Stir for 1 minute and put it into the large bowl.
9. Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your beef strips and your sliced shitake mushrooms. Stir it until it’s cooked well, then add 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sugar. Stir for another 30 seconds and then put it into the large bowl.
10. Add 2 tbs of soy sauce, 3 tbs of sugar, 2 tbs of sesame oil, and 1 ts of ground pepper to the large bowl. Mix all ingredients, then sprinkle 1 tbs of toasted sesame seeds on the top.
11. Serve with rice and Kimchi, or as a side dish