Banana Bread (made with cake mix)

    *** Mom's Banana Bread ***

  ~ banana bread made with yellow cake mix (^^) ~

- Ingredients –

* 3 medium-sized bananas

* 1 cup walnuts and pecans (various nuts)

* 4/5 cup raisins 

* 1 box yellow cake mix (13.25 oz - any brand)

* 1 cup almond flour

* 4 eggs
* 1/2  tsp  ground cinnamon
* 1/3  tsp  ground nutmeg

* 1/8 tsp salt

* 1 cup water 

 

* cooking oil (for spreading on the pans)

 - Ingredients Preparation -

1. Chop the walnuts and pecans.
2. Peel the bananas and cut them into small cubes.

- Cooking Direction –

1. Prepare a large mixing bowl.
2. Add cake mix, 1 cup of almond powder, 4 eggs, 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 1/3 tsp nutmeg, 1/8 tsp salt and 1 cup of water.

3. Mix with an electric mixer for 2 ~ 3 minutes.

 4. Add the raisins, small cubed bananas and mix well.

5. Prepare 2 (8x4x2.5) pans. (various pans)

6. Grease the 2 pans with cooking oil and line them with parchment paper. 

7. Preheat the oven to 370~375F.
8. Pour the batter into two pans.
9. Sprinkle the chopped nuts evenly over the batter.
10. Bake for 40 ~ 50 minutes. 
(It is fully baked when a chopstick inserted comes out clean.)

11. Take out a rack.
12. Turn over on a plate while hot and remove the parchment paper.

13. Cut into pieces. 

 

~ Enjoy!! 😊

French Onion Soup

*** French Onion Soup ***
  ~ Grandma Ebba's French Onion Soup ~ 

- Ingredients –

* 5 cups low sodium beef broth (chicken or vegetable broth / water etc.)

* 2 and 1/2 pound onions, peeled and sliced
* 3 Tbsp of minced garlic
* 1/2 cup chopped green onion

 

* 2 Tbsp Butter

* 2 Tbsp olive oil  

* 1/4 cup white wine

* 1 Tbsp flour

* 2 bay leaves

* 1 and 1/2 tsp dried thyme

* dried parsley 

* salt, black pepper

* Olive oil

* beget bread

* Gruyere cheese (any favorite cheese : mozzarella, swiss.... )

  

 -- Ingredients Preparation --

1. Prepare 5 cups of low sodium broth.

    (I used chicken broth.)

2. Peel the onions, cut them in half and slice thinly.

3. Chop the garlic and green onions. 

4. Cut the beget bread. (covered with wrap)

4. Shredded or sliced Gruyere cheese. (covered with wrap)

-- Cooking Directions –

1. Melt 2 Tbsp butter with 2 Tbsp olive oil in large stock pot over medium high heat.

 

2. Add sliced onions, minced garlic, chopped green onions, 1/3 tsp salt and stir well.

 

3. Turn down to medium heat and cover with the lid.

4. After 3~5 minutes, open the lid and stir well and cover the lid. Repeat until the onions are more than half cooked.

5. Open the lid, and stir the bottom with a spatula to remove any moisture until the onions turn brown.

6. When the onion turns brown, lower the heat and add the 1 Tbsp flour and stir well for 1 minute.

7. Add the 1/4 cup white wine, and increase the medium heat and stir well 2minutes.

8. Add the 5 cups beef broth, 2 bay leaves, 1 and 1/2tsp thyme. Cover the lid and boil it 20 minutes at medium to medium high heat.
(season to taste with salt and black pepper)
(it should not be too salty)

9. While the soup is boiling, put the bread coated with olive oil in the oven and bake until golden brown. (few minutes - 400F)

 

 -- French Onion Soup --

1. Put 2/3 of the hot soup in an oven-safe soup bowl, top with baked beget bread and top with cheese.

2. Broiling in an oven for 5 to 8 minutes until the cheese melts.

3. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with dried parsley and black pepper.  

 ( Eat Yam Yam~ !! *^v^* )

## Various ways to eat ##

A. oven safety bowl - soup - baked beget - cheese - oven broil - sprinkle parsley and black pepper

 

B. 1. baking pan - sliced beget - cheese - oven bake

     2. bowl - hot soup - oven baked hot cheesy beget -  sprinkle parsley and black pepper

     

C. microwave safe bowl - soup - beget - cheese - cover - turn microwave - sprinkle parsley and black pepper 

                  

 

Soy Sauce Braised Beef with Egg (Jangjorim : 소고기 장조림)

 

*** Soy Sauce Braised Beef with Egg ***

~ Ebba's Jangjorim ~

 

- ingredients -

 

* 1 pound beef (chuck roast) 

* 2 Tbsp mirin (or cooking wine)

* 1 medium onion (3 oz-sliced)

* 1 green onion

* 4 cups water

* 1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp soy sauce

* 1 Tbsp beef dasida

* 15 ~ 20 cloves garlic (peeled)

* 2 ~ 3 sliced hot pepper

* 8 ~ 10 eggs (hard boiled and peeled)

* Black pepper (optional)

 

 

- Cooking Instructions -

 

1. Trim the excess fat from the beef and cut it into 1.5-inch sized cubes.

2. Sliced the onion and green onion.

3. Sliced the hot pepper. (2~3pcs)

 

4. Soak the beef pieces in cold water for 30 minutes. Then rinse  and drain.

5. Bring 3 cups of water to a boil over high heat. 

6. Once it starts boiling, add the rinsed beef cubes to the pot boil for 2 minutes.

7. Remove the beef cubes, rinse them under cold water, and drain. 

8. Clean the pot and pour in 4 cups of fresh water.  

 9. Place the drained beef, sliced onions, sliced green onion, and 2 Tbsp of mirin into the pot.

10. Cover with the lid and bring to boil over high heat. Once it starts boiling, reduce to medium heat and simmer for 1 hours.

(During this time , boil the eggs, sock them in cold water, and peel them.)

 

11. In a pot, add 1/4 cup plus 3 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp of beef dasida, 15 ~ 20 peeled garlic cloves, 2 to 3 sliced hot peppers, and 8 ~ 10 peeled boiled eggs. Cover with the lid and bring to a boil over high heat.

12. Once it starts boiling, reduce to medium heat and simmer for another 30 minutes.

13. Turn off the heat and add 1/4 tsp of black pepper. 
(optional)

 Enjoy~ ^v^

 

 *****

1. The amount of soy sauce is adjusted to taste.

2. After the soy sauce-braised beef with egg has cooled, 

stored it in the refrigerator.

The next day, skim off the white oil floating on top.

3. It is boiled once after 5 to 6 days.

4. If there is leftover soy sauce broth, add boiled eggs and simmer for 2 minutes.
   (If it is too salty, add a little more water.)

5. Soy sauce broth is delicious when added to soups or stews. 

Beef Soup (4 servings)

 

*** Beef Soup ***

~ Ebba's Korean Gomguk ~

 

- ingredients -

 

(soup)

* 1.5 pounds beef chuck roast

* 12 oz Korean radish

* 5 Tablespoons of minced garlic

* 1 thinly sliced ginger (optional) 

* 2 medium onions (sliced)

* 4~5 green onions (chopped)

* 1.5 teaspoons salt

* 1~2 Tbsp mirin (optional)

* 1~1.5 Tbsp Beef Dasida (optional) 

 

* ground black pepper

 

(side dishes)

* cooked white rice

* Kimchi or Kkakdugi (Korean pickles - optional)

 

- Cooking Instructions -

 

1. Trim excess fat from the beef and cut into 2x2x2 inch sized cube.

2. Soak the beef pieces in cold water for 1 hour. Then rinse in cold water and drain.

 

3. While the beef pieces are soaking, mince garlic and slice the medium onions.

4. Cut radish into small pieces about 1/2 inch long.

5. Chop the green onions.

 

6. Store prepared vegetables until ready for use.

6. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil under high heat. 

 

7. When it starts to boil, place the rinsed beef cubes into the pot

8. Boil for 2 minutes.

9. Then remove beef cubes and rinse under cold water and drain. 

10. Clean the pot and pour 9 cups of fresh water.  Place the beef back into the pot.

11. Cover and bring to boil under high heat. Reduce to medium heat and boil/simmer for 50 minutes.

12. Add the minced garlic, ginger, onions and radishes and salt.  Bring to a boil under high heat.

13. Optional - add in the Mirin and dashida

14. After it starts to boil, reduce to medium heat and boil/simmer for another 25~ 30 minutes.

15. Remove all beef pieces and cut them into smaller pieces.  Return the pieces into the soup, cover and boil for another 5 minutes.  Then turn off the heat.

 

16. Skim any fat at the surface and the soup is ready to serve.
(Garnish with chopped green onion and black pepper) 

 Wow~~ !  Yam~~~ ^v^