Thursday, June 28, 2012

Broccoli Beef










*** Broccoli Beef ***

- Ingredients -

A

* 1/2 pound beef, sliced thinly across the grain
* 1 Tablespoon white wine or Chinese rice wine
* 1 teaspoon vinegar
* 1/16 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

B

* 1 thinly sliced fresh ginger root
* 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and sliced
* 1/3 carrot peeled and cut in thin diagonal slices (medium)
* 1/3 broccoli cut into florets (medium)
* 1/4 bell pepper (optional)
* 1/3 onion
peeled and cut in 1 inch (medium)
* 2 green onions, cut pieces 3 inches apart. (optional)
* 1 sliced hot pepper or jalepeno (optional)

C
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1/4 ~ 1/3 cup oyster sauce
* 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
* 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional)
* 1 teaspoon sesame seed


- Cooking Instructions -

1. In medium bowl mix A and marinade for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat a large pan and add 2 Tbsp of olive oil and add the Ginger, Garlic.
3. Add meat and stir-fry.
4. Add the Carrot and Broccoli and continue stir-fry.
5. Add the Green Pepper, Onion, Hot Pepper and Green Onions and stir-fry for 1 minutes.
6. Add oyster sauce and stir-fry 2 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat and add sesame oil.
8. For finishing touch, sprinkle some sesame seed and serve.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Bulgogi


*** Bulgogi ***

- Ingredients -

A
* 1 lb Beef (sliced thinly and cut 3 inches)

B
* 1/2 Cup blended Onions or
(1/4 Cup blended Asian Pear + 1/4 Cup blended Onions)
* 3 Tbsp Sugar
* 1 Tbsp White wine

C
* 1 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds
* 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
* 1/3 tsp peeled and grated Ginger
* 1 Tbsp minced Garlic
* 4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
* 1 Tbsp Asian Corn Syrup (Moolyert)
* 1 tsp Sesame Oil
* 2 Green Onions (cut into 2.5 to 3 inch pieces)
* 1/2 Sliced Carrot

D.
1 tsp Olive Oil



- Cooking Instructions -

1. In large bowl marinade A and B at least 1 hours.

2. In small bowl mix C.

3. Add all then let it marinade for at least 2 hours.
(the longer, the better)

3. Heat the frying pan or grill(barbecue) with the olive oil and cook.

4. For finishing touch, sprinkle some sesame seed and serve.

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Japchae






*** Japchae ***

- Ingredients -

A
* 3/4 lb Korean starch noodles ( Dangmyon )
* 1/2 tsp Salt

B
* 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
* 1 slices Ginger
* 2 cloves Garlic, peeled and sliced
* 1/2 Onion, sliced vertically
* 1/2 Hot Pepper sliced diagonally ( optional )
* 1/2 Carrot, peeled and cut in thin diagonal slices
* 1 cup sliced Mushrooms
* 1/2 Green Pepper, cored , seeded and cut in thin strips
* 2 Green Onions, cut pieces 3 inches apart.
* 1/3 pound Meat ( shrimp or Beef etc. ), sliced thinly and cut 1.5 inches apart

C
* 7 Tbsp Soy Sauce
* 2.5 Tbsp Sugar
* 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
* 1 tsp Sesame Oil
* 2 Tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds

- Cooking Instructions -

D
1. Cook the noodles in 12 cups of boiling water & salt about 3 minutes.
2. Rinse in cold water, drain and cut noodles 4-6 inches apart.

E
1. Heat a large pan, add 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
2. Stir-fry and add the Ginger, Garlic, Onion, Hot Pepper, Meat, Carrot, Mushrooms, Green Pepper and Green Onions for 3 minutes.
3. Add 1 Tablespoon of Soy Sauce and stir-fry 1 minute.

F
In a Wide Mixing Bowl, add the D and E and C and mix all.

- Tips -

1. Use any kind of mushrooms & vegetables.
2. Generally most people use beef, spinach, and wood ear mushrooms.
3. If you would like to, you can mix in cooked shrimp at the end.