How do you eat the " filling" of the Kimchi ?

 Dear readers, when you make Kimchi, instead of placing all the " filling" in between the  Chinese cabbage leaves, to make kimchi ; here is another way to eat .

读者们，当您做泡菜的时候，以其将所有的馅料塗在所有的高丽菜的叶子之间，全拿来做泡菜用；不如也尝试这种吃法。。。。

Normally, we choose those inner  leaves of the Chinese cabbage, those leaves which are    fresh and yellow in colour. Place a small portion of the  " filling" on the leaf and eat it together.....yummy..yummy.. why not to try it ?

在韩国，通常我们都选用那些高丽菜的最中心的叶片，新鲜又呈黄色的幼叶。 将一小匙的馅料，放在叶片上，一起吃，蛮可口的 ！ 不妨试试看。。。。

Green pepper seasoned with soy bean paste/고추된장무침/豆酱凉拌青椒

 I did mentioned in the past,  we have 풋고추 ( pool-kol-chul ) and 청양고추 ( chong-yang-kol-chul ) in Korea. 풋고추 ( pool-kol-chul ) is not spicy as 청양고추 ( chong-yang-kol-chul ).

以往，我曾经提过，在韩国有풋고추 ( pool-kol-chul ) 和 청양고추 ( chong-yang-kol-chul ). 풋고추 ( pool-kol-chul ) 并没有 청양고추 ( chong-yang-kol-chul )那么辣。

Have you ever used the perilla seeds powder for cooking ? Today, I am going to use it for  cooking this dish...

您曾经採用帙紫苏籽粉做料理吗 ？ 今天我就用它来做这道菜。。。。

(p/s : This picture of " 들깨가루" is taken from a shopping mall )

Ingredients :

풋고추 /green peppers 8 big pieces
Korean soy bean paste /된장  4 Tsp
minced garlic 1/2 Tsp
corn syrup 1 Tsp
perilla seeds powder/ 들깨가루  1 1/2  Tsp
mineral water or water for drinking  1 1/2 Tsp
sesame oil 1/2 Tsp


Method :

1. Cut each of the green pepper into chunk pieces, set aside.

2. In a bowl, mix the soy bean paste,garlic,corn syrup,perilla seeds powder,water and sesame oil , stir  well.

3. Mix the green pepper and the sauces together and serve.

Ice Cream Horns /雪糕面包筒

I baked the bread and piped the ice cream into it.....

 炎炎夏日，烘焙了面包，挤了雪糕进去。。。。

Ingredients :
(A)
bread flour 500g
yeast 2 tsp
sugar 75g
salt 1 tsp

(B)
eggs 3
milk 210 ml

(C)
butter 60g

(D) egg 1, for egg wash

(E) chocolate ice cream or any kinds of ice cream


Methods:

1. Mix (A) till well blended.

2. Add (B) and knead to form a dough.

3. Add (C) continue to knead to form a smooth and elastic dough.

4. Cover dough with damp cloth . Let it proves for 50 to 60 minutes or till it doubles in size.

5. Punch out the air.

6. Divide the dough into 50g portions and mould them into balls.  Let them rest for 15 minutes.

7. Flatten the dough balls and roll them out into long strips, then put them into a greased horn mould.

8. Put them on the baking tray and to prove for 40 minutes.

9. Brush with egg wash and bake at 180 degree C for 10 - 15 minutes in the oven.

10. When baked, remove from the horn mould and leave to cool.

11. Pipe the ice cream into the horns before serve.


( P/s : If you have bread machine, then put all the ingredients in the machine at the same time. In case for my machine, it will take 1 hour and 23 minutes to process. Once you take out the dough from the machine, start from the process no (5)

Braised tofu with seasoned sauce/ 두부조림 / 焖豆腐

Housewives in Korea, they may braise the tofu with soy bean sauce or red pepper sauce.
Today, I braised it with red pepper sauce and tomato sauce......

在韩国，主妇们会用酱清或辣椒酱焖豆腐。 今天，我是用了辣椒酱和蕃茄酱来做这一道菜。。。

                             

Put the tofu and corn starch in the plastic bag,  shake it, this is the easy way to coat the tofu with corn starch...

将豆腐和淀粉放在塑胶袋里， 轻轻的上下摇动，那豆腐就很容易沾上淀粉。。。

Dip fry the tofu until crispy...

将豆腐炸至金黄色及脆。。。

 Put the tofu in the sauces and boil it...

l将豆腐加入酱料，焖它。。

Simmer until the tofu absorb the sauce and is coated nicely...

焖豆腐至它完全吸收酱料。。。。



Ingredients:
tofu / bean curd 200g
Korean red pepper paste 2 Tsp
tomato sauce 1 Tsp
corn syrup 2 Tsp
water 7 Tsp
minced garlic 1/2 Tsp
sesame oil 1/2 Tsp
roasted sesame seeds 1/2 Tsp
roasted peanut 1 tsp ( optional )
corn starch ( for coating use )

Method :

1. Cut tofu / bean curd into 1/2 inch cubes .

2. In a bowl, mix the red pepper sauce,tomato sauce,water,garlic,sesame oil well, set aside.

3. Pat dry the tofu / bean curd.

4. Put the tofu /bean curd  and corn starch in a plastic bag, shake it up and down, this is the easy way to coat the tofu / bean curd with corn starch.

5. Dip fry the tofu / bean curd till crispy, remove from the fry pan.

6. Pour the sauces from (2) in a fry pan, when it starts boiling, place in the tofu. Bring to boil and simmer  with low heat until the tofu / bean curd absorb the sauce and is coated nicely.

7. Sprinkle the roasted peanut and sesame seeds on the top before serve.

Pan fried Bell Pepper/피망전/ 灯笼椒煎饼

In Korea, we have many kinds of  pan cakes , we call it " 전" / Jeon. Korean likes to eat " Jeon"  with a  bowl of "Mak-go-li" ( Korean rice wine) especially  when it is a  rainy day.  In Korea, we have  restaurants for selling "Jeon" and " Mak-go-li" only.

在韩国，有各种不同种类的煎饼，韩文称为 “ 전" / Jeon。韩国人在吃煎饼的时候，喜欢配上一碗韩国米酒，称为 “ Mak-go-li”，尤其是在下雨天。 在韩国有专卖煎饼的小食店。。。

( P/s : For Korean, when we drink Mak-go-li, we like to use a small bowl instead of cup ; 韩国人在喝米酒的时候，喜欢用小碗 而不是用杯子）

Ingredients:
bell pepper / capsicum 1
ground beef  or  pork  150g
chopped onion  2 Tsp
chopped spring onion 2 Tsp
minced garlic 1 tsp
oyster sauce 1 tsp
sesame oil 1 tsp
a pinch of  salt
a pinch of pepper
egg yolk 1

Method :

1. Put the ground beef or pork, chopped onion, chopped spring onion, oyster sauce, minced garlic, sesame oil, pepper and salt in a bowl, mix well, set aside.

2. Cut the bell pepper into thin round shape, remove the seeds, set aside.

3. In a bowl, beat yolk.

4. Stuff the bell pepper with the  mixture from (1).

5. Dredge bell pepper pieces in flour.

6. Dust off excess flour and dip bell peppers in the egg wash.

7. In a pan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat and place the stuffed bell peppers on the pan.

8. Flip once and cook until done.

9. Serve hot with vinegar soy sauce or tomato sauce

Potatoes salad for bread....

Dear Readers, Good Morning! What do you have for breakfast this morning ? Would you like to have this Potatoes Salad as the ingredient for the sandwich ?  I baked the morning roll, you may use either morning roll or other kinds of breads...Or you can even eat it without bread.....

亲情爱的读者，大家早上好 ！今天早上，您享用了什麽早餐 ？ 来个马铃薯 salad 三文治，如何 ？ 我烘焙了迷你汉堡面包， 您可以选用其他种类的面包。。。或者就直接拿来当 salad 享用， 不做三文治。。。

Boil the  eggs, remove the shell; slice it into thin pieces and then chop it as small as possible..

先把鸡蛋煮熟，去壳；将鸡蛋切成薄片后，再切成细粒状，越细越好。。。

You may eat this potatoes paste as the salad instead of as the ingredient for the

sandwich......................................................................................................... 

       
您也可以以这马铃薯泥当作  salad 享用，而不将它塗在面包上当三文治。


Ingredients:

potatoes 300g
eggs 3
mayonnaise 70g
ham or sausage 50g
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper
jam ( for sandwich only; if you take this as salad, jam is not required)
sliced tomato
lettuce

Method:

1. Boil the eggs, remove the shell. Slice it into thin pieces and then chop it as small pieces as possible.

2. Steam the potatoes, peel the skin, smash it as potatoes paste.

3. Slice the ham or sausage into small cubes form, as small as possible.

4. Put the eggs,potatoes paste,ham/sausage,mayonnaise,salt and pepper in a bowl, mix it well.

5. Place one layer of jam on the bread before you put the potatoes paste,garnish with tomato and lettuce.

Fry Zucchini with shrimp sauce/액호박새우젓볶음/炒虾酱节瓜/

In Korea, summer is the harvest season for Zucchini/애호박/节瓜.
We use zucchini to cook many kinds of dishes, this  is one of them....

在韩国，夏天是盛产节瓜的季节。 韩国人用它来做出各种不同菜色的菜肴，炒虾酱节瓜是其中之一。。。。

Korean shrimp sauce/새우젓.

韩式虾酱

西葫蘆（Zucchini或Courgette，學名：Cucurbita pepo），又稱北瓜、櫛瓜或夏南瓜，香港稱為翠玉瓜，葫蘆科南瓜屬植物


Ingredients;
zucchini 1
onion 1/2
red pepper 1/4
cooking oil

seasoning sauce:
minced garlic  1 tsp
Korean shrimp sauce 1 Tsp
sesame oil 1 tsp
a pinch of pepper

Method:

1. Slice the zucchini in round shape, cut each of the sliced zucchini into half, become "half moon" size.

2. Heat the fry pan , add cooking oil, fry the minced garlic for about one minute .

3. Add in zucchini , onion and red pepper, fry till half done, add in Korean shrimp sauce,sesame oil and pepper, fry till well done.

( P/s : I suggest that don't add in all the shrimp sauces at the same time, because some shrimp sauces are very salty,in contrast, some are not, therefore, please taste whether it is  too salty or not when you are cooking )