Published September 29th, 2006
in Side Dishes (Banchan).
I had some fish cake left over after cooking Ddeokbokki the other day.
It is quite a common side dish in Korea but I haven’t cooked this way before. Though it turned out much better than I expected.
Ingredients for 2 people
(expected preparation time :7 minutes, cooking time :5 minutes)
- Square fish cake 2 sheets
- 1/4 each of a red capsicum and a yellow capsicum
- 1/2 an onion
- 1/4 a carrot
- 1/5 a zucchini
- Some olive oil
-Seasoning sauce (mix these together in a bowl):
- Soy sauce -1 tbsp
- Corn syrup -1 tbsp
- Refined rice wine -1 tsp
- 1 small size squashed garlic
- Sesame oil - 1 tsp
-Preparation
- Thin slice all the vegetables.
- Parboil the fish cake (for my husband, that means boil it very briefly). (To get rid of its oil :This is a new tip I learned yesterday.)
- Thin slice the fish cake.
-Cooking
- Pre heat the wok for about 20 seconds.
- Put some olive oil into the wok.
- Add all the vegetables (except capsicums)
- Stir it for about 3 minutes.
- Add capsicums and fish cake.
- Stir it for about 2 minutes.
- Add the seasoning sauce and stir it for about 1 minute.
- Serve it on the plate.
Tips :
I add some rice next to this dish and add some tomato sauce (ketchup)
It turned out to be a good, quick, and simple meal.
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Published September 23rd, 2006
in Rice Meals and Seafood.
Calamari is quite cheap and easy to get in Korea. You can get 4 medium size squids for about 3500 won (US $ 3.60) at a super market . But the thing is, sometimes they clean the squid for you, but most of the time, you need to clean it yourself at home. (Cleaning means taking out the organs, bone, and peeling off the skin) Here are great instructions on how to clean and cut squid.
-Ingredients for 2 People are :
- 1 calamari (squid)
- 1/2 a medium onion
- 1/3 of a medium size carrot
- 1/3 stalk of a big spring onion
- A small amount of cabbage.
- Refined rice wine 15 ml
- 2 cups of cooked rice
- A little olive oil
- Seasoning Sauce :Gochujang 1 tbsp, Chili powder 1 tsp, Soy sauce 1 tbsp, Sugar 1tsp, 1 medium sized squashed garlic, Sesame oil 1 tsp (Mix these all together).
-Preparation
- Clean the squid. Cut the squid in thin rings.
- Put the squid into a bowl, and add the refined rice wine. Soak the squid for about 15 minutes in the fridge.
- Cut some vegetables. Thin slice the onion and carrot.
- Cut the spring onion in (short angled lengths) and the cabbage.
-Cooking
- Pre heat the wok for about 20 seconds.
- Put the olive oil into the wok. Add all the vegetables. Stir it for about 4 minutes (Until its 2/3 cooked)
- Add the seasoning sauce into the wok and stir it.
4. Add the squid into the wok. Stir it thoroughly to mix with veggies and sauce.
5. Cook it for about 2 minutes.(until the calamari gets harder.)
6. Put some rice on the plate.
7. Add the stir fried meal on the rice.
8. Serve the dishes and enjoy the meal.
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I noticed some foreigners buy brown rice when they visit Seoul (Itaewon). Which means they don’t think it’s available at the local market. So I am going to show you what it looks like (just one brand) and teach you the Korean name for brown rice.
This is the brown rice I usually get at Homeplus. It’s a 4kg bag and costs about 11,000 won. 
They also do have a smaller pack(1kg bag or less as well) for about 2800 won.
“Hyun mi” is the Korean name for brown rice, so if you can’t find where it is at the super market, you can ask for it from now on. However there is also Glutinous brown rice which is “Hyun mi chap ssal” in Korean, so don’t pick that up if you want normal brown rice.
When you cook the brown rice, it is best to use a pressure cooker, if you don’t have one make sure you soak the rice before you steam or boil it.
brown rice, homeplus, Ingredient Descriptions, Korean Food, Rice, Small Tips for Living in Korea, Tips for Living in Korea
