Remember how this blog idea all started? I emailed you asking for your mom's chapchae recipe because I was planning to make some that same night. Well, my short notice got me no answer from you so instead, I looked it up online and made my own modifications, as usual. I just thought it would be nice to start with the meal that got this thing whole idea going.
Can I just say that I am so happy to have an Asian Grocery down the road from where we live? At least I know I don't have to trek too far to get the tastes we miss from back home.
I'll start with sharing the Kalbi Recipe of Mrs. G, our Hong Kong connection. She gave this to me when I was still living in San Francisco, and it never fails to please!
Kalbi Chim
1 kg boneless beef ribs or 2 kg if bone in
1/3 cup kikkoman soy sauce
1/3 cup sugar
2-3 Tbsp chopped garlic
1 Tbsp. chilli paste
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
water
1/4 C chopped spring onions
Toasted sesame seeds
Put beef, soy sauce, sugar, chopped garlic, chilli paste, sesame oil and water in a pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 1-2 hours or until meat is tender. Simmer uncovered for another hour to reduce sauce. In case your pot dries out, you may add 1/3 of a cup of water at a time to soften the meat and get the sauce to the consistency you like. Serve hot immediately and garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions.
Chapchae
1 package sweet potato/glass noodles
1 red onion
5 cloves garlic
1 carrot
1-2 heads bok choy or napa cabbage
5-6 shitake mushrooms
canola oil
sesame oil
sugar
soy sauce
mirin
Boil noodles according to package directions. Sauté onions in canola oil, add garlic to the pan and saute until onions are clear. Add juliened/sliced carrots, bok choy, and shitake mushrooms. Cook for 1 minute and then put noodles into the pan. Add 1 part sugar, 2 parts sesame oil, 3 parts soy sauce, 3 parts mirin. Toss noodles in the pan until all coated in sauce and all ingredients are combined evenly. Top with toasted sesame seeds.
Can I just say that I am so happy to have an Asian Grocery down the road from where we live? At least I know I don't have to trek too far to get the tastes we miss from back home.
I'll start with sharing the Kalbi Recipe of Mrs. G, our Hong Kong connection. She gave this to me when I was still living in San Francisco, and it never fails to please!
Kalbi Chim
1 kg boneless beef ribs or 2 kg if bone in
1/3 cup kikkoman soy sauce
1/3 cup sugar
2-3 Tbsp chopped garlic
1 Tbsp. chilli paste
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
water
1/4 C chopped spring onions
Toasted sesame seeds
Put beef, soy sauce, sugar, chopped garlic, chilli paste, sesame oil and water in a pot. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 1-2 hours or until meat is tender. Simmer uncovered for another hour to reduce sauce. In case your pot dries out, you may add 1/3 of a cup of water at a time to soften the meat and get the sauce to the consistency you like. Serve hot immediately and garnish with sesame seeds and spring onions.
- Kalbi and Chapchae go so well together.
Chapchae
1 package sweet potato/glass noodles
1 red onion
5 cloves garlic
1 carrot
1-2 heads bok choy or napa cabbage
5-6 shitake mushrooms
canola oil
sesame oil
sugar
soy sauce
mirin
Boil noodles according to package directions. Sauté onions in canola oil, add garlic to the pan and saute until onions are clear. Add juliened/sliced carrots, bok choy, and shitake mushrooms. Cook for 1 minute and then put noodles into the pan. Add 1 part sugar, 2 parts sesame oil, 3 parts soy sauce, 3 parts mirin. Toss noodles in the pan until all coated in sauce and all ingredients are combined evenly. Top with toasted sesame seeds.
- Chapchae is done.
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