A recipe for creamy fettuccine with leeks, corn and arugula near the back of the June 2010 edition of Real Simple magazine could have been written by one of those corn-obsessed Korean foodies. Koreans try to sneak corn in everything: pizza, potato salad and even ice cream. Nutritiondata.com reports that one cup of corn kernels…
Tag: fusion
Grilling like a Korean
For most Americans, their favorite Korean foods are grilled meat dishes such as kalbi and dakkalbi. The most authentic way to eat these foods is around a charcoal grill right at your table, grilling your own meat to your own taste. I’m not recommending installing a charcoal grill in your own dining room (unless you…
Gochugaru Butter
I’m continuing my compound butter journey with this butter called Gochugaru butter. Inspired by Offeric Maoz’s Paprika Butter, I replaced the Hungarian Paprika with Korean red pepper flakes. This version is not for the faint of heart. 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1 tsp dry mustard 1 tsp kewpie mayonnaise 1 tbsp Korean pepper flakes…
Sesame Butter
After my Yujacha Butter experiment, I decided to explore the world of compound butters a bit more. This recipe is called Sesame Butter with both sesame seed oil and sesame seeds mixed together with a little salt and sugar. 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1 cup of unsalted butter, room temperature 2 tbsp dark sesame…
Recipe: Yuja Butter
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with compound butters. A compound butter is a butter that has additional flavors, herbs, etc. added to it. The garlic butter you find at a lot of restaurants and steak houses is a classic example of a compound butter. Yujacha Butter (yields approx 1 cup) ½ cup yujacha ½ cup butter…
Korean beef jerky is jjang!
Robert Kim of Artisan Snacks Corp. has created a Korean spin on beef jerky, calling it Go-ggi. That’s an appropriate name, resembling the Korean word for meat. Mr. Kim’s Go-ggi has the right combination of sweet, salty and spicy one would expect from some good kalbi (grilled beef ribs) or bulgogi, (sweet, savory stewed beef)….
Wild Ramps Pesto
Wild Ramp Pesto from Food52 on Vimeo. Ramps are eagerly awaited as an harbinger of spring. Wild Garlic, aka Ramps, are in season in the Northern Hemisphere and food bloggers all over North America are posting recipes showing people how to use them in their own cooking. Part of the appeal is that they are…
Pizza Tteokbokki
This was one of the videos posted for the “Experience Korea” cooking video contest hosted by the Korean Presidential Council on National Branding and YouTube. After my 12 days of tteokbokki, I thought you might want to see a 13th tteokbokki recipe. My humble kalbi video certainly faced stiff competition.
Kogi-inspired Kimchi Bulgogi Taco recipe in 3 minutes
Many people have been inspired by the Kogi truck phenomenon. Whether they have tasted one of their iconic Kimchi tacos or not, people are working hard to develop their own version of Kogi’s famous Korean/Mexican fusion tacos and burritos. This Kimchi Bulgogi Taco recipe was posted on YouTube by Han a.k.a “Asian Like Me”. He’s…
Recipe: Kimchi grilled cheese sandwich
This is inspired by the Eighth Annual Grilled Cheese Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif. I can’t make it down there to participate officially, but I can compete in spirit. The Kama Sutra The Kama Sutra sammich is any grilled cheese that is made with exotic bread or contains any other ingredients than the above mentioned….