I love Lox. I remember that I would see peopl eating this smoked salmon dish on a bagel. It always puzzled me to see this because to me it looked like sushi on bread. It was a bit odd looking to say the least. I remember the few times I actually had a bagel prior to this, was with cream cheese. Then a friend of mine asked if I ever had one with a tomato on top. That again sounded very odd.....until of course I tried it! WOW! What an eye opener. Now I love lox. I loev bagels w/ cream cheese, smoked salmon, red onion, tomato and capers. That's the best.
Everyone knows how to make it but for the few of you who don't know....give it a try. You won't regret it.
bagel (toasted of course)
cream cheese
onions / red onions
smoked salmon
tomato slices
capers
Give it a try!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Pancakes!
I've always wanted to make my own pancakes and recently I had the chance. I have to say that they turned out great! I had no idea how easy it was. It just takes a little common sense if you want to substitute ingredients. For instance, I subbed buttermilk for soy milk and instead of using butter in the pan, used pam non stick spray and veggitable oil.
Ingredients:
flour 1 cup
milk 1 cup
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients until smoothe. Some small lumps are ok. Above amount makes about 4 large sized pancakes. Bring pan up to a good medium/high heat, oil/butter pan. Poor a ladel of mixture. Drop some blueberries to taste if you want blueberry pancakes.
Serve with some butter and syrup, eggs and bacon and a cup of joe! :)
Ingredients:
flour 1 cup
milk 1 cup
2 eggs
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients until smoothe. Some small lumps are ok. Above amount makes about 4 large sized pancakes. Bring pan up to a good medium/high heat, oil/butter pan. Poor a ladel of mixture. Drop some blueberries to taste if you want blueberry pancakes.
Serve with some butter and syrup, eggs and bacon and a cup of joe! :)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Mandoo Guk AKA Korean dumpling soup
I love mandoo guk (mohn-do-gook). It's a dumpling soup in meat broth kind of stuff that's typically eatn on cold nights, for breakfast, when you're feeling down maybe, after a night of drinking or traditionally w/ rice cakes on New Year's day. I guess you can call it a Korean comfort food of sorts. Every Korean has had it, and most love it.
There are many ways to have this dish, below is a quick and dirty recipe. Cooking time from start to finish is about 10-15 minutes for a 2 person meal. If you're going to make the dumplings from scratch, obviously, it will take quite a bit more time.
Ingredients:
4-5 large dumplings should do although you can use more for smaller ones.
One (1) can of Swanson's chicken broth or beef broth. (I prefer the low sodium variety)
cubed sirloin steak, as much as you like, but don't go overboard
1-2 eggs
water
salt & pepper
green onions
flour or other thickening agent. Not needed if the dumplings are covered in flour already.
Pour equal parts broth and water into a small pot with dumplings. Half a typical can of broth should be fine. One tablespoon of flour for this much soup should be about right depending on how thick you want the soup. Again, if your dumplings are already covered in flower, no need for this step. Add dumplings, cubed meat and green onions to the soup. Boil about 10-15 minutes, salt & pepper to taste. When you're about done, crack an egg or two into the pot and slowly mix, careful not to puncture dumplings. The eggs should quickly become stringy and cook creating an egg drop soup like effect.
Enjoy with a bowl of rice and some kimchi! :)
There are many ways to have this dish, below is a quick and dirty recipe. Cooking time from start to finish is about 10-15 minutes for a 2 person meal. If you're going to make the dumplings from scratch, obviously, it will take quite a bit more time.
Ingredients:
4-5 large dumplings should do although you can use more for smaller ones.
One (1) can of Swanson's chicken broth or beef broth. (I prefer the low sodium variety)
cubed sirloin steak, as much as you like, but don't go overboard
1-2 eggs
water
salt & pepper
green onions
flour or other thickening agent. Not needed if the dumplings are covered in flour already.
Pour equal parts broth and water into a small pot with dumplings. Half a typical can of broth should be fine. One tablespoon of flour for this much soup should be about right depending on how thick you want the soup. Again, if your dumplings are already covered in flower, no need for this step. Add dumplings, cubed meat and green onions to the soup. Boil about 10-15 minutes, salt & pepper to taste. When you're about done, crack an egg or two into the pot and slowly mix, careful not to puncture dumplings. The eggs should quickly become stringy and cook creating an egg drop soup like effect.
Enjoy with a bowl of rice and some kimchi! :)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Junk Food - Fast Food
Junk food is commonly understood as the stuff that tastes good but is highly processed and usually contains a high degree of fat, sodium, and sugar and little nutritional value. Sounds so bad but tastes oh so good.
Junk food is typically pointed towards as one of the chief causes of obesity. Junk food has taken over as the overwhelming dominant form of food that surrounds us. If fast food falls under the umbrella of junk food then we have a huge selection constantly bombarding us with advertisement and choices. Think about it, when was the last time you saw an advertisement for fruit compared to chips or soda?
The thing about junk food is that it's highly addictive. I personally go through phases but have had many favorites. I try to only enjoy this stuff in moderation but at times I have to admit that I've probably had more than I should. Here is that list. Maybe you'll find some of your own favorites here as well.
Dorritos - Spicey Nacho, Cool Ranch, and other flavors
Twinkies
Reeses peanut butter cups
Peanut M&Ms
Korean style read bean mochi dduk
Korean cream puffs
Vanilla, Cookies & Cream, Coffee, and other ice cream flavors
Donuts - lemon filled powder, Old fashioned, coffee bar, glazed, etc.
Egg rolls
King Taco
Del Taco
Taco Bell
KFC
Pizza
In-N-Out
Burger King Whopper
Wende's Double Stack
Diet Dr. Pepper - tastes like regular Dr. Pepper! :)
Coke Zero - no calories! :)
Mountain Dew - lots of calories :(
7-Up
Junk food is typically pointed towards as one of the chief causes of obesity. Junk food has taken over as the overwhelming dominant form of food that surrounds us. If fast food falls under the umbrella of junk food then we have a huge selection constantly bombarding us with advertisement and choices. Think about it, when was the last time you saw an advertisement for fruit compared to chips or soda?
The thing about junk food is that it's highly addictive. I personally go through phases but have had many favorites. I try to only enjoy this stuff in moderation but at times I have to admit that I've probably had more than I should. Here is that list. Maybe you'll find some of your own favorites here as well.
Dorritos - Spicey Nacho, Cool Ranch, and other flavors
Twinkies
Reeses peanut butter cups
Peanut M&Ms
Korean style read bean mochi dduk
Korean cream puffs
Vanilla, Cookies & Cream, Coffee, and other ice cream flavors
Donuts - lemon filled powder, Old fashioned, coffee bar, glazed, etc.
Egg rolls
King Taco
Del Taco
Taco Bell
KFC
Pizza
In-N-Out
Burger King Whopper
Wende's Double Stack
Diet Dr. Pepper - tastes like regular Dr. Pepper! :)
Coke Zero - no calories! :)
Mountain Dew - lots of calories :(
7-Up
Monday, January 19, 2009
Quick peanut butter and banana sandwich
This is a great quick energy boosting meal. It's perfect for breakfast, as a snack in the middle of the day or as a lunch when you just don't have time to get something and junk food isn't in the cards. Easy to make, nutritious, high in protein, potasium, and fiber. Great meal.
Ingredients:
whole grain or wheat bread (toasted if you like)
peanut butter (I prefer crunchy)
sliced bananas
honey
That's it. Spread the peanut butter over the toast and slice some bananas on top. spread a little honey on top and there you have it. I love to eat these every once in a while. Great filling meal.
Ingredients:
whole grain or wheat bread (toasted if you like)
peanut butter (I prefer crunchy)
sliced bananas
honey
That's it. Spread the peanut butter over the toast and slice some bananas on top. spread a little honey on top and there you have it. I love to eat these every once in a while. Great filling meal.
SPAM
That's right this one is all about SPAM. Many of you have never tried SPAM. You consider it disgusting or strange. How can you say such a thing without trying it? It's way better than those gross vienna sausages, I promise you that.
Written on the can itself are the ingredients to SPAM: Pork with ham, mechanically separated chicken, water, salt, modified potato starch, sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrate. (Taken from the 25% less sodium can). Also written on the can is that it is fully cooked and able to be eatn cold or hot. Personally, I prefer to cook it.
There are many ways to enjoy this versatile food. What I'll list below are simply my personal favorites. I'm aware of other ways to eat it, but for me, there are just no better ways to enjoy this tasty dish. In no particular order...
SPAM and eggs.
Open the can of spam, cut into 1/4 inch slices and fry on both sides. Like bacon, the more you fry the saltier it becomes, however you don't want to burn it. Great with eggs and toast with a cup of coffee!
SPAM w/ eggs and rice.
Open the can of spam, cut into 1/4 ince slices and dip in egg wash. Fry on both sides and serve with rice. mmmmm mmmm.
SPAM in kimchi jjigae
Follow your kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew) recipe and add cubes of spam. Very nice. Eat with rice.
Masubi is one of Hawaii's most popular ways of eating Spam. It's essentially a piece of spam on top of a brick of sushi rice wrapped in seaweed. For my money, I like it the top three ways above. Just awsome!
Written on the can itself are the ingredients to SPAM: Pork with ham, mechanically separated chicken, water, salt, modified potato starch, sugar, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrate. (Taken from the 25% less sodium can). Also written on the can is that it is fully cooked and able to be eatn cold or hot. Personally, I prefer to cook it.
There are many ways to enjoy this versatile food. What I'll list below are simply my personal favorites. I'm aware of other ways to eat it, but for me, there are just no better ways to enjoy this tasty dish. In no particular order...
SPAM and eggs.
Open the can of spam, cut into 1/4 inch slices and fry on both sides. Like bacon, the more you fry the saltier it becomes, however you don't want to burn it. Great with eggs and toast with a cup of coffee!
SPAM w/ eggs and rice.
Open the can of spam, cut into 1/4 ince slices and dip in egg wash. Fry on both sides and serve with rice. mmmmm mmmm.
SPAM in kimchi jjigae
Follow your kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew) recipe and add cubes of spam. Very nice. Eat with rice.
Masubi is one of Hawaii's most popular ways of eating Spam. It's essentially a piece of spam on top of a brick of sushi rice wrapped in seaweed. For my money, I like it the top three ways above. Just awsome!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Josh's Tastey Potato Salad
Potato salad is one of the great favorites of American picnics. Below is a flavorful, easy to make version that you can enjoy with steaks, sandwiches or as a meal.
Ingredients:
4-5 medium Golden yukan potatoes or any other favorite variety
3-4 eggs
1/2 large onion
2-4 tablespoons parsley and herbs
4 tablespoons olives
salt & pepper
mustard / dijon
mayonaise
Clean and boil potatoes and eggs. Put a pot full of cold water potatoes and eggs on the stove on medium/high to high. Sprinkle some salt in the water. When it comes to a boil, bring temperature down to medium. Bring eggs out of the water after 12-15 minutes. Let cool over cold water. Continue to boil the potatoes until fork soft which might be an additional 3-5 minutes per potato. Rough chop/cube potatoes, eggs and onions. Pour into large bowl. Chop green onions, olives and capers. Put all ingredients into a large bowl and fold with mustard, mayo and salt & pepper. Enjoy!
Put mustard, salt & peper to taste.
Ingredients:
4-5 medium Golden yukan potatoes or any other favorite variety
3-4 eggs
1/2 large onion
2-4 tablespoons parsley and herbs
4 tablespoons olives
salt & pepper
mustard / dijon
mayonaise
Clean and boil potatoes and eggs. Put a pot full of cold water potatoes and eggs on the stove on medium/high to high. Sprinkle some salt in the water. When it comes to a boil, bring temperature down to medium. Bring eggs out of the water after 12-15 minutes. Let cool over cold water. Continue to boil the potatoes until fork soft which might be an additional 3-5 minutes per potato. Rough chop/cube potatoes, eggs and onions. Pour into large bowl. Chop green onions, olives and capers. Put all ingredients into a large bowl and fold with mustard, mayo and salt & pepper. Enjoy!
Put mustard, salt & peper to taste.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
My actual kitchen
My blog is called "Josh's Kitchen" so I thought that I might talk about it a bit. I live in a small townhome with my wife. It's 1189 sqft., 2 bedroom 2.5 bath. The redeaming factors about where we live is that it's very conveniently located within walking distance to shopping and food. Work to OC and LA is equidistant. Also, we have high ceilings which add to an airy feeling. Our kitchen isn't bad considering the size of our place and opens to a dining area.
If you come over to our home, you'll notice that we're usually pretty well stocked with a few basic food items. The following list is what we normally have in our house, even when we're running low of most other items. I guess if you can tell anything about someone from their food, then what you are about to read below might tell you something, although I'm not sure what that might be.
Prego and spagetti noodles
canned corn (usually Nibblets but sometimes other brands)
A couple bottles of wine (cab and pino noir usually)
eggs
milk / soy milk
Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
wheat or whole grain bread
sandwich meat like sliced ham or turkey
romain lettuce
ice cream (Vanilla Bean or French Vanila and some other flavor like coffee or cookies and cream)
frozen Korean style pot stickers / dumplings / mondu
coffee (canned variety since we don't use a grinder)
green tea
several bottles of liquor (99% of them not replaced since the first purchase. This stuff is mostly for entertaining purposes and used very rarely)
Dorritos of various flavors (one of my favorite junk foods)
Dried fruit & nuts trail mix type mixture
some beer (usually something on sale but good quality like New Castle)
butter
sausage / spicey hot links
Korean style Shin Ramen.
kimchi
rice
meat - steaks usually (Filet, Rib Eye, Sirloin)
salt
pepper
various dried herbs
All in all, I would say that 95% of the time, we have everything of what you see above in our house. Just writing this is making me hungry....
If you come over to our home, you'll notice that we're usually pretty well stocked with a few basic food items. The following list is what we normally have in our house, even when we're running low of most other items. I guess if you can tell anything about someone from their food, then what you are about to read below might tell you something, although I'm not sure what that might be.
Prego and spagetti noodles
canned corn (usually Nibblets but sometimes other brands)
A couple bottles of wine (cab and pino noir usually)
eggs
milk / soy milk
Honey Bunches of Oats cereal
wheat or whole grain bread
sandwich meat like sliced ham or turkey
romain lettuce
ice cream (Vanilla Bean or French Vanila and some other flavor like coffee or cookies and cream)
frozen Korean style pot stickers / dumplings / mondu
coffee (canned variety since we don't use a grinder)
green tea
several bottles of liquor (99% of them not replaced since the first purchase. This stuff is mostly for entertaining purposes and used very rarely)
Dorritos of various flavors (one of my favorite junk foods)
Dried fruit & nuts trail mix type mixture
some beer (usually something on sale but good quality like New Castle)
butter
sausage / spicey hot links
Korean style Shin Ramen.
kimchi
rice
meat - steaks usually (Filet, Rib Eye, Sirloin)
salt
pepper
various dried herbs
All in all, I would say that 95% of the time, we have everything of what you see above in our house. Just writing this is making me hungry....
Josh's favorite sandwich
So everyone knows how to make a sandwich. There's really nothing to it. The key to the sandwich really is in the quality of ingredients, much like in all cooking actually. If you start with fresh produce, fresh baked bread and quality meats you'll usually end up with something that tastes wonderful.
My favorite sandwich Ingredients:
Wheat or whole grain bread (fancy breads w/ nuts and stuff are great)
honey baked ham, thinly sliced smoked and baked turkey, and salami
fresh lettuce of choice
alf alfa sprouts
guacamole
fried egg
fresh sharp cheddar or pravalone
dijon mustard
seafood spread or mayonaise
cucumbers
steak tomatoes
red onions
pepperchinis
Dill pickles
Yup, this makes a monster sandwich. There are a lot of ingredients. Although for health reasons, mayo might be avoided. I think we all know however that it adds so much great flavor. Let's face it, the best flavor is really in the fat of our foods and this defiantely is true here. Definately, toast the bread. Be as generous as you like with any of the ingredients but I try to be careful as there are so many things piled on you may not be able to hold the end product up to your mouth if you go overboard.
*Fried eggs is usually my favorite addition to just about any dish.
**Also, I love to have pickles and spicey peppers or pepperchinis with my sandwiches. I think the vinegar adds a great balance.
Enjoy!
My favorite sandwich Ingredients:
Wheat or whole grain bread (fancy breads w/ nuts and stuff are great)
honey baked ham, thinly sliced smoked and baked turkey, and salami
fresh lettuce of choice
alf alfa sprouts
guacamole
fried egg
fresh sharp cheddar or pravalone
dijon mustard
seafood spread or mayonaise
cucumbers
steak tomatoes
red onions
pepperchinis
Dill pickles
Yup, this makes a monster sandwich. There are a lot of ingredients. Although for health reasons, mayo might be avoided. I think we all know however that it adds so much great flavor. Let's face it, the best flavor is really in the fat of our foods and this defiantely is true here. Definately, toast the bread. Be as generous as you like with any of the ingredients but I try to be careful as there are so many things piled on you may not be able to hold the end product up to your mouth if you go overboard.
*Fried eggs is usually my favorite addition to just about any dish.
**Also, I love to have pickles and spicey peppers or pepperchinis with my sandwiches. I think the vinegar adds a great balance.
Enjoy!
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Josh's best burger in town
The great American hamburger is probably one of the favorites of bbq grillers everywhere. Next to the hot dog and pizza, the hamburger definatelyl has it's rightful place as true American fare. There are many different ways to eat this simple yet versatile meat. My recipe below will gaurantee the most successful bbq you've ever had. Grill or pan fry, but remember NOT to press down on your meat during cooking which will cause the delicious juices to squeeze out. You'll have people asking for more, trust me.
Ingredients:
fresh ground beef (Costco hamburger is best or you can grind your own)
blocks of sharp cheddar or other favorite cheese
onions
garlic
jalapenos
buns
lettuce
tomato
large mixing bowl
Make seperate chopped and sliced onions and chopped garlic. Heat pan at medium/high, add some olive oil and chopped garlic and onions. Put ground beef into large mixing bowl, add slightly browned garlic and onions mixture, season w/ salt and pepper, mix in bowl with your hands thoroughly. You have your paddies ready to go. If you like, add some sliced jalapenos for heat.
Remember to make the paddies as flat as possible, even creating a concave center. The paddies will puff as they cook. Put paddies down on hot pan so that it forms a nice crust and seals in juices. Flip in 3 minutes and add cheese. While cooking, slice some onions and grill them w/ olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper. I like to wait until the meat is all cooked and use the same pan for the grilled onions. Do not drain the fat as it adds flavor. Add the sliced onions to the pan w/ meat fat, salt and pepper and brown as desired.
Put meat on toasted buns, top w/ grilled onions and/or raw onions (using both adds a nice flavor profile), tomato, lettuce and enjoy.
toast your buns to taste.
Ingredients:
fresh ground beef (Costco hamburger is best or you can grind your own)
blocks of sharp cheddar or other favorite cheese
onions
garlic
jalapenos
buns
lettuce
tomato
large mixing bowl
Make seperate chopped and sliced onions and chopped garlic. Heat pan at medium/high, add some olive oil and chopped garlic and onions. Put ground beef into large mixing bowl, add slightly browned garlic and onions mixture, season w/ salt and pepper, mix in bowl with your hands thoroughly. You have your paddies ready to go. If you like, add some sliced jalapenos for heat.
Remember to make the paddies as flat as possible, even creating a concave center. The paddies will puff as they cook. Put paddies down on hot pan so that it forms a nice crust and seals in juices. Flip in 3 minutes and add cheese. While cooking, slice some onions and grill them w/ olive oil, garlic, and salt and pepper. I like to wait until the meat is all cooked and use the same pan for the grilled onions. Do not drain the fat as it adds flavor. Add the sliced onions to the pan w/ meat fat, salt and pepper and brown as desired.
Put meat on toasted buns, top w/ grilled onions and/or raw onions (using both adds a nice flavor profile), tomato, lettuce and enjoy.
toast your buns to taste.
Josh's pan fried creamy Salmon
Salmon is probably one of my favorite fish. It is so versatile and readily available in most stores. I like salmon baked, pan fried, grilled, and as sushi. Salmon does well in Italian, French, American and Asian style preparation styles. Also, because it's one of the fattiest fish in the sea, it's full of flavor. Below is one of my favorite ways ot eat this delicious fish.
Ingredients:
filet of salmon
various herbs of choice (parsley, aregeno, thyme, etc.)
salt and pepper
lemon
garlic
olive oil
can of clam chowder
Heat up a pan on medium high to high, when hot, turn the heat down to medium to medium/high. Put some butter and/or olive oil on the pan w/ chopped garlic. Let brown slightly and put down some fillets. It's important to brown the filets correctly which occurs with the right amount of heat and oil mixture. It needs to cook half way through yet form a nice crust on the outside to seal in the juices without burning the outside. Season w/ salt and pepper, sprinkle some lemon juice and flip fillet after about 4 minutes. Poor the clam choweder over the fish, empty the can if you wish. Add herbs and carefully stir the chowder as the dish cooks being sure not to break up the fish. Turn the stove off in 10 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes and serve.
Serve over some rice and garnish w/ broccoli or other green.
Add a slice of tomato and enjoy w/ some white wine.
Delicious and easy way to make something that looks and tastes great without too much work.
Ingredients:
filet of salmon
various herbs of choice (parsley, aregeno, thyme, etc.)
salt and pepper
lemon
garlic
olive oil
can of clam chowder
Heat up a pan on medium high to high, when hot, turn the heat down to medium to medium/high. Put some butter and/or olive oil on the pan w/ chopped garlic. Let brown slightly and put down some fillets. It's important to brown the filets correctly which occurs with the right amount of heat and oil mixture. It needs to cook half way through yet form a nice crust on the outside to seal in the juices without burning the outside. Season w/ salt and pepper, sprinkle some lemon juice and flip fillet after about 4 minutes. Poor the clam choweder over the fish, empty the can if you wish. Add herbs and carefully stir the chowder as the dish cooks being sure not to break up the fish. Turn the stove off in 10 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes and serve.
Serve over some rice and garnish w/ broccoli or other green.
Add a slice of tomato and enjoy w/ some white wine.
Delicious and easy way to make something that looks and tastes great without too much work.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Josh's grilled cheese plus
Grilled cheese sandwiches is one of America's favorite treats. There are a few elements which can make this regular treat into something really special.
Ingredients:
sliced bread, wheat for fiber/healthy version
sharp cheddar or other flavorful variety
onions
tomato
ham
jalapeno
Grill up some bread w/ butter and garlic (I prefer to just throw them in a toaster myself but I can appreciate the sex appeal of butter), put some slices of cheese on the bread, let it melt, chop some slices of onion and if you're adventurous put a few chopped jalapeno pieces on there and a slice of tomato and ham. Put together and enjoy.
Ingredients:
sliced bread, wheat for fiber/healthy version
sharp cheddar or other flavorful variety
onions
tomato
ham
jalapeno
Grill up some bread w/ butter and garlic (I prefer to just throw them in a toaster myself but I can appreciate the sex appeal of butter), put some slices of cheese on the bread, let it melt, chop some slices of onion and if you're adventurous put a few chopped jalapeno pieces on there and a slice of tomato and ham. Put together and enjoy.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Josh's semi homemade spaghetti
If you're like most of us then there are very few things you make from scratch however you still enjoy cooking. Below is a quick and simple way to spruce up your basic spaghetti dish.
Prego sauce (in my oppinion still the best store bought sauce)
Some spaghetti or other pasta
Meatballs, chicken breast, hot link or Italian sausage
Tobasco sauce
Canned corn / green beans / broccoli
Wine or other booze
garlic
*Sugar
Slightly oil bottom of pan, chop and grill up some garlic and cook up meats. Poor sauce over the meat, add corn, green beans, broccoli, tobasco sauce and wine. Cook sauce over medium heat 20 minutes stirring regularly so that the sauce does not burn on the bottom of the pan. At the same time, boil large pot of water sprinkled with some salt. Once brought to a boil, add noodles, cook according to directions, strain, shock w/ cold water and ice cubes, toss several times then let sit and cool. Ensuring water is drained from noodles is essential otherwise the sauce will be runny. Sprinkling a little olive oil is fine as it adds flavor.
Serve and enjoy. Side salad and a bottle of wine highly recommended.
Left overs can even be piled into a baking pan and covered w/ cheese. Great caserole!
Prego sauce (in my oppinion still the best store bought sauce)
Some spaghetti or other pasta
Meatballs, chicken breast, hot link or Italian sausage
Tobasco sauce
Canned corn / green beans / broccoli
Wine or other booze
garlic
*Sugar
Slightly oil bottom of pan, chop and grill up some garlic and cook up meats. Poor sauce over the meat, add corn, green beans, broccoli, tobasco sauce and wine. Cook sauce over medium heat 20 minutes stirring regularly so that the sauce does not burn on the bottom of the pan. At the same time, boil large pot of water sprinkled with some salt. Once brought to a boil, add noodles, cook according to directions, strain, shock w/ cold water and ice cubes, toss several times then let sit and cool. Ensuring water is drained from noodles is essential otherwise the sauce will be runny. Sprinkling a little olive oil is fine as it adds flavor.
Serve and enjoy. Side salad and a bottle of wine highly recommended.
Left overs can even be piled into a baking pan and covered w/ cheese. Great caserole!
Josh's Kimchi Bokum Bahp - Kimchi fried rice
Great wholesome Korean style comfort food. This is a down home hearty easy to make dish that is filling and tastes even better as left overs.
Ingredients:
Chopped, slightly sour kimchi and liquids
Red bean paste (kochi jjang)
Some type of meat (spam, bulgogi, spicey sausage, etc.)
Olive oil / sesame oil
Ground sesame seeds
Salted sliced seaweed
Several eggs
Rice
Put sesame oil/olive oil in a pan or wok and bring to med/high heat. Put meats in the pan and fry up to half or medium doneness. Add kimchi and cook up some more until slighly wilted. Add rice, kochi jjang, crack a few eggs and other ingredients and fry up on medium. Stir and add oil as needed so the rice doesn't burn or stick. Adding seaweed and sugar are optional according to preferences. Old kimchi jjigae can be used in place of kimchi from a jar or it can be mixed if the fresh kimchi is cooked first with the other ingredients to bring to similar level of cookness before adding the kimchi jjigae to the batch in the final half of the cooking time. Cooks in 20-30 minutes while stirring and folding the mixture constantly. Using a wok or deep dish pan is recommended.
Serve with ground sesame seeds and chopped seaweed. Excellent with soup on the side.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Chopped, slightly sour kimchi and liquids
Red bean paste (kochi jjang)
Some type of meat (spam, bulgogi, spicey sausage, etc.)
Olive oil / sesame oil
Ground sesame seeds
Salted sliced seaweed
Several eggs
Rice
Put sesame oil/olive oil in a pan or wok and bring to med/high heat. Put meats in the pan and fry up to half or medium doneness. Add kimchi and cook up some more until slighly wilted. Add rice, kochi jjang, crack a few eggs and other ingredients and fry up on medium. Stir and add oil as needed so the rice doesn't burn or stick. Adding seaweed and sugar are optional according to preferences. Old kimchi jjigae can be used in place of kimchi from a jar or it can be mixed if the fresh kimchi is cooked first with the other ingredients to bring to similar level of cookness before adding the kimchi jjigae to the batch in the final half of the cooking time. Cooks in 20-30 minutes while stirring and folding the mixture constantly. Using a wok or deep dish pan is recommended.
Serve with ground sesame seeds and chopped seaweed. Excellent with soup on the side.
Enjoy!
Josh's Kimchi Jjigae
This is an easy middle of the road recipe with a few tid bits to kick it up a notch.
Ingredients:
One half to three quarter pot of chopped kimchi (slightly sour kimchi is also very good)
Equal parts chicken broth and water to mostly fill pot
Sliced/Cubed Spam and/or Pork bellies or other Pork based products
One or two packs of soft or medium firm tofu
Ground, toasted seasoned anchovies
Two tablespoons of Red bean paste
*Very tiny pinch of baking soda
Put all ingredients in a pot, bring to boil, then bring temperature down to a simmer for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally. *Too much baking soda will make the soup ultra thick and inedible. It is critical to give a very tiny pinch only. Too much Spam will make the kimchi jjigae too salty. If no chicken broth or ground anchovies are available, just adding water should do fine however the overall flavor will not be as fulfilling. Many portions of this recipe can be altered however this is the best middle of the road kimchi jjigae for most people.
Optional ingredients include Kochi-jjang (red bean paste), sugar, booze, and additional veggies such as onions or green onions. I would recommend exercising restraint as each of these ingredients can easily sabotage the entire dish with only slightly more than needed.
Serve in a bowl w/ rice on the side.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
One half to three quarter pot of chopped kimchi (slightly sour kimchi is also very good)
Equal parts chicken broth and water to mostly fill pot
Sliced/Cubed Spam and/or Pork bellies or other Pork based products
One or two packs of soft or medium firm tofu
Ground, toasted seasoned anchovies
Two tablespoons of Red bean paste
*Very tiny pinch of baking soda
Put all ingredients in a pot, bring to boil, then bring temperature down to a simmer for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally. *Too much baking soda will make the soup ultra thick and inedible. It is critical to give a very tiny pinch only. Too much Spam will make the kimchi jjigae too salty. If no chicken broth or ground anchovies are available, just adding water should do fine however the overall flavor will not be as fulfilling. Many portions of this recipe can be altered however this is the best middle of the road kimchi jjigae for most people.
Optional ingredients include Kochi-jjang (red bean paste), sugar, booze, and additional veggies such as onions or green onions. I would recommend exercising restraint as each of these ingredients can easily sabotage the entire dish with only slightly more than needed.
Serve in a bowl w/ rice on the side.
Enjoy!
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