Ddukbokki – Spicy rice cakes

Rice cakes (Dduk) traditionally are a big part of Korean cuisine. Unlike these, the texture is soft and chewy. I’ve always been a fan of Ddukbokki. It’s actually more of a snack than a part of an actual meal. Isn’t it funny how memory helps us love certain foods? Though you can find this dish in Korean restaurants, the best place to get it would be in specialty places that sell kimbap and other “snacks.” This type of Korean food is called Boon Shik.

Ingredients:

1 package of rice cakes (can use small flat ones too)
1 package of fish cakes, cut into triangles
2 tablespoons of gochujang (red pepper paste – depending on your pref. of heat)
1.5 tablespoons of sugar (add more later, if needed)
3.5 cups of water
1 stalk of scallion cut into pieces
1 medium onion, sliced into strips
Basic broth ingredients(kelp and anchovies)
Hint of soy sauce
Red pepper flakes (optional)

Procedure:

1. In a big bowl, put dduk in a cold water bath. This will help the texture of the dduk. Set aside.

2. In a frying pan, add 2 cups of water and bring basic broth to a boil over high heat. Remove anchovy and kelp.

3. Add gochujang, sugar and soy sauce and decrease heat to low. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. (The longer this simmers over low heat, the yummier it will be.)

4. With a spoon, skim off any foam that may appear.

5. Raise heat to medium. Add dduk and fish cake. Stir continuously. Cook for about 5 minutes. Then add onions.

6. Lower to low heat and simmer while stirring. Cook for another 3-4 minutes. The sauce should have thickened at this point and the rice cake should be soft. Add scallions and serve.

Some people add meat to this dish, and Ramen. If you want to add noodles, cook separately and add towards the end of the cooking cycle. It’s also yummy with hard boiled eggs. Enjoy!

Onigiri or Jumokbob ; Rice ball

As many people know, most of Asian people live on Rice. So there are a variety of cooking ways with rice in Asia.

In Japan and Korea, there are almost the same food-you can call also rice ball, called Onigiri(JP) and Jumokbob(KR).

This food is really simple and easy to make and it's just proper to light lunch or sometimes to picnic too.

Personally, I recommend to make it for your special picnic box.

▷ Ingredients

- 4 cups of freshly cooked Japanese-style rice (What kind of rice can you use? See Looking at different types of rice. No, you cannot use long-grain, jasmine, basmati, or Uncle Ben's.)

- 2 sheets of nori seaweed, cut into 3cm/2 inch wide strips

- Salt

- Fillings. Some classic fillings are pickled plum (umeboshi), bonito flakes just moistened with soy sauce (okaka), bonito flakes mixed with pickled plum (umekaka), flaked cooked salted salmon (shake or shiozake), cooked salty cod roe (tarako), chopped up pickles (tsukemono), and tsukudani, various tidbits - bonito cubes, tiny clams, etc. - cooked and preserved in a strong soy-sugar-sauce. Some non-traditional fillings that work well are described below.

▷ Directions

1. The key to making good onigiri is to have freshly cooked, hot rice. You can't make good onigiri with cold rice.

2. Wet your impeccably clean hands with cold water, and sprinkle them with salt. Take 1/4th of the rice and place on one hand. Make a dent in the middle of the rice with your other hand. Put in about 1 tsp or so worth of filling in the dent.

3. Working rapidly, wrap the rice around the filling, and form into a ball. To make the traditional triangular shape, cup your hand sharply to form each corner, and keep turning it until you are happy with the shape. Practive makes perfect.

4. Wrap the rice ball with 1-2 strips of nori seaweed.

5. Repeat for the rest of the rice.

6. Enjoy your picnic~!! :D

Ramen with Fried bean curd; Nutritionally balanced food for U.

"Ramen with Fried bean curd"

You need the food that are good for your health? Here is the best food for U.

It is delicious and it takes just 10 mins!

[Ingredient]

Ramen, Squid, Fried bean curd, Red peminto, Onion, Carrot, Corn, Hot pepper, Oyster Sauce,

Black pepper, Grape Seed Oil

[How to make]

(1) Boil the ramen and cut them in the cold water 

(2) Mince Squid, Red peminto, Onion, Carrot and Hot pepper

(3) Oil the pan, fry the vegetables

(4) Then put Squid, ramen and Corn and fry them too!

(5) Put Oyster Sauce then put them into Fired bean curd~

Everybody enjoys the ramen.

You can make special food in simple ways!

The best food for hungry night! ; Quick Rabokgi (Ramen + Rice cake)

"Quick Rabokgi"

[Ingredient]


Ramen, Rice cake(for Ddokbukgi) Green Oinon, Onion, Green Pepper,

0.5 Spoon Red Pepper Powder, 0.8 Spoon Red Pepper Paste,

2/3 Ramen Powder, 3 cups of Water, Sesame

[How to make]

1. Put the Rice cake in the water for few mins.

2. Slice the vegetables and set aside.

3. Put three cups of water in the pot and then if the water boils, put the rice cakes and ramen in the water.

4. Pull 2/3 of the water then put vegetables, red pepper powder, red pepper paste and ramen powder.

5. Cook all the ingredient.

6. Now, you can enjoy your food~




Do you like spicy food? Here is special food for people who like spicy food.
This is one of Korean's favorite food! Of course, you have to buy some Korean ingredients.
If you have ingredients, however, it is really easy to make.
If you feel hungry at night, you can make this easily!
This is also one of my favorite.
When I invite my friends, it's good food to treat. ^-^ They always like it!
 

 

Fried Slice Potatoes ; The easiest food in the world?!

"Fried Slice Potatoes"

[Ingredients]

4 Potatoes, 1 Carrot, 1/3 spoon Minced garlic, Herb Salt, Sesame, Oil.


(If you want to, add mushrooms, onions or green pepper.)

 [How to make]

(1) Wash the potatoes and the Carrot then peel them.

(2) Slice them.

(3) Put them into water to protect to become sticky
                                        (It’s because of Starch)

(4) Oil a pan and put the potatoes and the carrot.


(5) Put other ingredients. (Minced garlic, Herb Salt)

(6) Fry until it becomes crisp.

(7) Put sesame over the food and Enjoy it!

You don't have time to cook but you want to something special? Here is the easiest food in the world.

It takes only 20-30 mins to make. Serve with the rice. You'll like it.

This food is one of my favorite side dish. When I was a middle school student, my parents were busy so sometimes I had to cook for me and my younger sister. I don't like Kimchi at that time (Now, I can't live without that!) So I cooked this for lunch. Now you know, this food is really easy to make! Even a middle school student can cook! In addtion to that, the fried slice potato is  really delicious XD. You'll want to eat this everytime! Never get bored!