I'm already tired of eating out, even though it has all been my favorite type of food: Korean. One of my goals while I'm in Korea is to learn how to cook more Korean dishes, especially since the ingredients are easily available. Last night, I was hungry but all I had in the fridge were vegetable side dishes. For protein, I made tofu. It's a simple side dish my mom makes frequently (probably every Korean person knows how to make it), but I had never tried.
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| The tofu had dots that were perfect for helping me make even pieces. |
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| The sauce: garlic, soy sauce, green onion, sesami oil, honey, dried red pepper flakes. |
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| Fried tofu. |
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| I think its called 'dubu buchim yangnyumjang' in Korean. I'm going to call it 'dubu' because it means tofu (두부). It was juicy yumminess sprinkled with roasted sesame seeds. | |
I've been craving chicken lately because I've been eating tons of pork since I've been here. I don't like a lot of pork, but usually I don't have a choice as a lot of Koreans consider beef to be too expensive. Tonight, I made a ginseng chicken in broth. It's called 'samgye-tang' in Korean (삼계탕). 'Tang' means soup.
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| The soup was really easy to make. The recipe I used didn't have potatoes, but I love potatoes so I tried it out and it was delicious. |
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| This is the best colander I've ever used! The size adjusts and apparently I can also use it to steam things because it has high stilt-like legs. |
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| It was savory and delicious; I wish I had used more ginseng though. I wasn't sure how strong the root would be since I've never used it in cooking before. |
Dessert was Oreos. Lol.
