Korean!

Sunday. Dinnertime. Home. Party of 5.

Decided to make Kalbijim, Japchae and Bibimbap for the family.
Okay, let me at least write here my state of mind and emotion during this time.

It's Sunday and i just met up with my oh so wonderful ex to return all of his things and to get my things as well. We got to talking about our issues and well, at first i was mad as hell, then crying like a poor baby then laughing like a crazy girl! Talk about 360degree emotional spin. Im now an empty hollow person but im working on it. Ass.


Going back! Okay so after that, i went to my suki grocery with my list of ingredienta and went home to start cookin!

First, i like preparing all my ingredients and lining them all in an orderly fashion and imagine myself as though im in a cooking show ( nyahaha )





So that's the halfway through version. I started cooking around 5pm and after 3 long hours.. (ugh! My endurance is being tested here!) tada!





I particularly enjoyed making (and eating!) japchae because of the glass noodle i used for this. They're oh so chewy and tight! I had to cook them extra longer than the pasta time but they turned out pretty yummy!





For the kalbijim, im not quite used to adding a huge amount of sugar to main dishes since of course, sugar reminds us of desserts and its awkward adding them to a simmering beef stock with carrots and sesame seed. But i take it as a good sign when after 20minutes, the familia finished everything (cept for this one unbelievably ginormous bone part, our pet minipinscer, Prince, enjoyed that).





For the bibimbap, i took the risk of buying this unfamiliar brand for the red paste:




But it did the job although it wasnt as spicy as the usual bibimbaps that we usually have in Authentic korean resto. For the topping, i have there sunnyside egg, ground beef, carrots, spinach and shiitake shrooms.





• sirloin for the japchae too chewy, raw? Not sure but pa ma found it too hard for their already tender gums. (note to self: make sure to tenderize beef next time)

• bibimbap chilinpaste too mild. Look for something spicier next time. Must hit a korean grocery for some authentic stuff.

• okay, since i haven't started my schooking, im a noob when it comes to using pressure cooker. After 45mins of boiling, mom told me i had the pressure cooker sealed the wrong way and so, it's like im just boiling it regularly. What a waste!

Until the next project!:)



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