Roast Kimchi

Korean sweet sour Pork or Chicken is a lovely meal. Ingredients Batter 1 cup of water 1 cup of Corn Flour 1 Egg ( Egg white) Meat 600g thinly sliced 1/2 Red onion, Cucumber, Red Pepper and Yellow Pepper Sauce 2 cups of water 8 Tbsp of Sugar 2 Tbsp of Ketchup 2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce ( Corn Flour mixed with 2 tbsp of water to thicken the sauce if needed 6 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar 2 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce 2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce Method 1) Make the batter by pouring water into the Corn flour and leaving it for 4 hrs. You will find the liquid forms two layers discard the top clear liquid and mix the rest with the egg white and dip your meat into this and either shallow fry or deep fry. 2) Boil all the sauce and vegetable ingredients and serve on top of the meat and enjoy

This is one of my Favourite Korean side dishes you can find Daikons in most Asian stores and in England they are now in Local Supermarkets. Ingredients 2 Radish, 1 Spring Onion 3 Tbsp Korean Chilli Powder 1/3 Pear 2 Tbsp Sugar Rice Starch Sauce 1 2-3 dried Chillis Half onion 2 Tbsp of salted shrimp 2 Yakult 2 2 cloves of minced garlic 1 teaspoon of minced Ginger 5 Tbsp of Fish Sauce Method 1)Chop Radish -- leave it with salt 2)Was and drain and mix with chilli Powder  3)Grind all the ingredients in 1 4)Heat up 1.5 Tbsp of Rice starch until it gets sticky and let it cool 5)Mix this cooled rice starch with all the other ingredients listed and add to the radish. 6)Put in a container leave for 2 days in room temp then place in the fridge     

This Korean Chicken Stew is my favourite and makes my top 3 chicken stews along with Chicken Chasseur and Coq au vin. Ingredients 1 kg Chicken Thigh or Drumsticks 200g Mushrooms 2 Potatoes Chopped 1 Carrot Chopped 1 Onion Chopped 1 Bay Leaf 3 Thai Chillis or any spicy Chillis Chopped Sauce 1/4 cup of Soy Sauce 1 Cup of Coke 4 Tbsp of Brown Sugar 1 Tbsp of Minced Garlic 1 Tsp Minced Ginger 2 Tbsp of Mirin Method 1) Boil the water with the Bayleaf and cook the chicken for 5 minutes, Then throw away the water. 2)Add 1.5 cups of Fresh water and boil the chicken with the sauce and chillis, Add the veg and cook until the potatoes are cooked. 3) Add more Chillis if you need more spice

Dak Doritang is a Korean spicy Chicken stew Ingredients 1 kg Chicken Thighs 3 Potatoes Quartered 1 carrot chopped roughly 1 Onion chopped Roughly 200g Mushrooms 1 Bay leaf Black Pepper   Sauce 2 tbsp of Korean Chilli Powder 2 Tbsp of Korean Chilli Paste 2 Tbsp of Sugar 3 Tbsp of Soy Sauce 3 Garlic cloves minced 1 tsp minced Ginger 2 Tbsp of Mirin Method 1) Boil Chicken Thighs with Bay Leaf and Black Pepper for 10 minutes then drain and throw away water. 2) Add the Chicken , Potatoes , Carrots in a sauce pan and add water to cover the nadd the sauce and boil for 20 minutes 3) Add the Onions and Mushrooms and Boil for 10 minutes 4) Taste to see if the stew needs more soy sauce or if  more spice is required then add more chilli powder. Serve with rice and enjoy.

Kimchi Fried rice is considered a quick and easy treat that one makes as Kimchi is always in the Fridge. Ingredients for 2 2 portions of left over cooked rice 1 cup of Kimchi 4 Rashers of Bacon 1/2 Onion, finely chopped 2 eggs 2 tsp of Sesame oil salt and pepper to taste Method 1) Fry Bacon and onion with vegetable oil 2) Add the Kimchi and stir for another 2-3 minutes 3) Lower the heat and add the cooked rice and cook until it's heated through 4) Add the Salt and Pepper and the Sesame Oil 5) Fry the egg in another pan and serve the egg on top of the rice The Blog spot explaining how to make Kimchi  http://roastkimchi.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/kimchi.html

Kimchi is synonymous with Korean Food. They eat it with everything and it is a main component in dishes such as kimchi fried rice or kimchi Jjigae which is a Kimchi based stew. But making your own Kimchi shouldn't be too daunting and as it keeps forever there is no fear of it ever going off . Ingredients 1 Chinese cabbage, cut to your preference 1 Litre of water 1 cup of sea salt 3 Spring Onions chopped Kimchi paste Ingredients 1 Cup of Korean Chilli Powder 65ml of Korean Fish sauce 2 Tbsps of Minced Garlic 1/2 Tbsp Garlic minced 3 Tbsp of Korean Plum extract 1/2 Onion  Puree 1 Pear Grinded Rice Starch:  Cold Water one cup = Rice starch powder 1.5 Tbsp, Heat in a saucepan over a medium heat until it gets sticky. Method  1) The day before add the Chinese Cabbage Leaves into a large bowl with the water and seasalt. Leave until it gets soft about 24 hrs and then discard the water and squeeze the cabbage leaves to drain the cabbage of all its moisture. L...

Korean Food is an exciting cuisine which has caught on in England especially over the last 10 yrs. I appreciate that a new cuisine such as Korean can be daunting to replicate and the ingredients seem different, but the good thing is that most dishes can be made with just a handful ingredients. I have learnt to appreciate and enjoy Korean food through my Korean wife so rest assured that my Korean food posts are authentic. From this picture you will see a collection of Korean Ingredients,  Mirin, Soy sauce, Ginger,  Garlic, Starch Syrup, Korean Chilli Powder and Korean Chilli paste( Red Tub).These ingredients will make about 80 percent of Korean dishes. So if you stock these you can easily make a majority of dishes and you can add a few more ingredients as time goes on to make a few more. In England, you can get all the ingredients in China town, New Malden  ( Korean Town) and of course the Internet. Yangnam Chicken One thing Korea is good at is fried chicken and t...