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powerplantop on "Chok Pal"

powerplantop — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:05:13 +0000

I was going to make a gig batch of soy sauce pickles this year but last time I was home for more than a day or two. Good cucumbers were in short supply. Hopefully when I go home this weekend I find some. Your making me hungry talking about jokbal....

unchienne on "Chok Pal"

unchienne — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:23:26 +0000

powerplantop, thank you so much. Just the one I was looking for. Just got a large bag of kirby cukes and my mouth is already watering looking at this vid again. Also, didn't realize you had done the jokbal vid too (I posted that link ages ago). Another score. I made a batch and it was spot on, especially after I cooled them in the fridge and all that luscious, gelatinous flesh firmed up a bit. A slice of jokbal some raw garlic, red leaf lettuce, and tang jang had my mouth in foodie heaven.

powerplantop on "Chok Pal"

powerplantop — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:27:48 +0000

unchienne, yep they are still there. Have not post many lately. I have been working out of to many Hotels. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/powerplantop?feature=mhee" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/user/powerplantop?feature=mhee</a> I think this is the one you are looking for. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQbyPJFeRzU" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQbyPJFeRzU</a> My wife also loved them.

Tequila on "Chok Pal"

Tequila — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:25:40 +0000

Maangchi since you mentioned that you can't handle pig's feet, how about an improvised version using a big slab of pork belly block instead. I would really love to see your version of this dish. :D

unchienne on "Chok Pal"

unchienne — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:00:51 +0000

Hola, powerplantop. Are you vids still on Youtube? I loooooved your soy cucumber pickles (made a perfect batch using your vids), but I can't seem to locate it anymore.

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powerplantop — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:48:07 +0000

The guy in the vid is southern but I don't know about the gentleman part. The Sprite was my mother-in-laws tip. In Korea she would use Cider, Sprite is as close as I can get.

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unchienne — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:59:51 +0000

I don't know if this is in bad form because it's someone else's video, but since Maangchi stated that she'd probably not do this recipe, I hope she doesn't mind. Was trying to find recipes online when I stumbled across this vid: <a href="http://www.easy2cook.tv/video_recipes/recipes_video.aspx?Recipe_id=7148&Recipe_en=JokBal%20-%20Korean%20Pork%20Shank&Recipe_cat=Meat" rel="nofollow">http://www.easy2cook.tv/video_recipes/recipes_video.aspx?Recipe_id=7148&Recipe_en=JokBal%20-%20Korean%20Pork%20Shank&Recipe_cat=Meat</a> Not much into html writing at 6 in the morning, so please excuse my long link-age. The recipe seems pretty authentic, despite the very Southern sounding gentleman conducting the video, and he even uses my aunt's trademark sprite additive in his sauce. She uses sprite when making wasabi and korean quick cucumber peppers. Says it adds a kick, though I imagine it's just the carbonation and sugar that does the trick.

powerplantop on "Chok Pal"

powerplantop — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:17:52 +0000

Converted file type hope this works.

powerplantop on "Chok Pal"

powerplantop — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:56:23 +0000

Here is what the JokBal looked like, it was very good.

philam4 on "Chok Pal"

philam4 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:28:45 +0000

hi maangchi..i have been searching a site like yours for quite sometime already...i found one finally!!! i got a guide for cooking korean food now. i can cook some dishes though, but those are 40% experiment coz i don't exactly know the proportions and sequence. thanks! .^^.

powerplantop on "Chok Pal"

powerplantop — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:46:14 +0000

I am going to give it a try on the 15th. My mother-in-law is out for a visit so perfect time to try.

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powerplantop — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:19:56 +0000

"it takes a lot of time and your kitchen wont smell nice... be warned..." Something about pork bones, when I made Gamjatang I did most of the long cooking out side using the side burned on the BBQ grill.

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kumaxx — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:24:53 +0000

korean cooking isnt a precise science. everytime i asked my mother "How much put you in it", she says "i dont know. enough so it tastes good." so when i cook, i do the same. just do what feels right and what tastes good. here is my recipe: boiling jokbal in vegetable broth. carrots, whole pepper, some green stuff, raddish, ginger and cinnamon... every shop has its own broth but ginger and cinnamon is kinda important. after several hours of cooking, remove bones and gristle, let it cool down. you can marinate it if you like, you dont have to. boil it again in a fresh vegetable-broth, without cinnamon, but wit a bit ganjang. it's a drag to make, it takes a lot of time and your kitchen wont smell nice... be warned...

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powerplantop — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:51:03 +0000

I have also looked and looked online for a recipie in English for jokbal. I don't read or speack Korean but I bet there is recipie in Korean online. I may just give it a try and see how it turns out. The soondae in the Houston Ko-Mart food court is great. The same place has a great soondae kook. To bad I am no longer on a project in TX. My mother-in-law mails my wife soondae and jokbal from a place in Los Angeles korean town but I don't know the name.

Maangchi on "Chok Pal"

Maangchi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:23:19 +0000

I can eat jokbal and soondae, but I don't think I can touch pig feet or blood.

eponun on "Chok Pal"

eponun — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:35:43 +0000

Maangchi, you can't handle pig feet? Do you mean you don't like them/don't like to touch them or do you mean you don't have a recipe for it? Thanks. Also, do you know of a good place to buy soondae (blood sausage)?

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sweetiekins — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:43:01 +0000

o pleeeeeeeez maangchi ~~~~~ can u somehow get a recipe for us? u make the best/easy recipes..... i don't trust anyone else :)

Maangchi on "Chok Pal"

Maangchi — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:32:03 +0000

sorry I can't handle pig feet! Anybody else has a good recipe for jokbal?

eponun on "Chok Pal"

eponun — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:03:36 +0000

Mangchi, I would love a good recipe for chok pal (pigs feet). I can already make the saywu ja (brine shrimp sauce w/green chilli) for it. I've heard there are so many secret recipies for chok pal, but it's very hard to get it to come out right. I don't think many Americans will appreciate this recipe, but I will. I am half Korean and have been trying to find a recipe online. Aside from boiling it with coffee grounds and ginger, I can't really get a good specific recipe for chok pal. Any ideas?