Re: Craving Korean..Help!!!

hi,

Here’s what i always do:

1. Learn the recipe from Maangchi well.

2. Plan ahead what you want to eat. Most of Maangchi’s recipes are freezer friendly, by that I mean you can always cook a large batch ahead of time, portion them out then freeze. I do this with:

– seolllongtang (portioned out the soup and meat separately). I love using seollongtang stock for my miyeok guk a.k.a seaweed soup. Sometimes I even put the meat (already seasoned) into the miyeok seollongtang (if such a thing exist).

– miyeokguk ( i soak a small package at once and cut all, then portion and freeze. only need the stock, and those you can buy readily at any american grocery store).

-gamjatang ( i just made the stock and added the sauce without the veg. I tripled the recipe and just picked out the bones then portion and freeze.) whenever i want gamjatang, i just need to put 2 portions still frozen solid in a pot and start heating with the lid on over med low heat, prep veg (slicing kimchi, chives, potatoes, washing bean sprout and perilla leaves if you can get some). when it finally boil furiously i just dump all the veggies in and wait until it comes back to a boil then simmer for 5 min or until the potatoes are tender which doesn’t take a long time since i always dice them about 1″ big.

– tokpokki ( make a lot of stock ahead of time if you happen to buy those anchovies otherwise just buy the stock powder aka dashida) You only need to get the tokpokki ready made. then boil water+stock powder+tokpokki+seasoning+fish cake) finally add green onions or scallions. In the time it took for the seasoned stock to boil and tokpokki absorp some of those yummy flavor. You have yourself a meal ready.

– fishcake

– yukgaejang

-kalguksu (make a lot then portion and freeze)

3. Have fun and just browse through your freezer what you want to eat that day. If you do this, you only need about 15-20 min of cooking (thaw out the soup in a pot, put rice in rice cooker, prep veg) then just wait until everything is ready to serve. I do it all the time now. At the beginning it was troublesome but after awhile i get the hang of things and it gets really fast to prepare a quick meal when you get home, hungry and tired. All you need just warm it up and leave it to take a shower. By the time you get out of the shower, you’ll have a tasty meal ready for you.

Have fun and goodluck