Archives for September 13, 2008

JjaJangMyeon (짜장면) is the most popular Korean style Chinese food in Korea. This is made of mainly black bean paste, meat, and different kinds of vegetables. In Korea, you can easily order JaJangMyeon (Black bean paste noodles) from the Chinese restaurants. Then they will deliver the food to your house only for 3 or 4 dollars without any tipping. Typically, Korean style Chinese restaurants serve JaJangMyeon with Yellow Pickled Radish (DanMuJi), radish kimchi (KkakDuGi), and raw onion with black bean paste, which you will use to make this recipe. Dip the onion into the black bean paste when you eat JaJangMyeon. Garnish with cucumber or peas. Cucumber tastes especially good with this JaJangMyeon.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Just yummy Korean food this time. Kimchi fried rice. Like Kentuky Fried Chicken, only different. 😀 For delicious fried kimchi rice, I want to tell you several things. First, good kimchi makes yummy fried kimchi rice. Well fermanted kichi is the best. Another thing is..Frying the kimchi first is important – don’t cheat. 😛 I prefer to fry my rice a little crispy which takes longer to cook. (patience … hehe) You can add more sugar or salt depending on your taste.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Curry powder is considered to be very healthy. Adding different kinds of vegetables and meat will make it even healthier. This recipe is a Korean styled curry & rice dish. When I tried Indian or other (American?) curry powder, I thought the taste was a little different from Korean curry powder. So, use Korean curry powder to get an authentic Korean taste. The Korean brand that I use is called, “Ottogi Curry Medium.” That brand comes three different kinds heat levels: hot, medium, and mild. I usually use medium for my curry rice, but depending on your tastes, you can use hot or mild. If I get the chance to try other curry powders for it, I will let you know the result, or if you try it, tell me what you think of it. I will appreciate the feedback. This curry tastes best with chicken rather than other meat, but you can skip the meat and it will still taste very good. 😀

Yield: 4 Servings

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