Steamed soybean Sprouts with Soysauce over Rice

May 19, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

This is a real easy meal to make if you don't mind the vegetarian style.

First, you need some steamed rice...
If you don't have a rice cooker it's okay! Follow how to cook steamed rice in a pot steps.

Then, let's steamed the bean sprouts...
(This is not the mungbean sprouts you get for pho...)

Just get a pot of water and put bean sprouts in and cover the pot. Bring it to boil.

Make sure you cover it and don't open it too often. My mom says that prevents a strong odor from bean sprouts and keeps the taste fresh. When it starts to steam just don't go too far and turn your sprouts mushy. It should still be crunch enough.

Now the sauce...

soy sauce
sesame seeds
chopped scallions
red pepper flakes
drops of sesame oil

Don't put too much soy sauce...it's too salty...when you mix them in taste it and adjust accordingly to your personal taste.

And just mix them up!

Enjoy!

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Tofu Series II-Tofu Jun-Banchan/Sidedish Recipe

February 12, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

Here's the quick banchan to try...you just need couple eggs, flour, and tofu.

It's basically the same steps with Hobak/Zucchini Jun but just use Tofu.

You can make both of them at the same time and you get 2 banchan. If you made too much at once, you can always save them and heat it up again. That's what we did for couple days.

They are easy to make, healthy, and yummy~!!  Hope you like it as much as I do.

So shall we start?
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Quick n’ easy Kimchi Tuna Spicy Sauce and Rice

January 25, 2011 By Anna 1 Comment

After recovering from my nasty flu, my appetite has come back and I am craving so much different foods. I think I'm going to gain too much weight if I eat EVERYTHING I am craving these days...my craving has been going international and out of control...

For lunch, I wanted something instant and fast...but still something with a kick. Spicy and salty...yes...Mmmm

When I went grocery shopping, I realized I haven't been eating canned tuna for a while, so I just grabbed a 4-pack canned tuna today.

I'm planning to go eat Jjajangmyun later tonight (one of my must-eats now) so eating rice will balance the noodle I'm going to eat later. I'm so planned out with meal plans. LOL.

So anyway...if you ever want to try this here are the things I used:
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Cucumber Salad-Banchan/Sidedish Recipe

October 8, 2010 By Anna 3 Comments



This is one of the easy recipes for Banchan. If you like crunchy fresh cucumber, this will be perfect banchan for you.

Unlike Quick ‘n Easy Korean Banchan(sidedish)-Fresh Spicy Cucumber Salad Recipe which only uses the flesh part of cucumber (no seeds, no skin), this sidedish just uses the whole cucumber like other regular salads.

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Spinach Salad-Banchan/Sidedish Recipe

February 2, 2010 By Anna 7 Comments

Popeye eats spinach straight out of can. I prefer fresh ones...heh heh...or just cooked fresh...you know what I mean.

Once a friend told me she ate a very healthy meal...spinach salad. Yes that's good but let me show you an alternative way...Asian way...of eating spinach, as a Banchan/Sidedish with rice. I think that's little more filling than just a salad heh heh.


Just slightly cook and mix with sesame oil and salt and you are done!
Okay..okay...I'll be little more specific...scroll down!

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Soybean Sprouts Clear Soup Recipe

January 12, 2010 By Anna 5 Comments

A bowl of steaming hot soup during cold winter, especially this year, sounds so good! I LOVE soup just for the taste, but it happens to have some health benefits too!

Soybean sprouts are known to have 'isoflavone' which is beneficial for women near menopause. Also it's known within Koreans to help hangovers after heavy drinking by breaking down alcohol. So maybe next time you wanna try the Korean way to ease your hangover LOL.

Many Koreans are known to be heavy drinkers (not including me LOL) and they eat many different kinds of soup to relieve hangovers. Some spicy and some clear soup like what I am going to share today. This clear sprouts soup that I'm going to share is one of the popular ones.

However, you don't have to be a heavy drinker to enjoy this soup. I love to eat rice and this soup with Kimchi. Simple but tasty meal and healthy too!

Let's Start!
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Easy Korean Style Spicy Chicken Wings Recipe

November 24, 2009 By Anna 2 Comments

I begged my mom for something fried dripping with spicy (yet sweet) sauce. Mmmmmmm...My mom, Young, got out the deep fryer (highly recommended when deep frying) and with Costco's individually packed wings....(we really like how they packaged it all separately in small servings)...she cooked me a wonderful spicy Korean wings.
Korean Spicy Wings
This kind of wings can also be called Yangnyum Dak. Yangnyum means sauce or marinade and Dak means chicken. Oh and if you don't want any sauce or want the sauce on the side just skip the last step and regular fried wings will be good as it is too! It's not hard at all (except for the frying part). Don't really like to be near hot oil. So shall we start?
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Korean Style Pickle (Oiji)-Banchan/Sidedish Recipe

October 7, 2009 By Anna 2 Comments

Oiji/Korean Pickle
I love pickles with sandwiches and pastas. Although regular pickles we all know may be good for American food, there is a Korean style pickle called Oiji which Koreans love to eat as Banchan/Sidedish for a meal.
Instead of just eating it as a whole, Korean pickle served thinly sliced with chopped scallions on top. If pickle turns out to be too salty, pour some fresh water in the bowl. So, this may be a good banchan for people who's trying to stay away from unhealthy stuff since nothing else is added. This is more natural and healthier. Only thing we need is salt and vinegar and nothing else. This may be a good sidedish for anyone who's trying to eat more vegetables and/or trying to lose weight! Let's Start!
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Picnic with Quick ‘n easy Rice ball/Joomukbob/Onigiri recipe

September 24, 2009 By Anna 5 Comments

Weather in MD has been wonderful these days...perfect for spontaneous picnic. One day, the day was perfect for a quick picnic so my friend and I just gathered whatever we could find and started to make rice balls or Joomukbob (in Korean) or Onigiri (if you are more familiar with Japanese). 'Joomuk' means fist or hand probably means handmade or rice formed into a size of about your fist and 'bob' means rice. Not only is this quick and easy, making them together with friends is also fun time itself! Joomukbobs are good for picnic, snacks, and lunch. Easy to carry and easy to eat!
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Sweet Rice Powder Cake Recipe

March 12, 2009 By Anna 3 Comments

Very chewy dessert for you or could be your breakfast or snack. It has nuts (take out nuts if you are allergic to it) and sweet potato. Healthy and yummy cake.

Sweet Rice Cake

Ingredients
500g sweet rice powder
2 eggs
1tsp baking powder/flour
1.5 tsp baking soda
4 cups milk
2 tbsp sugar(can be adjusted to your liking)
1 tsp salt
nuts
raisin
(optional) 1 steamed sweet potato sliced thinly

***Let's Start!

Mix eggs well first.
Add milk and mix again.
Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda one by one while mixing nice and slow.
Add sweet rice powder and mix really well.
Add sliced steamed sweet potatoes, nuts, and raisins and mix.
Bake at 375F for about 45-50minutes.
Let it cool, cut, and serve.
Pair it with tea or coffee (or just this) and Enjoy!

Sweet Rice Cake

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