Tag: appetizer
Egg Roll Kimbap
Egg Roll Kimbap
Kimbap has become my new obsession. As I’ve been learning about kimbap, there are more varieties then the traditional version with beef, carrots, spinach, pickled radish, crab, and cucumber. This type I’m making today is an egg roll kimbap. The rolled egg omelette contains spam, carrots, bell pepper, green onions, and mirin. The egg roll gets rolled up in kimbap rice in a sheet of nori. Slice them into 1” thick pieces and it’s kimbap time. These are great as an appetizer, snack, lunch, dinner, and second dinner.
Equipment
- sushi rolling mat
Ingredients
- 3 cups steamed rice
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 6 large eggs beaten
- 4 oz spam julienned; cut into tiny cubes
- 1/4 medium red bell pepper julienned; cut into tiny cubes
- 1 small carrot julienned; cut into tiny cubes
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 1/2 tbsp mirin
- vegetable oil
- 3 sheets nori
Instructions
- Mix together the steamed rice, sesame oil, sesame seeds, salt, and white pepper. Set aside and keep warm.
- Mix together the eggs, spam, carrots, bell pepper, mirin, and green onion.
- Grease a nonstick frying pan with oil over medium heat. Pour a 1/4 cup of the egg mixture into the pan, letting it set for a minute.
- Once firm, roll up the omelette. Push it to the right side and pour in another 1/4 cup of the egg mixture. Let it firm up for a minute, then roll it up. Take out of the pan. Do these steps with the rest of the egg mixture. You should be able to get 3 nice egg rolls.
- Take a sheet of nori and place it on a sushi rolling mat. Spread out evenly 1 cup of the rice across the sheet.
- Place an egg roll across the very bottom of the rice.
- Tightly roll it up using the mat.
- Slice into 1” slices.
Pinsec Frito (Pork, Shrimp, and Chinese Sausage Wontons)
Pinsec Frito (Pork, Shrimp, and Chinese Sausage Wontons)
Pinsec frito are a Filipino-style wonton filled with ground pork, shrimp, and Chinese sausage. The wontons get fried and are served with sweet and sour sauce. When making the filling, I recommend lightly pulsing separately the Chinese sausage and shrimp in a food processor for an even consistency. Other ingredients you can add to the filling include mushrooms, carrots, and green onions. Anything extra wontons that you don’t plan on frying that day can be frozen down on a baking sheet, then stored in freezer bags for later use.
Servings: 50 wontons
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1/4 lb shrimp peeled and deveined; tail removed
- 1 cup Chinese sausage finely chopped
- 1 cup Chinese parsley finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tbsp ginger minced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 large egg
- wonton wrappers
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Mix all of the filling ingredients together.
- Place a heaping tsp of the filling in the center of a wonton wrapper.
- Wet the edges with water. Fold over and crimp.
- You should yield about 50 wontons.
- Heat up 1/2” of cooking oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Drop in a few wontons, making sure to not overcrowd the pan. Fry for 3 minutes a side.
- Drain grease on a wire rack.
Sanjeok (Beef, Asparagus, Mushroom Skewers)
Sanjeok (Beef, Asparagus, Mushroom Skewers)
In Korean, sanjeok refers to skewered meat and vegetables. These mini skewers were traditionally eaten at special occasions and gatherings, but are now casually eaten at anytime of the year. The sanjeok cook quickly in under 5 minutes; either being broiled or pan fried.
Equipment
- toothpicks
Ingredients
- asparagus cut into 4” pieces
- trumpet mushrooms thinly sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
For The Beef
- 1/2 lb sirloin, flank, or strip loin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp mirin
- 1 tsp garlic grated
- 1 tsp ginger grated
Instructions
- Cut the beef into 1/4” thick, 5” long pieces.
- Mix together the marinade ingredients.
- Marinate the beef for 30 minutes.
- Using a toothpick, skewer in the following order: asparagus, beef, mushroom, asparagus, mushroom, beef, and asparagus.
- You should yield 10-12 skewers.
- Turn on your oven’s broiler. Place the skewers on a rack on a baking pan lined in foil.
- Broil for 2 minutes a side. Alternatively, you can pan fry the skewers over medium high heat for 2 minutes a side.
