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NY Strip Bulgogi
NY Strip Bulgogi
Want your bulgogi to be a little more extravagant? Try using a higher end cut like a NY strip steak. Trim off the fat cap (in any other cirmstances, I’d call this blasphemeat), then slice on a bias 1/4” pieces. You want the pieces thicker than the traditional paper thin slices used with regular bulgogi. The beef gets marinated for an hour. You can then either broil or sear the beef in a grill pan. The beef will take 5 minutes total time to cook. Serve the bulgogi with perilla leaves. Garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 1 lb strip loin steak
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp pineapple juice
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp ginger minced
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- perilla leaves for serving
Garnish
- green onions finely chopped
- sesame seeds
Instructions
- Trim all of the fat from the strip loin.
- Slice the strip loin on a bias into 1/4” thick slices.
- Mix together the marinade ingredients.
- Marinate the beef for 1 hour.
- Turn on your oven’s broiler. Place the beef on a rack on a baking pan lined in foil.
- Broil for 2-3 minutes a side. Alternatively, you can sear the beef in a grill pan over high heat. Make sure not to overcrowd the pan.
Kabocha Korokke (Japanese Pumpkin Croquettes)
Kabocha Korokke (Japanese Pumpkin Croquettes)
Korokke are the Japanese equivalent of a potato croquet. You can use kabocha pumpkin, sweet potatoes, ir just regular potatoes when preparing this savory appetizer. The korroke can be shaped into oval sized patties or into smaller ping pong sized balls. Once formed, place on a parchment paper lined baking pan in the freezer to firm up. Then dredge them in flour, egg, then panko breadcrumbs. The korroke fry for a couple of minutes a side u til golden brown and crispy. Serve the korroke with tonkatsu sauce.
Equipment
- potato masher
Ingredients
- 1 lb kabocha squash seeded and cut into cubes
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 large egg beaten
- panko breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil for frying
- tonkatsu sauce
Instructions
- Place the kabocha in a steamer. Steam for 10 minutes.
- Place the kabocha in a bowl and mash with a potato masher.
- Brown the ground beef in a small sauté pan over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
- Add in the onions and cook for 2 minutes. Drain any excess oil.
- Mix in the ground beef and onions, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the mashed kabocha. Let cool.
- Form the dough into 6-8 oval shaped patties. Place on a baking sheet lined in parchment paper. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
- Dredge the croquettes in flour, then egg, then panko breadcrumbs.
- Heat up 1” of vegetable oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Place some of the croquettes into the oil, frying in two batches.
- Fry for 3-4 minutes a side until crispy and golden brown.
- Drain the drain the grease on a wire rack.
House Special Fried Rice
House Special Fried Rice
On a Chinese American menu, house special fried rice is the king of all fried rice. It has all the proteins: eggs, beef, pork, chicken, and shrimp; with an assortment of vegetables. It happens to be very simple to make and a great way to use up leftover rice. Other options you can use for red meats are char siu bbq pork, ham, spam, and Chinese dried sausage.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs beaten
- 1/4 lb beef or pork thinly sliced
- 1 leftover roast chicken thinly sliced
- 1/4 lb small shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots thawed
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 3 cups day old white rice clumps broken up
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 4 green onions chopped
Instructions
- Mix together the soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and white pepper. Set aside.
- Heat up 1 tbsp of cooking oil in a large sauté pan or wok over medium high heat. Pour in the eggs. Let set for 30 seconds.
- Scramble up the eggs and place in a large bowl.
- Place the beef or pork in the sauté pan. Cook for a minute. Place in the bowl.
- Sauté the shrimp for 1 minute. Place in the bowl.
- Add 2 tbsp of cooking oil in the sauté pan. Sauté the onion and garlic for 2 minutes.
- Add in the peas and carrots and the leftover roast chicken. Cook for 1 minute.
- Add in the bean sprouts. Cook for a minute. Place everything in the bowl.
- Add a 2 tbsp of cooking oil to the sauté pan. Fry the rice in a single layer for 2 minutes. Flip over and fry for another minute.
- Pour in the sauce, making sure that all of the rice is evenly coated. Cook for a minute.
- Add all the ingredients from the bowl back into the rice. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the green onions.
