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Kimbap
Kimbap
Kimbap is one of the most popular foods in Korea. Resembling sushi, these rice rolls of multi layered complexity are fairly time consuming to make, but are very addicting. Each of the ingredients have a few steps in preparation. The classic ingredients in kimbap are beef, carrots, fish cakes, pickled radish, spinach, and julienned omelette; rolled in nori with steamed rice seasoned with sesame oil. These are best eaten the day they are made, but can be slightly warmed up in the microwave. Since there is so much going on with kimbap, they are served without sauce.
Equipment
- sushi rolling mat
- serrated knife
Ingredients
Rice
- 3 cups steamed short grain rice
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp salt
Beef
- 8 oz ground beef or thinly julienned sirloin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice wine
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
Fish Cakes
- 1 sheet fish cake cut into 3/4” strips
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Spinach
- 8 oz baby spinach
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
Eggs
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
Carrots
- 1 large carrots julienned
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
Other Ingredients
- 4 strips pickled radish
- 4 sheets nori
Instructions
Ingredient Prep
- Brown the beef in a sauté pan over medium high heat.
- Season with soy sauce, rice wine, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Set aside.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Blanch the spinach for 1 minute.
- Shock in an ice bath to stop the cooking. Squeeze out the water. Season with sesame oil and salt. Set aside.
- Heat up vegetable oil in a small sauté pan over medium high heat. Sauté the carrots for 2 minutes. Season with salt. Set aside.
- Add cooking oil to the pan. Pour in the beaten eggs.
- Cook for 1 minute a side. Cut into 3/4” thick strips. Set aside.
- Add cooking oil to the pan. Add in the fish cakes. Season with soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar. Sauté for 2 minutes. Set aside.
- Finally, stir in the sesame oil and salt to the steamed rice. Let cool slightly.
Kimbap Assembly
- Gather all of the kimbap ingredients together.
- Lay a sheet of nori on a bamboo sushi rolling mat; shiny side down. Place 3/4 cup of the rice in a thin layer on the nori sheet.
- Leave a 1/2” of rice uncovered across the bottom of the sheet. Then place thin layers of each ingredient starting from the bottom in the specific order: beef, carrots, fish cakes, pickled radish, and egg. You should use no more than 2/3 of the sheet to layer your ingredients, with the top 1/3 just rice. It is very important to not overstuff the nori.
- Using the bottom of the rolling mat, roll over the top. Press it tightly.
- Unroll the mat. Bring the roll back to the bottom and roll it tightly again, making sur the bottom is sealed.
- Using a serrated knife, slice 1” thick pieces of the kimbap roll.
Steamed Watercress Meatballs
Steamed Watercress Meatballs
Watercress meatballs are a common item that can be found on dim sum menus. You pretty much mix all of the ingredients in a food processor, form the meat into balls, and steam them on a bed of watercress. Watercress happens to be highly nutrient dense, making these healthier then your average meatball.
Equipment
- food processor
- bamboo steamer
Ingredients
- 2 bunches watercress
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 tsp ginger grated
- 1 green onion finely chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp white pepper
- 2 tsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 1 1/2 tsp dried tangerine peel
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup cilantro
Instructions
- Blanch 1 of the bunches of watercress for 1 minute. Shock in cold water. Finely chop.
- Place all of the ingredients except the watercress and cilantro in a food processor. Process until smooth.
- Mix in the watercress and cilantro by hand.
- Line a heat proof plate with the other bunch of watercress. Form 12-14 meatballs and place them on the watercress. Place the plate inside the steamer.
- Cover and let steam over medium high heat for 15 minutes.
Beef and Broccoli
Beef and Broccoli
Beef and broccoli is one of the most popular Chinese American takeout menu items. It is also one of the easiest dishes to prepare; ready in 5 minutes. The broccoli gets steamed for a minute. Then beef gets sautéed for a couple minutes. The broccoli gets tossed back in with the sauce and cooked for another minutes. Serve with steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 1 lb top sirloin, flank, or skirt steak thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Sauce
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 tbsp shaoxing cooking wine
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Stir Fry
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 head broccoli cut into florets
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp ginger minced
Instructions
- Marinate the beef in the soy sauce, oil, and cornstarch for 10 minutes.
- Mix together the sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- Bring a 1/4 cup of water to a boil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the broccoli. Cover and steam for 1 minute. Remove from the pan and wipe clean.
- Heat up cooking oil in the same pan. Add in the beef in a single layer. Cook for 30 seconds a side.
- Add in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 30 seconds.
- Add in the broccoli and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the sauce. It will thicken quickly in less than a minute.
