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Corn Cheese

Corn Cheese

Corn Cheese

Known as cheesy corn in Korea, corn cheese is a popular side dish that you will find at every Korean bbq. Corn, onion, chilies, mayo, and seasonings are cooked in a cast iron skillet for a couple of minutes, then topped with cheese, and broiled until bubbly. To enhance the flavor even more, you can add bacon, shrimp, crab, bell peppers, or peas to the corn before you add it to the skillet.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: East Asian, Korean, side dish, vegetables
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • cast iron skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 can corn drained
  • 1/4 cup white onion finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • 1 red chili finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1/2 cup mozzarella

Instructions

  • Mix together the corn, onion, mayo, sugar, salt, pepper, and red chilies.
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  • Melt the butter in an 8” cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Pour the corn mixture into the skillet. Cook for 3 minutes.
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  • Top the corn with mozzarella cheese.
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  • Turnnon your oven’s broiler. Place the skillet under the broiler for 2-3 minutes to brown the cheese until it is bubbling.
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Sizzling, bubbly goodnesses.
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Bibimbap

Bibimbap

Bibimbap

In Korean, bibim means “to mix”, and bap means “rice”. So bibimbap is meat, vegetables, egg, and sauce mixed with rice. But it’s a lot more then that. Bibimbap is traditionally served in a hot stone bowl called a dolsot. The inside of the hot bowl is brushed with sesame oil. The rice is cooked in the bowl, creating a crispy rice layer. Then the toppings of your choosing are placed on top of the rice. An egg is cracked in the center and is drizzled with bibimbap sauce. Then, using your chopsticks, everything is stirred together in the bowl with the heat continuing to cook the bibimbap.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Keyword: Beef, East Asian, Korean, main course, rice
Servings: 2
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • dolsot stone bowl
  • ramekins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups steamed rice
  • sesame oil

Toppings

  • 6 oz sirloin thinly sliced and julienned
  • 1/2 bunch spinach
  • 1 carrot peeled and julienned
  • 1/2 zucchini julienned
  • 2 king oyster mushrooms sliced
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • garlic minced
  • soy sauce
  • sesame oil
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • vegetable oil

Bibimbap Sauce

  • 2 tbsp gochujang paste
  • 1 1/2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

Prepping the Toppings

  • Marinate the beef with 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tbsp green onion, and 1/2 tsp of sesame seeds for 10 minutes. Sauté in 1/2 tbsp of oil for 5 minutes until cooked through. Set aside.
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  • Sauté the carrots in a 1/2 tbsp of oil over medium high heat for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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  • Sauté the zucchini, 2 tbsp green onion, and 2 minced garlic cloves in a 1/2 tbsp of oil over medium high heat for 2 minutes. Toss with 1/2 tsp of toasted sesame seeds and set aside.
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  • Sauté the mushrooms in a 1/2 tbsp of oil over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
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  • Sauté the spinach, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 tbsp of green onion, and toasted sesame seeds in 1/2 tbsp of oil medium high heat for 2 minutes. Set aside.
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  • Mix together the bibimbap sauce ingredients. Set aside.
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Have all of your ingredients ready to go before assembling.
Place the dolsot in a 300 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes. Brush the inside of the bowl with sesame oil. Place 1 cup of rice in the bowl. Toss the rice in the sesame oil and cook for 3-4 minutes. Listen to the sizzle.
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Place the ingredients around the bowl on top the sizzling rice. Crack an egg in the center. Drizzle with the bibimbap sauce. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
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Stir all of the ingredients with chopsticks and chow down.
Fattoush Salad

Fattoush Salad

Fattoush Salad

Fattoush is a Lebanese bread salad. The bread in question is pita bread that’s been brushed with a dressing of pomegranate molasses and sumac, then toasted in the oven. The toasted pita croutons are crumbled into a salad of romaine, cherry tomatoes, radishes, cucumbers, green onions, fresh mint, and parsley. All of this is tossed in the pomegranate dressing. This salad can be eaten as a side and is even hearty enough as a main course.
Prep Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Lebanese
Keyword: Lebanese, main course, salad, side dish, vegan, vegetables, Western Asian
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1 head romaine lettuce washed and chopped
  • 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 2 small Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 4 radishes thinly sliced
  • 3 green onions chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint
  • 1/4 cup parsley chopped
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 large pita bread sliced in half

Dressing

  • 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tbsp sumac
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Mix together the dressing ingredients.
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  • Turn on your oven’s broiler. Brush the top side of the split pita bread with the dressing.
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  • Broil for 1-2 minutes.
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  • In a large bowl, toss the salad ingredients together with the lemon juice.
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  • Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss again.
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  • Crumble the toasted pita into the salad and toss.
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Serve the salad as a side.
Lebanese, main course, side dish, salad, vegan
Or serve fattoush salad as a main course.