I watch alot of Korean Dramas. Besides the few must see American shows I love K-Dramas are my favorite TV to watch. Now usually in one of these shows the couple inevitably goes to a restaurant. I cannot possibly name each of the delicious dishes I've seen but every once in awhile one pops up that Just looks so irresistably good that I have to track down a recipe. As far as I know this is pretty authentic to what you'd actually eat in Korea. If I'm missing something please comment or if you just enjoy it. I like hearing responses.
Spicy Braised Chicken
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Two pounds of chicken thighs or wings into bite sized pieces
1/4 c soy sauce
1/4 c Minced garlic
1/4 c Hot pepper paste
1/4 c hot pepper flakes
1Tbsp Sugar
2 c Chopped Onions
2 c Water
3 Large Potatos Chopped into about 2inch chunks
2 green chilis chopped
2 green onions chopped (garnish)
Start by washing the chicken. Drain and set aside. Mix together soy sauce,garlic,hot pepper flakes,hot pepper paste and sugar. Put the chicken and onions in a large pot. Mix 1 cup of water into your paste and dump over chicken and onion mixture. Toss to coat. You'll still have some paste in the bowl so go ahead and add one more cup, mix and empty over whats already in the pot. Toss again to make sure everythings covered nicely. Turn on the stove top to medium high and boil the mixture for 20 minutes. Now cut your potatos if you havent already. Put them into your pot along with the green chilis,stir And replace lid. Cook for an additional 20 minutes. Remove lid and cook about 5 minutes to thicken sauce some. Occasionally taking sauce from the bottom of the pot and pouring over the contents on top. Lastly transfer to large serving plate or dish and sprinkle chopped green onions on top before serving. Of course what's a proper Korean meal without a side of rice and if you enjoy it some Kimchi!
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Melted Snowman cookies
I can across a recipe for melted snowman cookies while surfing the internet. Theres was incredibly complicated and used ingredients Id personally probably never buy. I saw on another site that they had modified it some and made it simpler but to me it still took longer then I care to take baking cookies. So I searched some more and found an even simpler method which I then took and deconstructed to fit my needs and below is the recipe Ive come up with. I hope you enjoy and please leave a comment if you try them.
Melted Snowman Cookies
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Items needed
Marshmallows
Icing
Food coloring or colored icing pens
Sugar Cookies
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Take a nice chunk of dough and form it into a puddle shape (sloppy circle).
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
While the cookies are baking prepare your favorite icing recipe. After removing the cookies from the oven ice them with the white frosting. It will drip over the edges and look sloppy but thats the look you want. Let them cool completely before finishing decorating.Once they are cooled. Depending on how many cookies you have place marshmallows on the a microwave safe plate and microwave 10-20 seconds. You want the marshmallows to flatten slightly in their centers. With pam sprayed fingers quickly transfer the melted marshmallows onto the cookie. As they cool they should stick to the cookie.
Lastly comes the decorating. You can choose to color the remainder of the frosting you made earlier with food dye or buy those nifty little frosting pens. Make some eyes,carrot nose and a smile on the marshmallow head and draw a simple tie on the cookie body and thats it your done. You can embelish them more if you like or make them even simpler if you choose. You could also use pre made sugar cookie dough and just complete the rest of the steps as described.
These will be cute for the Holidays or just as a winter treat. I hope you enjoy them as I do!
Melted Snowman Cookies
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Items needed
Marshmallows
Icing
Food coloring or colored icing pens
Sugar Cookies
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 375F degrees. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Take a nice chunk of dough and form it into a puddle shape (sloppy circle).
Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
While the cookies are baking prepare your favorite icing recipe. After removing the cookies from the oven ice them with the white frosting. It will drip over the edges and look sloppy but thats the look you want. Let them cool completely before finishing decorating.Once they are cooled. Depending on how many cookies you have place marshmallows on the a microwave safe plate and microwave 10-20 seconds. You want the marshmallows to flatten slightly in their centers. With pam sprayed fingers quickly transfer the melted marshmallows onto the cookie. As they cool they should stick to the cookie.
Lastly comes the decorating. You can choose to color the remainder of the frosting you made earlier with food dye or buy those nifty little frosting pens. Make some eyes,carrot nose and a smile on the marshmallow head and draw a simple tie on the cookie body and thats it your done. You can embelish them more if you like or make them even simpler if you choose. You could also use pre made sugar cookie dough and just complete the rest of the steps as described.
These will be cute for the Holidays or just as a winter treat. I hope you enjoy them as I do!
Monday, December 19, 2011
Stained glass Cookies
I Remember first making these cookies many,many years ago when I was in girl scouts. As the years flew by I made them less and less as my holiday cooking expand with the size of our family. One year I remember candy canes were the big thing. Every single tree I saw had them hanging on them which is when I remembered my long neglected stained glass cookie recipe. I made the cookies in various shapes wrapped them with colored cellophane and hung them with a little ribbon on my tree. When the evening was done all the guests were free to choose on to take with them. Needless to say they were a big hit. Im thinking of making them this year but am still procrastinating if Im going to buy a tree yet or not. If I do Ill be sure to add a photo.
Stained Glass Cookies
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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
30-40 hard candies (generic lollipops, dum dums,life savers,jolly ranchers all work)
Pre Heat oven to 375 F In a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add molasses and vanilla extract until incorporated well. Add egg and mix well. Lastly add all the dry ingredients. Once incorporated wrap the dough into two flat discs and refregirate about 30 minutes before rolling out. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
Use a large cookie cutter of whatever preference you choose and then use a smaller of the same shape on the inside of the cookie. This is where your crushed candies will go. If your wanting to hang them make a hole at the top of your shape large enough to slip a small ribbon through. With all the remaining cut out sections of dough just reincorporate and continue the same process until your left with cookie sheets full of shapes. Oh and important put down a silpat or parchment paper so you dont ruin cookie sheets with melting candies. Divide the candies up by color,transfer into a ziploc bag and crush em with a rolling pin,can or your fist til they are in small pieces.
Fill each cookie with a spoonful of candy enough where it will melt nicely into the cookie but not overflow it. Bake 9-10 minutes. Cookies should be a light brown and the candies should have melted nicely to fill the shape. Once cooled string the hole with ribbon and then wrap with a small square of cellophane and either add another ribbon or use a twist tie to secure. Thats it your done!
Stained Glass Cookies
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1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon molasses
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
30-40 hard candies (generic lollipops, dum dums,life savers,jolly ranchers all work)
Pre Heat oven to 375 F In a large bowl cream together sugar and butter until fluffy. Add molasses and vanilla extract until incorporated well. Add egg and mix well. Lastly add all the dry ingredients. Once incorporated wrap the dough into two flat discs and refregirate about 30 minutes before rolling out. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
Use a large cookie cutter of whatever preference you choose and then use a smaller of the same shape on the inside of the cookie. This is where your crushed candies will go. If your wanting to hang them make a hole at the top of your shape large enough to slip a small ribbon through. With all the remaining cut out sections of dough just reincorporate and continue the same process until your left with cookie sheets full of shapes. Oh and important put down a silpat or parchment paper so you dont ruin cookie sheets with melting candies. Divide the candies up by color,transfer into a ziploc bag and crush em with a rolling pin,can or your fist til they are in small pieces.
Fill each cookie with a spoonful of candy enough where it will melt nicely into the cookie but not overflow it. Bake 9-10 minutes. Cookies should be a light brown and the candies should have melted nicely to fill the shape. Once cooled string the hole with ribbon and then wrap with a small square of cellophane and either add another ribbon or use a twist tie to secure. Thats it your done!
Christmas Honey Balls.
This recipe Was recommended to me by a Friend Carrisa and all credit goes to her. I havent made these yet but recipe sounded so good I just had to copy it down. I hope you enjoy and try them out. Let me know in the comments below if you do!
Christmas Honey Balls
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Christmas Honey Balls
2 lbs flour (6 2/3 Cups)
4 Eggs
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Shortening
1 Tablespoon Anasetta Extract (Anise)
1 Cup Warm Milk
1 Pinch of Salt.
Cut Shortening into flour, Add Salt, Baking Powder, and Sugar
Add Eggs. Then add Warm milk a little as a time (as needed-you can add more if you need to)
Knead Dough and let stand for 1/2 hour.
Then cut pieces and roll into ropes. Cut into small pieces and fry in a deep pot or fryer if you have one.
After the oil cools, discard. Melt Honey til liquid and put the balls into it til coated,(do a small amount at a time) then transfer to your bowl and sprinkle with multi colored Sprinkles,shredded coconut,oreo crumbles or anything else youd like that will adhere well.
Christmas Honey Balls
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Christmas Honey Balls
2 lbs flour (6 2/3 Cups)
4 Eggs
1/2 Cup Sugar
3 Tablespoons Baking Powder
1/2 Cup Shortening
1 Tablespoon Anasetta Extract (Anise)
1 Cup Warm Milk
1 Pinch of Salt.
Cut Shortening into flour, Add Salt, Baking Powder, and Sugar
Add Eggs. Then add Warm milk a little as a time (as needed-you can add more if you need to)
Knead Dough and let stand for 1/2 hour.
Then cut pieces and roll into ropes. Cut into small pieces and fry in a deep pot or fryer if you have one.
After the oil cools, discard. Melt Honey til liquid and put the balls into it til coated,(do a small amount at a time) then transfer to your bowl and sprinkle with multi colored Sprinkles,shredded coconut,oreo crumbles or anything else youd like that will adhere well.
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