braised pork chops in orange-apricot sauce

Today's dinner was braised pork chops in an orange-apricot sauce.

I ate it with some quinoa (blech talk about bland).

I will post the recipe later.

Pork Belly Buns Korean Style

will update soon

Pickled moo 2

Sweet and Sour Pickled Moo

Today I am honored to be joined by a guest chef -- the Iron Chef Duck.  You can find his blog here.

These pickled radish cubes go great with fried chicken.  Most Korean fried chicken joints, such as Bon Chon Chicken, give you this as a side dish.

Pickled moo #1 - Korean pickled radish and carrot

Moo chae (무채) is a Korean side dish made from moo (무), a Korean radish similar to daikon.  Moo chae may be spicy (like kimchi) or it may be sweet and sour.  This recipe is for the sweet and sour kind and includes carrots.

Galbi Jjim (갈비찜) - braised beef short ribs

Galbi Jjim (갈비찜) is a traditional Korean dish whose name translates literally as "steamed ribs" (갈비 = ribs, 찜 = steamed).  More accurately, galbi jjim is ribs (usually beef short ribs) cooked in a braising liquid that includes soy sauce, water, and sugar.  Garlic, ginger, pepper, and sesame oil may also be added.  The dish may also include one or more of the following: potatoes (or korean radish or 무), carrots, chestnuts, mushrooms, jujube, and ginkgo nuts.  Variations include spicy galbi jjim (매운갈비찜) as well as pork galbi jjim (돼지갈비찜).

My recipe keeps things pretty simple.