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.

Experimental Noodles with Meat Sauce (no recipe)

This was an experimental "zha jiang mian" that I made tonight.

"American Style Kobe Beef Burger"

I saw this at Trader Joe's the other day and couldn't resist.

Pork Belly Buns (a la momofuku)

Pork belly buns (a la momofuku).

Ingredients
roasted pork belly
gwa bao
green onions
quick pickles (recipe below)
hoisin sauce

Roasted Pork Belly

I was in the mood for some pork belly the other day.  At first I was thinking of braising it to make Dongpo pork (东坡肉) but in the end I decided to roast it.



A search of the interwebs led me to David Chang's recipe for roasted pork belly from his momofuku cookbook.  I don't want to republish the recipe here, but I'm sure if you look you can find it too.

Easy Granola Bars

It's easy to make your own granola bars

Ingredients
3 c. rolled oats (about 11.5 oz. by weight)
1 c. unsalted peanuts (about 5 oz. by weight)
1 c. sunflower seeds (about 5 oz. by weight)
1/2 c. dried cranberries (about 3 oz. by weight)
1/2 c. raisins (about 4 oz. by weight)
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk