Pan Fried Dumplings - Gunmandu

This is my favorite Korean dumpling that is made of cabbage, sprouts, sweet potato noodles, tofu and meat.This time I made dumplings (mandu) with a variety of vegetables and it was tasty. I liked the added texture.

When I make dumplings, I usually steam them or make dumpling soup, but this time I made pan fried dumplings(gunmandu). It was delicious! In fact, anything fried or stir fried are bound to be delicious. Yummy!

The way to make dumplings is the same as before. But I changed the ingredients a little.

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

1 lb ground pork

1 green cabbage

1 pack sprouts

3-4 cloves garlic

1 t minced ginger

3 T chopped green onions

2 C chopped Korean chives

1/2 lb sweet potato noodles

2 T soy sauce

3-4 T sesame oil

2 T rice wine

salt and pepper to taste

How to fry dumplings?

Steam dumplings for about 5 minutes.

Put oil in a pan and fry the dumplings over medium high heat until lightly golden on both sides.

Add a little water(3-4 T), cover and steam until filling is cooked.

Once they are cooked remove the lid and pan fry them a little more until golden brown.

How to make dumplings?

http://yhj95sm.blogspot.com/2014/01/korean-dumpling.html

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Teriyaki Chicken

Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce is one of my favorite dishes, but I always ate it at a restaurant, not home. So I tried to make it. I did something different with this dish, I used sesame leaves. I combined Japanese and Korean cuisines. The sweet, savory, salty sauce and the fragrant sesame leaves make the chicken more delicious. I also added mirin. What is mirin? It is a type of rice wine similar to sake but it is sweeter and has a lower alcohol content. Try this recipe and have dinner on the table in a short time!

Ingredients

1 lb                                       chicken thigh

1/2 C                                    corn flour

1 C                                       sliced cabbage

1/2 C                                    thinly chopped sesame leaves

1-2 T                                    cooking oil

Sauce

4 -5 T                                   coconut sugar

3 T                                        mirin

4 T                                        rice wine 

4 T                                        soy sauce

1 t                                         minced ginger

Directions

Rinse and dry chicken with a paper towel.

Slice into bite size pieces and spread them on tray.

Evenly dust them with corn flour on both sides.

Mix the teriyaki sauce.

Pan fry both sides of chicken over medium heat until golden brown.

Pour sauce mixture into the pan and increase to heat high and bring to the boil and cook until the sauce is slightly glossy.

Serve teriyaki chicken with cabbage and sesame leaves.

Enjoy!

Korean Meal on the Table

What do Koreans eat everyday?

Koreans usually eat steamed rice(bab), soup(guk)and side dishes (banchan). So if there are some side dishes, it's easy to fill the table. When I was just married my mom used to give me side dishes. That was when I was not good at cooking, so I got a lot of help from my mom. If I made rice, it is easy to fill the table.
Today I made some more side dishes like grilled short ribs(galbi), spicy fish stew(maeuntang) and salmon sashimi. Of course, I bought the salmon sashimi at the grocery store. And I made a number of side dishes - cabbage kimchi, caprese salad skewer and pickled radish. Koreans usually eat steamed rice, soup and kimchi. In addition to this, try to add various main dishes - for example meat, fish and so on. Especially, today I made steamed rice with oats and quinoa and I grilled marinated short ribs as a main dish. They were so delicious! The spicy Korean fish stew was so flavorful. In general, the restaurants sell spicy fish soup with seasoning(MSG), but I made spicy fish soup without seasoning. I just used natural seasoning like dried mushroom powder, dried pollack, dried kelp and dried anchovy powder. It's healthier! (The basic Korean soup or stew stock is made with dried fish, sea weed or mushrooms)

Do you want to know how to cook grilled short ribs(galbi), spicy fish stew(maeuntang) or cabbage kimchi?  Cick here!

Korean Short Rib
http://yhj95sm.blogspot.com/2016/05/korean-short-ribs-and-spicy-fish-stew.html

Korean Spicy Fish Stew
http://yhj95sm.blogspot.com/2016/02/blog-post.html

Cabbage Kimchi
http://yhj95sm.blogspot.com/2017/01/cabbage-kimchi.html


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Tofu Salad with Yuja Dressing

I was invited to Claire's house a few weeks ago. She wanted to serve Korean foods like Korean dumplings(mandu) and rice cake soup(tteokguk). She is American not Korean, but she made Korean foods and served us. What wonderful things!

That day we made dumplings together. She had made dumpling filling beforehand, we just put the filling into the dumpling skins. It was so much fun to make dumplings and sit around shooting the breeze. Just like in Korea. FUN FUN FUN!!!

I was worried about what to make and then I made a Tofu salad with yuja dressing.

I wanted to share a Korean style tofu salad and unique yuja dressing. Korean style yuja dressing has been a popular Korean dressing in recent years. It's slightly sweet and fruity. It has a unique, refreshing citrus aroma and flavor that might be described as a mixture of lemon, lime and grapefruit. The aromatic and floral lime like fruit, yuja, has been popularized in Japan also. It's called yuzu in Japanese cuisine and yuja in Korean cuisine.

The all purpose Korean yuja dressing recipe can be used in a lot of Korean recipes, the sweet flavor makes any dressed salad into an elegant side dish.

This tofu salad has a wonderful zesty finish from the citrus fruit, yuja!

Ingredients

1 pack                     tofu

1/2 t                         salt

2 C                          spring mix

1/2                           apple

1/4                           red onion

2                              kumatoes

Yuja dressing

5 T                          marmalade yuja

2 T                          vinegar

1 pack                     truvia

1 T                          olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cut the tofu into bite sized pieces and put on a  paper towel to remove water and sprinkle with salt slightly.

Put oil in a pan and fry the tofu over medium high heat until golden brown and set aside.

Slice apple and onion.

Mix all the dressing ingredients.

Put vegetables, tomatoes, apples, tofu and dressing in a bowl.

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Cabbage Sandwich with Garlic Sauce

Do you have an upset stomach every morning? Then try cabbage.
Fresh cabbage is good for those who suffer from stomach ulcers because it is a natural anti-ulcer food. It is also good for skin beauty, good for acne, has plenty of fiber and good for constipation. You should eat cabbage just to see this effect.

Ingredients
2 pieces whole grain sandwich bread
2 leaves cabbage
1/5 onion
2 t butter
strawberry jam and tomato ketchup to taste

Garlic sauce
1 T minced garlic
2 T mayonnaise
1 T olive oil
pepper to taste

Directions
Rinse cabbage and slice thinly. Julienne onion and put it in cold water for 15 minutes then drain. 
Add olive oil to a saute pan and roast minced garlic and sprinkle with pepper.
Put the roasted garlic in a bowl and mix well with mayonnaise.
Spread jam on one side of bread and garlic sauce on the other side and add the cabbage and onion and top with ketchup.
Enjoy the healthy sandwich.

Click to watch the video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvrecK2flk

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