What is Korea without Kimchi? It is a staple in many of their traditional dishes, it is so common to find it in all their meals as a side dish. It is usually made out of Napa cabbage, radish, some carrots and fused together with the red hot chili flake known as Gochugaru.
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Here we learn the most basic kimchi, it is a great introduction to fermentation and a great dish to make for any meal. So get your jars out and clear out a shelf because your whole kitchen is going to smell like kimchi soon.
Miso Garlic Pas
This is a fusion you would not possibly think possible. Japanese infused flavours into a bowl of Italian pasta. Now it may sound weird but you got to try it. It will change your world.
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A simple quick pasta coated with umami savory rich miso sauce with hints of garlic. Topped with from seaweed and mushrooms it is a quick and delicious meal for any meal. Needing only 15 minutes to make it is a perfect side dish for any event.
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1.
Set your pasta to a boil as the sauce will be done in a snap.
2.
Mince up 4 cloves of garlic and slice your mushrooms.
3.
In a pan add in some oil on low heat and gently fry your garlic till fragrant and set it aside.
4.
In the same pan gently give your mushrooms a quick fry and set it aside.
Ingredients
1.
Pasta of Choice
2.
1tb Miso Paste
3.
5tb Mayo
4.
Mushrooms
5.
Seaweed
6.
4 Cloves Garlic
5.
Add some of your dried seaweed (dried wakame) into a heat proof bowl and add some hot water over it and let it re-hydrate.
6.
For the sauce combine 1tb of miso paste with 5tb of mayo and your fried garlic. Give it a good mix together.
7.
Once the pasta is just shy of being fully cooked heat up a pan on medium high heat and add your pasta to the pan. Add in your miso sauce, mushrooms and drained seaweed.
8.
Mix well till combined if your find the sauce a bit too thick add in either some pasta water or seaweed water.
9.
Add salt to taste and you got yourself a lovely bowl of pasta.
CHALLENGE:
Can you prep the sauce and all its condiments before the pasta is cooked?
TenTen effectively cooked this in 10 minutes so you can do it too.
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Happy Cooking