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.
Sushi
Now you know what sushi is. You know how delicious it is. You enjoy seeing little plates of rice, seaweed and delicious stuffings flow around a little convener belt now it is time for you to make your own.
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Enjoy the art of eating and making delicate little rolls of rice encapsulated in a sheet of seaweed filled with whatever toppings you can ever imagine. Ranging from fried chicken, to raw fish, to vegetables. Here we show you the base template with a simple egg, crab stick and cucumber filling. It is yours to customize.
Sushi Roll?
1.
Wash 2 cups of sushi rice till the water runs clear.
2.
Add 2.5 cups of water and a pinch of salt into the rice mixture.
3.
Cook the rice in your preferred method.
Ingredients
1.
4 Sheets Nori Seaweed
2.
2 Cups Sushi Rice
3.
3 Eggs
4.
5tb Milk
5.
8 Crab/Seafood Sticks
6.
1/2 Cucumber
7.
5tb Rice Vinegar
8.
1tb Sugar
9.
1ts Salt
The All Important Rice
4.
Combine 5tb of rice vinegar with 1/2tb of sugar and 1ts of salt.
5.
Gently mix the rice with the mixture.
The Luxurious Tasty Filling
1.
Make the lovely rolled up omelette (TAMGOYAKI) follow the recipe HERE.
2.
Remove the soft center of the cucumber and slice it into little sticks.
3.
Beat up 3 eggs with 5tb of milk and a pinch of salt along with 1tb of sugar. Mix till smooth and HOMOGENEOUS.
4.
Heat up a non stick pan (8-inches) to medium low. Depending on how non-stick it is add a little bit of oil. The pan I use does not even need oil.
5.
Once hot scoop in about 3-4tbs of egg into the pan and swirl it around till it covers the entire base.
6.
Slowly roll up the egg to one corner of the pan.
7.
Add in another 3tbs of egg and repeat. You should be able to get 3-4 egg rolls out of this.
Harmony That is Sushi
1.
With a bamboo mat or even just some cling film lay out a sheet of nori (Seaweed).Make sure the shiny side is faced down.
2.
Scoop some rice onto the nori and with your hands gently wet them to prevent sticking, spread the rice evenly throughout the whole nori sheet.
3.
Place your rolled Omelette, crab stick and cucumber at the edge of the nori sheet.
4.
With the bamboo mat or the cling film begin to roll your SUSHI as tightly as possible.
5.
Repeat with your remaining ingredients.
6.
Slice with a sharp knife cleaning the knife between each cuts to get a nice clean cut. Should yield about 8 pieces per roll.
EXTRA: Add in whatever you wish, go crazy and make your very own sushi. Just make sure the fish you are using is safe and sushi grade.