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Recipe: Korean Beef Stew
Grabbed this from Jane – I need to try this for Edil.
Jane, this looks yumee – haha!
Ingredients :
1 kilo of stewing beef with bones (short ribs, neck or shank), cut into serving pieces
1 whole garlic
1 whole onion
a large piece of ginger (about the size of two thumbs side by side)
3-4 chili peppers
1 bay leaf
3/4 c. of dark soy sauce
3/4 c. of white sugar
salt
12-15 stalks of sibuyas na mura (onion leaves)
1-2 tbsps. of sesame seeds
Cooking procedure :
Place the beef in a casserole. Cover with water. Place over high heat and, before the water starts to boil, remove the scum that floats on the surface. Add the whole garlic, onion, ginger, chili peppers and bay leaf. Pour in the soy sauce and stir in the sugar. Simmer gently for two hours or until the meat is very tender. If you’re using short ribs, the meat will be falling off the bones.
Halfway through the cooking, taste the broth and add salt. Do not be tempted to add more soy sauce instead of salt; otherwise, the broth will turn too dark.
While the beef simmers, toast the sesame seeds. Place them in a small frying pan and set over medium-low heat. Shake the pan often for even toasting.
Slice the onion leaves finely.
To assemble, place two to three pieces of beef in individual soup bowls. Ladle plenty of broth over them. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced onion leaves. Serve at once.
Food For Thought Friday
Breakfast
How are you going to celebrate Easter this year?
We spent the day with my family. My Dad treated us to Teriyaki Boy and then coffee afterwards
Lunch
What is your favorite Easter tradition either currently or as a child?
We used to do Easter Egg Hunts after going to Mass. We also have a great big feast after the Salubong.
Dinner
What is your favorite Easter treat?
Chocolate!
Midnight Snack
What does Easter mean to you?
Easter means new life for me, a new chance to make it right!
Recipe of the Week
(instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)
Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.
Recipe: Lengua in Mushroom Sauce
From Pinoycook.net
Ingredients :
1 ox tongue (about 1.1 kilos)
2 tbsp. of vinegar
1 whole garlic
1 whole onion
6 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1/2 carrot
a few stalks of leek
1 can condensed mushroom soup
1/4 c. + 2 tbsp. of butter
1 onion, chopped
1/2 k. of potatoes
1/2 c. of milk
salt and pepper
1 tsp. of finely chopped fresh parsley
1 onion, sliced
4 button mushrooms, chopped
How to :
Scrape the ox tongue with a knife. Rinse well under running water. Place in a glass bowl and cover with water. Add 2 tbsp. of vinegar. With your hands, “wash†the tongue in the warer-vinegar solution. Rinse well. Place the ox tongue in a casserole and cover with water. Pierce garlic in several places with a sharp pointed knife. Add garlic, onion, carrot, leeks, peppercorns and bay leaf to the tongue. Set over medium heat and bring to a soft boil, removing scum as it rises. Lower heat, cover and simmer until tender, about 4 hours.
While simmering the meat, prepare the mashed potatoes. Using a brush, scrub the potatoes under the tap, making sure that no soil remains. Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Add 1 tsp. of salt. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer until tender. To test for doneness, insert a pointed knife at the thickest part of the potatoes. Drain the potatoes and transfer to a glass bowl. Cut the potatoes into small pieces. Mash with a fork (I did not remove the skin). Add 2 tbsp. of butter and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in 1/2 c. of milk in a thin stream. Blend well. Stir in the chopped parsley. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap.
When the tongue is tender, transfer it to a plate and cool completely. Remove the skin and slice crosswise into 1/4? thick slices. Set aside. Strain the broth.
Over medium-high heat, melt 1 tbsp. of butter in a skillet. Brown the chopped onion. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.
Increase heat to high and melt the remaining butter in the skillet. Add the sliced lengua and brown them in batches, removing them as they brown and adding more butter if necessary. Saute the sliced onion in the skillet. Add the chopped mushrooms. Dilute the mushroom soup with the meat broth. Use equal parts of soup and broth for a regular sauce; reduce the amount of broth by half for a thicker sauce. Pour diluted soup into the skillet. Lower heat to medium and bring to a soft boil, stirring to make sure that no lumps remain. Return the tongue slices to the skillet and heat through.
Serving suggestion:
Spoon the mashed potatoes at the center of the serving plate (see photo above). Top with the browned onion bits. Arrange the meat slices on both sides of the mashed potatoes. Pour the sauce over the meat. Serve hot.
Food For Thought Friday
Breakfast
Do you Twitter or Facebook?
Both. I use Twitter more than Facebook though.
Lunch
What are you looking most forward to this summer?
Summer is over on my part of the world. But I’m looking forward to summer next year – I hope a friend’s plan of coming home pushes through.
Dinner
What is the easiest thing you fixed for dinner this week?
I did not even cook a single dish this week – lucky me! Thank heavens for mother and maids who cook
Midnight Snack
What are you envious about right now?
People who can eat and not gain a single pound! While I cannot even turn down a single slice of pie and need the best diet pill out there to help me lose weight! Life is unfair, what can I say
Recipe of the Week
(instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)
Happiness comes not when desires are fulfilled but when desires are controlled.
I’m a Cereal Person
You Are Cereal |
![]() (In fact, you’re probably the type who sneaks cereal as a midnight snack.) Your culinary skills are probably a bit lacking… and you are a sucker for junk food. Some people accuse you of eating like a kid, but you prefer to think of yourself as low maintenance. |
F.Y.I
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Food 4 Thought Friday
Breakfast
What is looming on your to do list right now?
I have a lot of pending assignments to do and I don’t have much time to do them. On top of the list is the making of baby announcements of a former co-worker.
Lunch
What was your life like this week?
It was pretty hectic – really. I’m trying to learn time management and it has been a struggle of detecting priorities and doing something about it. I struggle between what I “need†to do, from what I “want†to do, and from what is really the right thing to do.
Dinner
What is a fear you currently have?
I’m scared if the kids get sick – any mother will worry about it.
Midnight Snack
When is the last time you took time for yourself?
I honestly do not know what to answer to that question.
Recipe of the Week (instead of your recipe for life, what is it just for this week?)
… that every relationship rests on three legs: accepting, supporting and challenging.
That’s really it, isn’t it? You want your relationships to be grounded on accepting each other as you are. On supporting each other through the inevitable ups and downs. On challenging each other to become more, to grow, to flourish. Which one of these is the more difficult one for you, and how are you going to practice it in the next 24 hours?