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Hot Kalbi Pork Side Ribs

February 1, 2015

I love Korean marinated meats and something about the flavour is so addictive. Especially when it’s spicy!

Hot Kalbi Pork Side Ribs can easily be made in a slow cooker. I wanted to make a no fuss meal and there was already a pre-made marinade from T&T.

Sempio creates a wide variety of kalbi sauces, but there aren’t a lot of brands at the store that sold the spicy version. If you are lazy to make your own hot kalbi sauce, this is a good option.

I got a pack of side ribs from T&T and it was about $14 per pack. It’s not too fatty and there was still lots of meat on the bones.

Put the side ribs and half a bottle of the Hot Kalbi Sauce in the slow cooker for 6 -8 hours on low. Make sure all the ribs are coated with the sauce.

Once it’s done, serve it with your meal and you can cut it up so they become little rib bites. There is a decent amount of spice to the ribs and not too spicy. Since the ribs are cooked in the slow cooker, the meat is tender.

Website: http://www.sempio.com/

In Korean

Made with Coca-Cola: Korean Shredded Beef

January 6, 2015

M got me an Instant Pot for Christmas and I was itching to slow cook something. Mags told me to slow cook beef with a can of Coca-Cola, so I really wanted to give it a try. The secret to tender meat is cooking it at a low temperature for a long period of time.

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2 pounds beef roast
1 cup of Coca-Cola
1 inch of fresh ginger, peeled
1 garlic, peeled
1 onion, sliced
1 jalapeno, minced
1 cup of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of sesame oil
2 tablespoons of rice vinegar
a splash of fish sauce

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Prepare the onions, jalapeno, ginger, and garlic. It’s always easier prepping the ingredients ahead of time so you save some time.

Take your beef roast and sear all sides by browning it. You can either turn on the Saute function of the Instant Pot to do this or brown it on a frying pan.

It will only take a minute or so to brown each side.

Once it is down browning, add in the onion, garlic, jalapeno, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar.

Don’t forget the Coca-Cola.

Turn the slow cooker on for 8 hours and let it do it’s thing.

Once the beef roast is done, it will be tender and falling apart.

You can eat it for dinner or eat it as a breakfast. I paired it with scrambled eggs. Tons of protein for breakfast!

In Korean

Kimchi Soup 김치국

January 2, 2015

Kimchi guk 김치 찌개 or Kimchi Soup is M’s specialty. He would make this for me years ago when we were dating and still continues to make it to this very day. I just have to ask him kindly.

It’s a popular dish among Koreans all year round and you eat it with rice. Kimchi soup is very easy to make.

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3 cups Kimchi
1 Tin of Canned Tuna
1 Can of Spam
1 Block of Tofu
5 cups of Water
Drizzle of Olive Oil

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Drizzle olive oil at the bottom of your pot and add in the kimchi with a bit of juice from the package. Let the kimchi simmer on medium for 5 minutes as it really transforms the taste.

I buy pre-cut kimchi so I don’t have to make a mess in the kitchen. If you have the onces with the whole kimchi, then chop it up into smaller pieces.