うな丼 (Unagi Don)?

So.... Do I manage to trick you?  This is actually eggplant in Unagi sauce...an idea to trick your kids or whoever hate to eat eggplant? or for vegetarian.... It is actually pretty simple, all you need to do is to roast the eggplant for awhile and then cook them in unagi sauce. Ingredients: 2 eggplants Unagi sauce* 1 tbsp. soy sauce* 1 tbsp. Mirin * 1 tbsp....

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Gamja Jorim ~ Korean Potato Side Dish

Gamja jorim (Korean glazed potatoes/braised potatoes), is perfect when you want to make an affordable and filling yet delicious dish. It is another banchan (side dish) in Korean food. Traditionally, gamja jorim is served as a side dish, but it can be served as an appetizer or snack as well. I love to eat them with steamed rice and kimchi soup. Also,...

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Stir Fry Long Beans

There are various ways to stir fry long beans, I have actually done the fermented beans version (Tauco) but this time round I wanted to do more towards the curry vegetable flavor to match my Nasi Uduk. (Recipe) Of cos you can use the spice paste to cook other ingredients like tofu, cassava leaves or hard boiled eggs. Do play around with the variety. Ingredients 2...

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Spicy Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken

This dish is especially good eaten with Nasi Uduk (Recipe) or white steamed rice, the taste is actually more towards sweet than spicy. So do adjust the chilli quantity to suit your flavor.  Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 tablespoon oil 1kg chicken 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce  1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 300 ml water 1 red chili for garnish 1 green...

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Nasi Uduk ~ Fragrant Coconut Rice (The rice cooker method)

Nasi uduk is made by cooking rice soaked in coconut milk along with spices, lemongrass and knotted pandan leaves to add fragrance and rich tastes to the rice. Traditionally nasi uduk usually wrapped inside banana leaf but of cos its not necessary, you can serve it on plate with all the side dishes.  Some of the...

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Banchan ~ Fruit salad

Do you realised the fun of eating Korean food is that there are many side dishes that they served before your main dish is here... I really love the idea of eating variety of small food... Last weekend I come across this dish which I am not sure what is it called, basically its a fruit salad but it taste really good and refreshing maybe because they used canned fruit...

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