My Little Kitchen Ep02

ungjung Tteokbokki Pasta (Rice Cakes and Pasta with Soy Sauce)
Tteokbokki is one of the most popular Korean snacks made with rice cakes. Normally, tteokbokki comes in red chili sauce--which can be too spicy for foreign palates. Chef Lee offers a sweeter version known as “Gungjung Tteokbokki” made with soy sauce, beef, and broccoli. What’s more, he gives his tteokbokki a western twist by adding pasta.
■ Ingredients
1 head broccoli
200g rice cakes (cut for tteokbokki)
200g pasta
200g beef, thinly sliced
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 sprigs spring onion

Sauce
3 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tbsp honey
1/4 onion
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
1/2 tbsp garlic, minced
1 kiwi
pepper


Caramel Galbijjim (Beef Short Ribs)
Steamed beef short ribs called “Galbijjim” in Korean is a dish prepared for special occasions such as wedding banquets and holiday feasts. Chef Seri shares her know-how on making gorgeous galbijiim the simple way.
■ Ingredients
1kg beef short ribs

Sauce
150ml soy sauce
5 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp maesil (green plum juice) or honey
3 tbsp garlic, minced
5 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp sesame seeds, crushed
1 green onion
1/4 pear
900ml water
pepper
Spices
1/4 onion
1 stalk leek
3 cloves garlic
5 peppercorns
100g radish
5g ginger
2 cinnamon sticks

Garnish
5 shiitake mushrooms
200g radish
100g carrot
small handful of walnuts, ginkgo nuts, dates, and pine nuts
2-3 tbsp sugar (optional)