Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bulgogi

Mabuk tengok cerita korea, sampai masak pun masak makanan korea. Aku guna ready made bulgogi sauce je, tak kuasa aku nak prepare bulgogi from scratch. I first tasted bulgogi few years back, adik ipar aku, Mina, masakkan. Hubby la yang suka sangat bulgogi. He ate bulgogi masa dia exchange student way back in 1986.

Oleh kerana kesian kat hubby aku yg kempunan nak makan bulgogi tu, maka adik ipar aku tu buatkan. Seksanya tengok dia buat bulgogi from scratch sebab nak kena hiris datang tu halus. Pastu kena prepare all the fruits etc. The truth is, takde la susah sangat. Tapi untuk orang yang sedang bermalas-malasan seperti aku, memang susah.

Eh! Lupa nak bagitau. Semalam Iman tersembam muka kat tepi swimming pool kat KKlub. Dah lebam sebelah pipi anak aku tu. Aku cakap kat dia, kalau kawan2 dia tanya kenapa, cakap mama yang lempang. She was like "mamaaa!". hehehe.. tak sanggup nak cakap macam tu kat kawan2 dia. I told her to apply something to help reduce the bruises, dia kata tak payah la, sikit je. *sigh*.. anak aku dah besar. Kalau tak, dulu, asal jatuh sikit je, nangis. Ni, air mata pun takde.

 Nampak tak the bruise kat pipi dia? Ambik gambar guna ipod, takde la nampak nasty sangat kan the bruises? tapi actually dah biru2 dah muka dia. sian anak mama.

Bulgogi ~ Iffah's and hubby's favourite.

Recipe 
Getting Started: http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/issues/bulgogi.htm
Soy sauce (about 1/4 c): Although you can find soy sauce in an American grocery store, it's highly recommended to buy Japanese or Korean-style soy sauce at an Asian market near you.
Sesame oil - 2-3 tbs
Asian Pear (1): Choose only one fruit. Mina guna Sango pear (korean pear yg bulat, besar tu)
Sugar
Black pepper (3 dashes)
Onions (1)
Garlic (2 -3 cloves/pieces)
Green onions (about 5 - both white and green parts)
Vinegar (about 1 T): This is optional and again, Asian vinegar is recommended.

Directions:
It is very important to freeze the meat first, this aids you in cutting the meat into thin slices. After freezing, slightly defrost in the microwave - make sure the meat is still frozen, but workable.
Cut the meat into thin slices, as thin as possible - but watch your fingers!
Put the slices into the large mixing bowl and sprinkle sugar over it and mix with hands or chopsticks. Let it sit for about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the marinade.
Place onion (1) and pear(1) into food processor or blender until liquid and pour into small bowl.
Mix soy sauce (1/4 c), sugar (2 or 3 T), black pepper (2 or 3 dashes), sesame oil (2 to 3 T), (optional - vinegar). After mixing, taste it. You want to have a slightly salty, sweet taste. If it's too salty, add a bit more sugar.
Chop garlic into small pieces (or use garlic press), cut green onion into 2 to 3 inch pieces and put into sugar/meat mixture.
Pour both sauces into the garlic/onion meat mixture and mix well , using hands or chopsticks. It is important to mix thoroughly so the marinade is evenly distributed throughout the meat. Refrigerate for at least two hours or overnight.
Cook in frying pan until the meat is cooked thoroughly and serve with sticky rice. Korean people eat this dish with red leaf lettuce filled with rice and meat. Other items to eat with bulgogi (Korean beef stir-fry) are Korean spicy pepper paste, Korean bean paste, sesame oil mixed with salt, sliced garlic and raw green onions. These are optional and are usually placed in the lettuce leaf along with the rice and beef.

Bulgogi Sauce (the one that I'm using now)

18 comments:

  1. beli kat mana bulgogi sauce tu? kat those groc shops depan ampang point ke? situ banyak kan..

    ayooo.. poor iman.. meh aunty kiss kat pipi tu..

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  2. Shidah
    Cian Iman (ekceli I tak tau beza which is which between the two). I perasan tengok gambar dia kat FB :-)

    If your bro went there in '86, maknanya you pergi sekitar tahun tu juga ke?? I went there in '85 ada kerja sket kat sana. Now your bro is fluent cakap KoWea tentunya, kan?

    Niway, I bukan tak suka tengok cerita Korea cumanya time Winter Sonata tu bersiaran, maybe I was following other dramas kot? Lagi satu, I tak nak terjebak. Kang I tak dan berkarya, takleh jjcm/jjcl dan kurang tdo (sbb kena tengok all the backlog downloaded series).

    Ehhhh.. terpanjang plak mengomen (sbb smlm dah wordless Wed. kan? hehe).

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  3. Mulan,

    I bought mine kat korean shop near galaxy ampang. eh! actually takde la dekat sangat, nanti I tempek peta ok. I suka beli brg kat situ sebab ahjuma tu dah kenal I :D

    Iman says thank you aunty mulan :D

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  4. CS,

    susah yek nak beza between iman and iffah? I tengok iman and iffah, rupa sangat2 lain. Tapi, sometimes, even kat sekolah, kawan iman akan panggil iffah as iman and vice versa. iffah is so sham, and iman is so me, but still confusing for many people. how come yek :)

    My brother was there in 1996. I went there tahun 1999 and 2000. Since he's married to a korean, so kena la pandai cakap korea kan. kawan2 dia pun ramai korean. he was there more than 5 tahun. :D

    tengok cerita korea, tu la masalahnya, meamng boleh terjebak dan keje2 lain semua tak menjadi. mcm i la, sanggup tak tido malam nak menghabiskan drama series korean.

    ps : if u wanna watch korean dramas, boleh copy dari i je, my full time job adalah mendownload cite korea.. hahaha...

    pps : i love it when u're not in ur wordless wednesday mood :D

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  5. kak shidah.. itu sos ada dlm botol kecik tak? tingin nk terai ;)
    btw kak.. sy pun tak minat winter sonata! hehe.. sukanya ada geng :p

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  6. Assalam shidah,
    hahah..bila nampak bulgogi ni..and baca ur cerita..memanng lah pukulan korean drama begitu kuat kan..hahaa..bayangkan my hubby pun gitu
    kalau ada kat rumah citer korea ni tak miss..kalau keluar jumpa cd korea dia akan beli, kalau makan kat luar, mesti cari korean food, kalau boleh nak holiday pun kat korea!!..wakakak..i cakap jgn minat kat korean girl sudah ler..akak kimchi kan baru tau..wakakaka

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  7. Ju,

    mine tu dalam botol kecik la. Jap lagi I tempek the peta ok. nanti pegi cari kat kedai tu, mintak dengan ahjuma tu bulgogi sauce :D

    I tak suka winter sonata tu sebab hero dia buruk, heroin dia pelik and the story line sgt2 la peliknya :D

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  8. Ayu,

    My hubby pulak the opposite, sangat tak suka cerita korea except cerita Ajusshi tu. Maybe sebab cerita tu violent kot. Dia suka cerita2 yg ada unsur2 ganas, which is so the opposite with me :D

    Some korean girls are very pretty, tapi others takde la lawa sangat. cakap kat dia, pompuan melayu lagi lawa tau, especially his wife. tapi, I think, kalau dia dengar u nak kimchikan dia, memang sure takut punya.. hehehe.. *wink*

    btw, kalau u nak download drama korea, go to http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php

    that's where I get my supplies of korean dramas :D

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  9. tk pernah makan nih.. nk try arrr tp kena cari kedai korea dulu lah hihi gigih nak tekel won bin punya pasal ahaksss :PP

    eh eh, i pun tk suka winter sonata..

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  10. zarin,

    once dah rasa, u sure suka. I yg suka very few korean dish pun sangat suka this dish. muahahaha... itu la, kalau nak tekel wonbin, kena pandai makan makanan korea :D

    ps : jom kita ajak ju buat group, anti winter sonata :D

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  11. laaa...apasal termiss baca entry ni? Waaaaa)))
    Shidah bukan ada sini...

    Cian Iman...lebam-lebam pong maintain lawo. Sah ni bila besor will break many hearts! ;)

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  12. K.Lili,

    I think I know mcm mana u boleh terlepas this entry. It's because I update 2 kali semlm.. hehe.. selalunya kan I update sekali je sehari. Semalam, I terlebih rajin pulak.

    *sigh*.. sekarang pun dah break many hearts.. susah nak jaga anak dara zaman sekarang :)

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  13. Shidah
    Psst.. you typed that your bro went there in 1986, hehe.. (cant be cos I know you all muda2 belaka).

    "He ate bulgogi masa dia exchange student way back in 1986.

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  14. CS,

    I think Shidah meant "her hubby" yang ate bulgogi masa dia (Sham) was an exchanged student way back then! ;)

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  15. CS,

    in 1986, I was in form 1, my brother still darjah 3. hehe.. "he" tu is my dear hubby. he went to US for exchange student program for 2 years. masa kat sana la dia berkenalan dgn korean food, japanese food etc :D

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  16. K.Lili,

    *clap* *clap*... pandai k.lili teka.. hehe.. I kadang2 bila menulis, sangat samar2. maybe sebab otak berjalan lebih laju dari jari. so kadang2, apa yg nak disampaikan, tak sampai :D

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  17. Shidah,
    Alahai.. tengok that Bulgogi, tingin lak nak membuatnye. Looks yummy indeed!

    * Makan guna chopsticks sambil layan citer Korea.. sesuai gitu :D

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  18. Aida,

    To me, bulgogi ni korean dish yang paling sedap dan simple dan kurang lemak.

    ps : layan tengok cerita Ajusshi la best, boleh drool tgk won bin :D

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