Kimchi Jjigae*

If Talking about Korean food ... I would think of " Kimchi Jjigae " first !!

What about you??

So it was my second times cooking Korean food again

for family ..

Too bad I didnt have enough time to make kimchi myself :(

But nevermind !!! I will make it one day

" Ammie's Kimchi "

Okay enough talking lets see the ingredients

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Ingredients

Kimchi

Kimchi broth

Soft tofu

pork belly/bacon or any part of pork ( u can use tuna if u want )

Big red chili

Spring onion

Water

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HOW TO : Kimchi Jjigae...


*Prepare all this stuffs before u get start *

#1# Thats Kimchi I bought from Korean Town..( opposite Ampang Point ) RM 10 for 1 box.

#2# Pork Belly.... Nice !! love it so much..bought from husband's friend !! Cougar :)

#3# Soft Tofu. Cut it into smaller piece... not so thin u dunwan to crack it all when its boiling later

#4#Ganish with spring onion and big red chili later !

Pour some water into the pot ... maybe 2-3 cups

Take kimchi out from the box and add in the pot

Pour the kimchi broth into the pot as well...for more tasty !!!

Okay ...let it boil for 7-10 mins

And after that add in the pork belly...

Also add in Soft tofu...do not stir...

Now its boiling... u can garnish it at this step.. and turn off the stove

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*Enjoy Cooking*

Ps* sorry the blog was little short today.... I need to play with my kids now hehe " mom's duty"

Som Tum Poo Maa

Som Tum Poo Maa or Spicy papaya salad with salted flower crab....well without the crab also can make papaya salad ...but of course it will be more delicious and yummy with it hehehhe okay lets see how to make salted flower crab at home ....

Things u might need : Flower crabs , Fish Sauce , Sugar ..thats all !!! so easy !!!!

1. Dear God ... i 'm so so sorry that i have to kill this crabs :( it was alive !!! k-i-l-l- the crabs

wash it with water...cut into half

2.We dun need those things in NO.7...once everything is ready so put it to the small, flat Box with lid.add fish sauce( not so much just make sure it can cover all the crabs ) and white sugar
1-2 Tbsp.


3.cover it up and chill in the fridge...


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1 day later.... now we have salted crab ... we re ready to make som tum :) ( spicy papaya salad )

Ingredients

Green papaya
Carrot
Garlic
Red Chili
Tomato
Long bean
Lime
Fish sauce
Palm sugar
Salted flower crab



for today i will only make this for my lunch :)

Thats the fish sauce , palm sugar , salted flower crab

veggies/fruits peeler

Starting from the papaya ...cut the top part away..peel it with the peeler

prepare 1 bowl of ice and place the sliced papaya and carrot on the ice .chill in the fridge

pound chili , garlic together

Squeeze some lime juice

Add some fish sauce

add alittle bit of palm sugar / white sugar

Add sliced tomatoes ( take out some seeds )

Normally after pound chili , garlic the next step is follow by the salted crab BUT my pounder is too small so i skip it until almost the last step then only i put crab....

After that , take out the sliced papaya , carrot from the fridge and put on the pounder

Oh i almost forgot this long bean !!!

And then u re done !!!

Now u can try your spicy som tum poo ma @home

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*Enjoy Cooking*

Thai Lesson

-Flower crab = Poo maa

-Salted crab = Poo Kem

Hoyy Laii Pad Nam Prik Phao*

Hoyy Laii Pad Nam prik Phao or fired soft-shell clams with homemade chili paste or in malaysia they called " stired fried LALA "

For this dish I will teach you how to clean the lala also .

smelly , dirty mud , some shell not even open!!!???!!!

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Ingredients

Soft-shell clams ( wash 5-6 times at least )

Homemade chili paste ( u can see how to make it from my previous post )

Sweet basil

Kaffir leaf

Garlic ( chopped )

Fish sauce

Sugar

Cooking Oil

Some water

Salt

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#1# How To : Clean the mud and open the shell

For the clams that already open abit u can use ur hand and open it more so later u can wash it easily.and for those clams that not even open, u have to use the small knife to open it.Gentle and slowly at this step.I dont want u to hurt yourself later

Rinse with water for 5-6 times or until it looks clean.... then soak it in the salt water for at least 5 mins. so the clams will split out the dirty mud .

Rinse 2-3 time with water again . and take a look at those clean clams..
Now I can happily cook and yes happily eat it !!!

#2# How To : Hoyy Laii Pad Nam Prik Phao

Heat up the wok , add some oil .


Once the oil is hot. Add chopped garlic into the wok..fry it with the oil till fragrant.
Then put Clams in ...

Add Homemade red chili paste 2-3 tbsp.

Mix well...

Add 1 tbsp. of sugar

Add some fish sauce.mix well ( if its too dry u can add some water in )

put in sweet basil and kaffir leaf .mix one last time and off the stove.

Serve :)

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*Enjoy Cooking*

Thai Lesson

Soft - shell clams = Hoyy Laii

Kaffir leaf = Bai Ma Krood

Mud = Crone

Homemade Nam Prik Phao*

This called " Nam Prik Phao " U can use this cook so many dishes such as Tom Yum Soup or fry it with soft-shell clams/prawns... whatever u like :) . This is my first time making my own homemade chili paste and i didnt fail hahahaha well.The making step is so easy and fast

I didnt spend money making this at all since my house already got all the ingredients

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Ingredients

Red dried chili ( cut into half )

Garlic ( sliced )

Shallot

Dried shrimp ( wash 4-5 times )

Shrimp paste

Palm sugar ( pounded )

Tamarine juice

Fish sauce

Cooking oil

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HOW TO : Homemade Nam Prik Phao

Pound the palm sugar , put aside

Squeeze the juice out from the tamarine ( 1 small bowl )

Prepare red dried chili,garlic,shallot

heat up the wok ... thrown all into the wok ( medium heat )

and dried shrimp , shrimp paste ( just 1 tbsp. )


Add dried shrimp and shrimp paste in ... roast it together


Roast it for 7-10 mins


After that tranfer it to the big bowl . ready for the next step


Take it and put in the mortar.... pound it till very fine

This is it.... what do u think ???
he did a great job ....xoxo

Zoom ....Zoom ..check out the texture...looking great

Man behind the bowl / man behind the mortar

Thanks for his help !!! ........:>3...........if wasnt becuz of his help

I guess I cant finish making this Nam Prik Phao

Heat up the same wok , add cooking oil for maybe 7-10 tbsp. or more if u want to..

Once the oil is hot ... add the pounded chili paste in

Fry it .... with the oil ...at this step u might want to open all ur kitchen windows !!!

As u can see...the chili slowly turning the colour....

Lower the stove , add in pounded palm sugar

Tamarine juice also add in now

some of fish sauce ( u dun need to add more than 1 tbsp cuz the shrimp paste and dried shimp already salty ) ad dthis foish sauce to get a smell and a tasty taste!!

At this step , still in low heat, fry it till it become thicker... if its too dry u can add more cooking oil..( cooking oil can use for colouring ur tom yum soup )

Get 1 glass bottle to tranfer Nam Prik Pho in
Make sure it comes with the lid

DONE !!

in this photo : the small bottle chili paste i bought from Jusco supermarket

just in case i couldnt get the right taste in Nam Prik Phao hehe ..

That small bottle u can eat with bread ( use it as a butter )

it tastes very sweet... :)

You can keep in the fridge ...

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*Enjoy cooking *