2 in a row!!!
by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 27, 2010 6:54 AM CST
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Bulgogi is the national dish of Korea. In order to really do it right, you can't just head on over to Cub and pick up some tenderloin and get cooking. Korean beef is grass fed and it is really remarkable just how much of a difference this makes between the bulgogi you eat in Pyeongtaek compared to what you can get in St. Paul.
For those of you who don't know where to purchase grass fed beef, I'm fairly certain most Whole Foods markets carry a few different varieties of the properly-fed cattle. If you really want the real deal, I suggest looking up a local farmer and buying direct from them. We buy our grass fed beef from a place called Cedar Summit Farm. They sell their product in 30lbs packs, quarters, and halves. If you don't know who your local farmers are or where they come from, check out the Community Supported Agriculture program, type in your zip code, and go to town. CSA is also a fantastic way to get farm fresh dairy and veggies. We buy our produce from a local farmer every May-September. We can't recommend it enough.
Anywho, once you have your two pounds of grass-fed tenderloin, cut it across the grain into thin long pieces. Place it in the following marinade for 45 minutes to an hour:
- 3 T soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice wine (or dry vermouth if you do not have rice wine)
- 1 grated Asian pear (2-4 T fresh lemon juice if you do not have an Asian pear
- 4 green onions, white and mildly green part, chopped
- 1 T sesame seeds
- salt and pepper to taste
- 5 walnut halves, chopped as finely as you can
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 T sugar
- 2 T corn syrup
- 1 T sesame oil
Ideally you can cook the bulgogi over a coal fire. If this is not an option, you can fry it over medium-high heat in a 12-inch pan, preferably cast-iron. The trick with bulgogi is that you don't want to crowd it and you only want to turn it once. This means only about 2 minutes per side and with just the right amount of juices. If you have too much marinade, you'll flood the meat and it will not cook correctly. If you have too little marinade, you won't get the right flavor.
The proper way to eat bulgogi is to wrap it in a leaf of red lettuce with some sticky rice and some kimchi.
Enjoy.
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I wonder how grass-fed bison would work in these recipes. It’s lower in fat, so it tends to sear and get dry if you cook it as long as typical 85/15 ground beef, is the thing.
Sesame oil is underrated. A bit inside your bao tse steamed rolls — simple.
I wish I had something to say about last night’s game. Kevin Love isn’t staying on the floor. Something something.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
After the previous recipe I was curious about where you were getting appropriate ingredients for these dishes; I’m glad to see your endorsement of the CSA option. After moving to LA, I backslid into supermarket shopping (though not into Lakers fandom), and so I was inspired by your post to look up options here, and am totally going to get fresh with some weekly vegetables from here on out. Am also looking into the installation of a coal fire cooking station in my apartment.
So as much as this season has become an endurance trial on the floor, rest assured that the opportunity to learn a little something about Korean cookery is compensating somewhat.
My main lady is a fiendish Cavs fan — she’s already celebrating tonight’s anticipated 700 point victory.
by secretarykissinger on Jan 27, 2010 9:32 AM CST reply actions
Anyone want to start a make a guess on how many "Asian cooking lessons" we get this season?
I think this was the third one.
I say – 12 or 9 more.
by Kevin Love Jefferson on Jan 27, 2010 9:44 AM CST reply actions
The way the Wolves played last night.
It would not surprise me if many of the players love Korean cooking and just wanted another recipe.
by Menyun3 on Jan 27, 2010 9:52 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
lol
Official Kahn/Rambis band-wagon rider since 2009
by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 27, 2010 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
If the Wolves keep playing like this
we’ll all be putting on some weight. That bulgogi looks so delicious.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
"We here at the Food Network
are proud to announce the latest addition to our weekly line-up. ‘Canis Hoopus’ is a show based on a website that is recognized as the leading source of Korean cooking recipes and techniques.
“We asked the show’s hosts Wyn and Stop-n-Pop how their site reached such prominence, vaulting them into the pantheon of culinary experts. ‘Funny story,’ SnP said. ‘We actually started out covering an NBA team known as the Minnesota Timberwolves. After one of many losses, as a gag I put up one of my favorite Korean recipes so that we wouldn’t have to discuss the game. As the losses continued to mount, so did our recipes, and when the Wolves went 0-82 in 2011 we finally had enough for a complete cookbook.’
“‘The Timberwolves eventually moved to Gdansk. But we kept publishing the recipes, and here we are.’ Ironically, Wyn and SnP have transformed the arena that once housed the Wolves into ‘DMZ’—a 14,000 seat Korean barbeque, night club, conference facility, and cultural center. During the few times the place slows down, the duo blasts the trademark prerecorded HOOWWWWWLLLL as an ironic homage to the building’s former tenants, and the owners’ former lives.”
by PoorDick on Jan 27, 2010 9:58 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
lol again … with this type of games, all we can do is keep our sense of humour it seems ;)
Official Kahn/Rambis band-wagon rider since 2009
by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 27, 2010 10:05 AM CST up reply actions
This looks delicious.
I plan on making it this weekend. Is it bad that I hope Cleveland wins by 30+ tonight? I could use more recipes.
For real
This looks awesome, I can’t wait to try this. Grass fed beef? The flavors of Asia? Mmmmm.
As for the game, what can you expect, the Knicks are one of the best teams in the league. They give up an average of 14.2 points a quarter, and they score 39.7 per quarter. That’s an average final score of 158.8 to 56.8. I think we did pretty well.
158.8 to 56.8
That will be pretty close to the final score of the T-Mobile rookie challenge at the all star game.
Zgoda tweets that
Love and Flynn will play in the Rookie/Sophomore game. So that’s good news, especially after Love was snubbed last year.
Nice experience
to give Love breather from Rambis screwing with his head and for Flynn to get his first experience of playing with NBA-level talent.
Bulgogi...
is definitely worth the try for those who have not had it. My favoite Korean dish by far. Oh yah and we sucked last night. Forget about the game and go try the recipe you’ll love it!
Is the degree of deliciousity of any featured dish
inversely related to how bad the Wolves lose? If not, once we expand beyond the delightful world of Korean cuisine, might I recommend stinky tofu or Japanese natto for a particularly bad blow out performance?
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
korean short ribs (kalbi)
At the risk of ruining tonight’s cavs game wrap- if you live near a korean market and can get short ribs (kalbi), they are similarly delicious. Marinade in soy sauce and whatever else you have in the fridge and grill a few minutes on each side. Yum.
On a less interesting note- I was able to see last night’s debacle from the 7th row- $120 tickets for $20. I guess this a supply/demand benefit to following a terrible team. Still think I overpaid for that stinker though.
20 bucks for a good seat at the Garden?
Even for watching two poor teams play that is pretty inexpensive entertainment for NYC.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
We're going to run out of recipies by the end of the year...
…although I think last night can be put pretty squarely on the players, not the coach.
Until Jefferson and Love start together and play lots of minutes together, I'll put it on the coach as well. (if the goal is winning)
We have few talented players. Their minutes must be maximized. In recent weeks Love has been getting a subs minutes rather than a starters.
Even if it presents match up problems on the defensive end, Jefferson and Love should be starting together and each getting at least 35 minutes a night.
If the goal is winning, the best lineup would be:
Jefferson, Love, Brewer, Ellington, Sessions;
with Flynn of the bench for instant offense.
[Maybe Gomes is being showcased for a draft deadline deal and thats why he is starting?]
by Kevin Love Jefferson on Jan 27, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
There are indications
that the culinary wraps may branch out into Asian cuisine more generally. That’s a lot of culture to cover, so we should have plenty of recipes for several upcoming losing seasons.
We all know that art is not the truth, art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.--Picasso
quick thanks
I remember sitting in class at UW-Madison and one of my professors mentioned CSA. At the time I thought it was an awesome idea but like most of my education I forgot all about it over the weekend and it didn’t come back to me until this post.
Cheers and thanks!
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