Recipe All / Others

Falling in Love with Anju Board

10.12.16

Styling by Samantha S. Lee / Photography by Selina S. Lee

I feel the fall in the air today. We’re getting chilly mornings and evenings with plenty of sun light in the afternoon. I love this season the best when things feel calm and relax. Everything feels bountiful and fuller. I’m getting pretty busy here preparing for my upcoming POP-UP and also getting ideas down for entertaining for the holidays. While rest of the hemisphere is working on creating cheese boards, I did a quick anju (안주) board using Korean favorites. Cheese boards doesn’t seem to fail. It’s just a great way to welcome your guests and have them mingle over a spread of goodness. Anju means type of food that is served with drinks. It’s usually dried food, nuts and fresh fruits. It’s also called Jujunburi (주전부리) which means snacks or something to nibble on. This really makes me want to invite few friends over for some beer. How does that sound? There is no cheese involved here but Seaweed Crisp with Almonds and Dried Cuttlefish sounds good to me. See what they are below!

1 / Peach Nectarines
2 / Concord Grapes
3 / Pistachio Nuts
4 / Asian Golden Pear
5 / Sweet Dried Mango
6 / Dried Roasted Sweet Potato
7 / Roasted Chestnut
8 / Seaweed Crisp with Almonds
9 / Dried Cuttlefish
10 / IPA (India Pale Ale)

Recipe All / Soup & Stew

Thin Beef Brisket Soy Bean Stew

10.06.16

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THIN BEEF BRISKET SOY BEAN STEW (차돌박이 된장찌개) – 3 – 4 Servings

INGREDIENT
1 cup thin beef brisket (차돌박이)
1 tbsp ddenjang (soy bean paste)
1 ½ cup seafood stock
1 large yukon gold potatoes
½ cup sliced bella mushrooms
½ cup chopped Korean squash or zucchini (애호박) – optional
½ pk tofu
1 chopped green chili pepper, seeded (풋고추)
2 scallions or green onion

PREPARATION
Cut beef briskets into bite size chunks. Chop potatoes, zucchini, mushroom and tofu into chunks. / Finely chop scallions and chili peppers. / Prepare the seafood stock ahead of time out of tea bag (멸치다시팩), which contains dried anchovies, kelp, shrimp..etc.

COOKING INSTRUCTION
1. Using a clay pot or regular pot, bring the seafood stock to boil.
2. Once the stock is boiling, bring the heat down and add ddenjang (soy bean paste). Using a metal sifter and spoon to blend into the broth makes it easier and to dissolve faster.
3. Add beef, potatoes, zucchini and mushrooms and bring it to boil for about 15 min. Add tofu and boil on high heat. If the potatoes are cooked, it’s done. Add chopped scallions and chili peppers on top before serving.

NOTE: Season with more soy bean paste if needed.