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Korean Fried Broccoli because we need some mind-altering substances at the moment

November 18, 2016 by Steve

Amanda Cohen’s Dirt Candy menu describes this dish as “crack in broccoli form.” We’re not about to disagree. We’re losing track of the nights we’ve made this Korean Fried Broccoli as we’ve watched anything but the news, which at the moment is too distressing and disorienting to bear. Steve has been delighted to discover that stove-top smoking actually works, and adds another layer of robustness to this in-your-face, extra-crunchy-despite-sauce idea. If you have the ingredients at hand (and a way to smoke something) […]

Categories: Broccoli, Cooking, Food, Korea, Recipes

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Soy-braised tofu begins Gourmandistan’s assimilation of Koreatown

March 6, 2016 by Steve

It’s not as if Gourmandistan hasn’t ventured Korean cuisine before. But now that we own Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard’s Koreatown: A Cookbook, we’re pretty sure our realm will now frequently include meals with banchan, gochugaru and other good things out of the Hermit Kingdom and its more friendly neighbor to the south—quite possibly this soy-braised tofu dish called Dubu Jorim. Hong is a Korean-American chef who runs the restaurant Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong in New York’s Koreatown, and who previously worked in the kitchens […]

Categories: Cooking, Food, Korea, Recipes, Restaurants, Tofu, Vegetarian

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