Spicy Yellow Croaker MaeUnTang (조기 매운탕)

Main Ingredients:

• 3 yellow croaker fish 
• 2 cups korean radish (10 oz)
• 1/2 onion
• 2 green onions
• 1 hot pepper (optional)

Broth Ingredients:

• 4 cups water
• 1 dried anchovy pack (6 dried anchovies)
• 5 pieces kelp (1 x 2 inch)

Seasoning Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp soup soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp hot pepper oil
• 1 tbsp red pepper powder
• 1 tbsp cooking wine
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1/4 tsp minced ginger

Steps:

1. To make the broth, start with 4 cups of water, and then add 1 dried anchovy pack and 5 pieces of kelp. Boil it on medium-high for 5 minutes.
   
   
   
2. After rinsing 3 yellow croakers, cut the tail and fins with scissors.
   
   
   
3. 5 minutes later, remove the kelp from the broth, and boil for 5 more minutes.
4. Meanwhile prepare the vegetables. Peel off the radish skin and remove the bad parts. Cut it into 1 x 2 x 1/2 inch pieces.
5. Slice 1/2 of an onion into 1/2 inch pieces.
6. Cut 2 green onions into 1/2 inch pieces.
7. Cut 1 hot pepper into 1/2 inch pieces. The pepper is optional.
8. After the boiling is finished, remove the anchovy pack.
   
   
   
9. Add all of the ingredients for the seasoning to the broth. 2 tbsp of soup soy sauce, 1 1/2 tbsp of hot pepper oil, 1 tbsp of red pepper powder, 1 tbsp of cooking wine, 1 tbsp of minced garlic, and 1/4 tsp of minced ginger.
   
   
   
10. Then add the radish and cook for several minutes with lid on it until it starts to boil again.
11. Add the fish and onions.
12. Cover the lid and cook for about 10 minutes on high. In this step, if you like spicy food, add 1 tbsp of red pepper powder. Adjust the saltiness if you want.
    
    
    
13. About 10 minutes later, add the chopped green onions and hot peppers into the soup. Cook 2 more minutes on high and then turn off the heat. Be careful because it is easy to add too much pepper in the soup.
    
    
    

Tofu Soybean GukSu (두부 콩국수)

Main Ingredients:

• 1 pack soft tofu (14 oz)
• 2 cups milk
• 3 tbsp roasted unsalted peanuts (1 oz)
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds (1 oz)
• 2 tbsp sugar (optional)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• some cucumber (garnish)
• some cherry tomatoes (garnish)
• some black sesame seeds (garnish)

Noodles Ingredients:

• 8 oz thin noodles
• 12 cups water
• 1 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Obtain 1 pack of soft tofu. You can use the type of tofu you like.
2. Cook the tofu in  boiling water for about 30 seconds.
   
   
   
3. Obtain 3 tbsp of roasted, unsalted peanuts and 1/4 cup of sliced almonds. Depending what you have or what your flavor, you can use different kind of nut such as: walnuts, pine nuts, cashews and etc. Just obtain about 1/2 cup worth of the nut that you pick. If you use walnuts, soak them in water for sometime and remove the skins.
   
   
   
4. Add the tofu, and 2 cups of milk in a blender.
   
   
   
5. Grind for about a minute, or until you have well blended soybean milk.
6. Pour the soup into a large mixing bowl and add 2 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix until the sugar and salt dissolves. You may want to adjust the sweetness or saltiness. 
   
   
   
7. Cover the container and chill it in the refrigerator for an hour or more before serving.
8. When it is time to serve this food, julienne some cucumber and cut some cherry tomatoes in half for garnish. 
9. Obtain about 8 oz of thin noodles.
10. Add the thin noodles in about 12 cups of boiling water with 1 tsp of salt and cook them for about 4-5 minutes.
    
    
    
11. Rinse the cooked noodles in cold water several times and drain.
    
    
    
12. Put some of the noodles, cucumber and tomatoes in serving bowl.
    
    
    
13. Pour some of the soup on top of the noodles. If you want extra cold noodles, add some ice.
14. Sprinkle some black sesame seeds on top for garnish if you have them.
    
    
    

[Collection] Chris. Christy’s new campaign featuring new lover Won Bin & Kim Min Hee

 

“FALL in LOVE” is the concept of Chris. Christy’s new campaign, and I think that’s pun 

intended.So, for their pictorial, artists Won Bin and Kim Min Hee convey deep affection 

for each other whilelooking cool in the brand’s fall offering of casual knitwear, jackets, 

dresses, etc.

 

 

 

Korea omelette rice

Main Ingredients 2 Cups Cooked Short Grain Rice 6 Eggs (6 Pinches Salt) ½ Cup Spam or Ham ⅓ Cup Well Fermented Kimchi  ⅓ Cup Potato ⅓ Cup Onion ⅓ Cup Zucchini ¼ Cup Button Mushrooms ⅛ Cup Red Sweet Pepper ⅛ Cup Green Sweet Pepper ⅛ Cup Yellow Sweet Pepper ⅛ Cup Carrot 2 Tbsp Cooking Oil ¼ tsp Salt Some Ketchup (for Garnish Directions Finely chop all the vegetable and meat ingredients: ½ cup spam or ham ⅓ cup well fermented kimchi (optional) ⅓ cup potato ⅓ cup onion ⅓ cup zucchini ¼ cup button mushroom ⅛ cup red sweet pepper ⅛ cup green sweet pepper ⅛ cup yellow sweet pepper ⅛ cup carrot Add 2 Tbsp of cooking oil and all the chopped ingredients in a heated pan.  Fry for about 3 minutes on medium-high. Add about 2 cups of cooked short grain riceand mix everything together. In this step, season the fried rice with ¼ tsp of salt. Fry for another 5 minutes on medium and divide the fried rice evenly into 3 groups. Each group will be one serving. Break 2 eggs and add 2 pinches of salt. Whisk gently.  Each serving will need 2 eggs and 2 pinches of salt.  You will perform this step 3 times. you will get an even amount of egg for each serving. Strain the egg mixture once to get a nicer color and smoother texture. Preheat a nonstick pan on medium-high.  Drizzle a little bit of cooking oil in the pan and gently wipe the surface with a paper towel.  Reduce to medium-low. This helps make it easier to get a nice shape. Pour the egg mixture and cook it for about 3 minutes, or until the surface of the egg is half-cooked.  Put one serving of fried rice in the center of the flat egg.  Spread the rice evenly down the center. When the egg is ⅔ cooked, the edge of the egg will become like very thin paper. Fold up each side of the egg to cover the rice. Leave it that way for about 2 minutes to finish cooking the egg. Flip it once and cook for another 3 minutes,or until the other side has finished cooking. Move the finished omelet rice onto a serving plate.

T-ara N4 releases much-anticipated MVs for “Rural Life”

After much teasing, T-ara’s new unit group T-ara N4 finally unveiled the music video for debut title song, “Rural Life”!

T-ara N4 is releasing two versions of “Rural Life”; an electronic hip-hop version as well as a traditional version with traditional harmonies and instruments. The regular version is a funky and intense dance number produced by hitmaker Double Sidekick who also included touches of hip-hop in the song.

The traditional version of the song is integrated with Huimori beat of Korean traditional music. It was arranged by Korean classical musician Hwang Hojun who has arranged more than 400 well-known songs in the past.

The subunit group also worked with the same mastermind behind the international viral craze “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman”, Jo Soo-hyun, for their debut music video.

The drama version music video included cameo appearances by several stars, such as Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, former baseball player Yang Joon Hyuk, politician Heo Kyung Young, producer Duble Sidekick, who produced the song, Kim Wan Sun, actor Jung Woon Taek as well as Choi Bool Am and Kim Su Mi, who starred in the original MBC drama, “Rural Life”.

The dance version music video is the work of Hong Wonki who had directed videos for INFINITE and Roy Kim before.

T-ara N4 is consists of members Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum. The name stands for “Brand New 4” and will reveal an edgier, sexier and more fashionable side of the girl group.

< Dance version >

 

< Drama version >

SHINHWA greets Malaysian fans

SHINHWA will perform at the 2013 Asia Super Showcase on 12th May,

SHINHWA recorded a video message for Malaysian fans.

check out their message below

Soy Milk Noodles Soup

Ingredients:

• 
Dried soybeans
• Mixed nuts
• Water
• Ice cubes
• Skinned
• Roasted sesame seeds
• Thin noodles
• Salt
• Cucumber
• Tomato

Direction:

1. Wash and drain 1 cup of dried soybeans a couple of times and soak them overnight (8-12 hours).

2. Drain the soybeans and put them in a pot.
3. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil over medium high heat for 12-15 minutes.
4. Rinse the cooked soybeans in cold water. Drain and put them into a large bowl.
5. Scrub them with your hand to remove the skins.
6. Pour cold water into the bowl and the skins will float to the top.
7. Tilt the bowl and pour out the skins and water
8. Scrub the soybeans some more, add more water, drain and remove skins several times
   until all the skins are removed.
9. Put 1 cup of the clean soybeans into a blender.
*tip: Keep the rest of the cooked
   and cleaned soybeans in the freezer for future use.
10. Add 1.5 tbs of mixed nuts, 1 ts of skinned and roasted sesame seeds (optional),
    1 ts salt, and 2 -2 ½ cups of cold purified water. Blend for 2 minutes.
11. Add 4-5 cubes of ice and blend another minute until you get a soft, foamy, cold broth.
    Set it aside.
12. Boil water in a large pot.
13. Put noodles into the boiling water and stir them with a spatula.
    Close the lid and cook for a few minutes.

14. *tip: 120-150 grams of uncooked noodles per serving is a good amount.
15. Open the lid and check if the noodles are cooked properly or not.

    *tip: Take a sample noodle and taste it. When you don't feel any hard stuff as you chew it, it's done.
16. Rinse and strain the cooked noodles in cold water a couple times.
17. Put some noodles into a serving bowl and pour the soybean broth over them.
18. Garnish with tomato and cucumber strips, and add more ice cubes if you want

19. *tip: 1 cup of dried soybeans will swell to about 2 ¼ cup when they're soaked for 12 hours.
    I used only 1 cup of soaked and cooked soybeans in this recipe (the amount of broth could be used for 2 servings). You can make 5-6 servings with 1 cup of dried soybeans.

Korean Steamed Egg

Miss the KOREAN Side dish, Steamed egg?
Now, we have the recipe to make our ownself.
Here we go~

Ingredients:
Eggs, chicken broth, fish sauce, green onion, sesame oil.

Directions:

1. Add 1½ cups of chicken broth to a 3 cup earthenware bowl.
   Boil over medium high heat.
2. Add 3 cracked eggs and 1 egg yolk to a bowl.

3. Add 1 tbs fish sauce and 2 tbs chopped green onion to the eggs.
   Beat well.

4. When the chicken broth starts boiling, lower the heat to a simmer.
5. Add the egg mixture to the simmering broth and stir it well
   with a fork well for 

   10 seconds.
6. Close the lid and simmer another 4-5 minutes until the egg
   mixture sizzles and has a texture like soft tofu.

7. Open the lid and turn off the heat. Drizzle 2 ts sesame oil
   and sprinkle 1 tbs chopped green onion over top.