Simply Healthy Korean Recipes
I love hot quinoa for breakfast. My husband likes his oatmeal. What’s a girl to do? I guess I could just cook what I want and make him eat it. Or he can cook his own breakfast himself, which he is more than happy to do. But it would just be too much of a hassle in our tiny kitchen. And I hate hassles. So I decided to come up with a happy compromise: the Quinoatmeal. Yes. The Quinoatmeal. (Pronounced keen · oat · meal) 😛
I’ve always been obsessed with Chinese stir-fried noodles. It didn’t matter what type: chow mein, chow fun, or just plain old ginger-scallion noodles. Any one would do. I loved the oiliness and the saltiness of the noodles. It was the perfect comfort food…when I was in my twenties.
Truthfully, I’m not much of a tofu eater. Aside from a few Korean dishes I grew up with, I wasn’t much of a fan. It’s pretty much a blah, flavorless protein, and I was equally blah, agnostic about it. But I guess it would be more accurate to say that I WASN’T much of a fan. Because I’ve been going crazy about tofu lately. More specifically, Seared Tofu with Soy-Maple Sauce.
Bibimbap is one of the most popular Korean dishes. Traditionally, it is made with bulgogi, fried egg, and cooked vegetables atop steamed rice. I make the traditional bibimbap from time to time, but I make this “no-cook” version when I’m so busy that I want to clone myself (which is all too often). It’s super fast and easy to make. And everyone’s satisfied at the end of the meal. It will take less than 15 minutes to put together, but it’s as satisfying to the palate as a dish that will take hours. I posted a slightly different version of this dish when I first started this blog, but I thought I would revisit it considering how often this bibimbap shows up on our dinner table.
I hope mother nature has been kinder to you than New Yorkers this summer. The heat has been unrelenting. The heat and the humidity has been unbearable. And if you are a fellow New Yorker trudging through the subway system, I empathize. It can feel like you are simmering in stew. And if you are visiting NYC on vacation, don’t get too happy if you spot a relatively empty train car when the others are packed to the gills. The air conditioner is likely broken in that car. 😉
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