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Banchan

Korean Side dishes. They work well for workday lunches. Prepare a few on the weekend and then just combine with some Jasmin rice for lunch.

Chili Crisp Mayo Chicken

Chili Crisp, few spoons
Chicken, salt and pepper and sous vide for 2h at 63C
Mayo, as needed

Just cube the chicken and combine with chili crisp and mayo.

Fried Tofu

Use pressed tofu, water soak, core starch coat, fry..

Kimchi

Carrots

Carrots, julienned
Water
Sesame oil, just a bit

Add carrots, oil, and water to hot pan. Cook ~15min, adding water as needed so the carrots don't pick up any color and end up nice and soft.

carrots

Spinach

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Radish (Musaengchae)

radish, 1 big one
teaspoon salt
green onions, 1-2
gochugaru, 2 tbsp
garlic, 2 tsp minced
ginger, 1/2 tsp grated
fish sauce 1 tbsp(myulchi aekjeot) or saeujeot (salted shrimp)
sugar, 1tsp
sesame seeds, 1tsp

Cucumber (Oi Muchim)

What

small cumbers, 5-6, thinly sliced
minced garlic, tsp
go to Garo, tbsp
white vinegar, tbsp
toasted sesame seeds, tbsp
sugar, tbsp

How

Sweat the cucumbers with salt for ~20 min
drain away water and rinse to desired salt level
ring out excess water
add everything to mixing bowl and stir like folding dough

cut cucumbers

pre mix

Myeolchi Bokkeum (멸치볶음)

I bought some frozen dried anchovies for making soup, but it seems they can also be used to make a Banchan.

What

Common:

3 ounces (1 cup packed) small size myeolchi 멸치, (dried anchovies)
1 tablespoon cooking oil

Sweet and Savory Version:

1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine or mirin
2 teaspoons sugar (or less to taste)
1 tablespoon Oligo syrup or corn syrup (or honey) Honey is sweeter so use less
3 plump garlic cloves (or more)
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Sources:

Ground Beef

ground beef, 250g
sesame seeds, pinch
Japanese soy sauce, 2 tbsp
sugar, 1.5 tbsp
sesame oil, drop
garlic, 1 clove, minced
pepper

Let marinade for 10 - 45min then pan fry

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