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litlaur in food_porn

sorta, kinda Asian-ish dinner

Mar 02, 2007 11:24

I do believe this is my first picture post here. If not, then let's just pretend and celebrate anyway. WOOOOOOO!!! Excuse my poor photography skills.

( Tempura chicken, noodles and broccoli )

chicken, asian, sesame seeds, noodles, broccoli

Comments 9

coachlover March 2 2007, 16:42:41 UTC

You know what? I tried to make shrimp tempura (batter from the box cuz I was lazy) and mine turned out the same way...not really crispy but too greasy.

If you find out the secret to making great shrimp or chicken tempura, please let me know!!!

zaydia March 2 2007, 17:00:59 UTC

Probably the oil wasn't hot enough. If its too cold then the food sinks and soaks up oil rather than frying.

litlaur March 2 2007, 17:07:05 UTC

I've used premade tempura flour with good results, but I think zaydia is right. My fiance did the frying, and he put it all in at once. He later said the oil temp dropped a bit lower than he expected.

So I'd recommend frying in smaller batches or a higher temp.

antikythera March 2 2007, 17:15:41 UTC

Not sure what to tell you about the kimchee stuff... maybe just google 'green onion kimchee' or some such.

I think the rice drink is called 'shik hae'. It's served cold after meals as a palate-cleanser.

litlaur March 2 2007, 18:01:25 UTC

Ah, fantastic! It is shik hae or shikhye.

The kimchee recipes I'm finding don't sound quite the same as what my mom used to make, but I'll just experiment with those recipes based on her vague directions, whenever she does call me back...

Thanks!

ophy March 2 2007, 18:08:27 UTC

I glanced over at msmemory's LJ and couldn't find any recipe for yummy spicy sesame noodles. (She seems like a neato SCA-type person though.)

Can you post the recipe? I loves me some spicy noodles.

litlaur March 2 2007, 18:25:38 UTC

She posted it in a comment to another entry a few days ago, so that's probably why you couldn't find it.

http://community.livejournal.com/food_porn/3371155.html?thread=36623763#t36623763

I think I'm going to make the sauce in a blender or food processor next time. Of course, if you want it spicier, you can add more chili oil.

ophy March 2 2007, 18:32:01 UTC

Ah brilliant! Thanks!

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Re: korean cooking litlaur March 2 2007, 19:03:36 UTC

That picture really is making me hungrier *drool* I've already found a recipe for shik hae, but thanks so much for the blog link! I'm sure I'll find a lot of useful info and recipes there.