Saturday, 2 April 2022

Bacon Broccoli with Rice Noodles Korean style

Frozen broccoli is the less expensive way to buy that veg at the moment. The fresh one was more then double the price per kilo. Fresh veggie are getting a luxury item due to the high inflation and transport costs.



I was looking for a Korean style dish and I had bacon strips and bacon bits in the fridge. I needed a bit of spicy food today to get my inner furnace running. On April 1th, it started to snow and I had to get 2 inches off my car in the morning at 31F. Last Saturday I was sitting on my balcony at 71F in the sun. We had the most sun hours in the month of March in a century. 240 hours here, crazy.



But back to the recipe. Lots of Korean dishes are cooked or finished with a sauce. Get all sauce ingredients in a bowl, mix well and set aside. Here you can play with the level of spicyness. Building up a flavour profile is fun. 



Recipe for 2:

300 g defrosted broccoli, 120 g smoked bacon

80 g -100 g Thai wide rice noodles

1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper

Toasted sesame seeds

Sauce:

1 tsp sugar, 2 tsp Gochuang, 2 tsp Gochugaru hot pepper flakes, 1 tsp Oyster sauce, 2 tsp Mirin, 3 tbsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp water, 1 tsp sesame oil



In a wok pan start the bacon until it turns brown. Remove some of the grease. Slice onion and garlic in strips and add it to the wok. After 2 min add the broccoli. Cook the rice noodles in boiling water, drain.



When the broccoli us getting tender, pour the sauce over and let it coat everything and reduce a bit. Cut the long rice noodles up and add to the wok.

Cook for 2 min and check the seasoning. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.

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