Daily Archives: February 9, 2017
Protected: Delicious Makan Besar for RI VSOP (Very Special Old Pals) on 29Nov2016
한국요리 Korean Cuisine = 족발 Jogbal 元蹄 – First Experiment on 8Feb2017
족발jogbal 元蹄
my first experiment on 족발jogbal 元蹄 today on 8.2.2017. ^^
족발jogbal 元蹄
so i made it to good use.
족발jogbal 元蹄
the same braised & steamed method, using the intense stock to braise & infuse flavours to the 족발jogbal 元蹄. and cover the wokpan to let steam cook the hock.
i googled & realised that actually trotters refers to 蹄 hoofs & hock refers to the lower leg 元蹄
족발jogbal 元蹄
the hock was very tasty from the intense chicken stock. lagi best la! ^^
족발jogbal 元蹄
i cooked it a bit longer = 1.5hrs.
taking from the experience of the chicken rice dinner where the pig skin was very tender when i served the dish at 6.45pm but quite tough when i took it around 7.45pm, and only on reheat the texture changed completely again to very tender. i attribute it to the pig skin drying out but it should not be really, so maybe it was not cooked long enough for texture to retain after airdrying.
족발jogbal 元蹄
as this is the first time, and 2 family members eating, i served it with the sauce.
it was excellent excellent in taste very well infused with flavours, and texture was perfect too! very gelatinous, still good bite not overdone…
족발jogbal 元蹄
a friend who was in jeju last year & enjoyed the 족발jogbal 元蹄 dish saw the photos & commented “but it does not look like 족발jogbal 元蹄 leh”.
족발jogbal 元蹄
indeed korean jogbal are mostly braised with dark sauce. i like both dark or white sauce & look so that i am ok.
& also most are served dry (like the poached & quenched chicken rice chicken method?? taut skin & hang up to air dry???)
i will serve my 족발jogbal 元蹄 dry next time. maybe will try both the braised & steamed method here, and also the poached & quenched method.
c.h.e.f andy
Jolly Good Fun Chicken Rice & Lohei with RI Buddies on 6Feb2017
chicken rice dinner & other dishes
recently, a RI friend invited some of us to try out his legendary chicken rice.
that got me going again & i did a very good chicken rice 2.0. ^^
my RI friends saw the photos i posted & one friend organised a 10pax chicken rice dinner at my place this evening on 6.2.2017. ^^
lohei 珍姐best in town (chinatown)
this is CNY day10, so 3 friends went to get the best in town (chinatown haha!) lohei from 珍姐 at chinatown.
lohei 珍姐best in town (chinatown)
it’s among the loudest, most boisterous lohei i had. ^^
tai kor was reading out the auspicious phrases from his hand phone, & the rest of us shouting “huat ah”…
lohei 珍姐best in town (chinatown)
while i was putting out the dishes, the guys arranged the lohei.
lohei-salmon
lohei-abalones
they also got salmon & abalones.
lohei-sauces & toppings paraphernalia
& the paraphernalia of sauces & toppings.
lohei with salmon & abalone
it was a good lohei, refreshing not too sweet (we did not add all the sweet sauce & plum sauce).
poached chicken
for today i made 2 different preparations of chicken rice chicken 白斩鸡.
this was the poached method = 12 mins boiling water, 25mins off fire poaching, then quenched in cold water/ice. i cut chicken in two halves, if poaching whole chicken, about 15mins+30mins.
braised & steamed chicken
the other preparation is braised & steamed, recipe explained here.
very good homemade chilli (wiped clean)
& i made an excellent chilli.
i used 4 large red chilli, 2 chilli padi, 3cm ginger, 5 cloves garlic, 1/3cup (80ml) chicken stock, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp olive oil, and blend.
you could smell the chilli aroma when i lifted the cover. 🙂
this was totally cleaned out. my friends added some gravy from the veg & wiped clean every drop la…haha. 🙂
poached chicken + braised & steamed chicken
poached chicken + braised & steamed chicken
theory says the braised chicken should be sweeter.
& some friends thought so too.
poached chicken
poached chicken
but on balance, most including myself still preferred the poached chicken 滑鸡. texture did make a difference, enhancing the taste experience. 🙂
it is also easier to do, no need as much attention.
poached chicken + braised & steamed chicken
both chicken were tender, moist & sweet, & especially so with the chilli & chicken rice dark sauce.
i cooked 5 cups of rice for 10pax, it was quite enough. we did not take photo of the rice. it was quite fragrant & flavourful. again the best taste experience was with the chilli, and most of us except one took the dark sauce as well.
other dishes
i made a few other dishes.
black & white braised belly pork
i braised the black belly pork with lor 鲁汁.
& the white belly pork with the chicken stock braise.
when it was first served, a friend tasted & it was excellent in flavours & texture. but the white belly pork dried out a bit (which i think means the timing was not good enough), the black nelly pork was still tender.
i didn’t notice as i only took it later when it’s almost finished.
pig stomach & pig skin
so when i found the same with the pig skin (the pig stomach was ok), i returned it to the braise & heat up.
pig skin
& then it was perfect. everyone was surprised with the difference in the texture.
this something i have not fully figure out yet. but i think if it dries out too quickly over the course of dinner, it means that the braise timing was not enough & should have been longer.
that’s a trial & error thingy.
stirfried kang kong & romaine lettuce
i did the usual sit-fry veg.
stirfried romaine lettuce
stirfried kang kong
bot vegetables were quite competent, pretty ok.
wiped clean 风扫落叶
we finished every morsel of food! ^^
strawberries
cherries
one friend brought really sweet cherries & strawberries.
strawberries, cherries orange & jackfruits – fruits all very sweet
orange & jackfruits
another brought very sweet orange & also honey jackfruit, shiok la!
ritz apple strudel
& a friend brought ritz apple strudel from royal ville 833 bukit timah shop.
very full so i share 1/2 a slice, pretty good & quite enjoyable, so actually i could have taken one whole slice.
my homemade kaya butter bread
i also made some fresh kaya.
so we had some white bread to enjoy kaya butter bread.
a friend brought some soda biscuits. we used to eat them when young. i had these with the kaya the next day & it went perfectly!
we had a great wonderful time together, making new memories la!
c.h.e.f andy
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