I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Daeji Bulgogi.


Daeji Bulgogi.


Thinly sliced pork fillet marinated in Korean flavourings, stir fried with typical Asian aromats of garlic, ginger and onions. Deliciously sweet and savoury with a spicy undertone. Korean ingredients aren't readily available but substitutions are easily found. I have replaced the all-important fermented bean paste, Gochujang, with tomato purée spiced with fresh chillies. Korean rice wine is substituted with Mirin. The other ingredients widely used in Far Eastern cuisines, such as soy sauce and sesame oil, are everywhere. There's no reason why you can't enjoy Korean food at home.


In a large bowl, put in

-500g thinly sliced pork fillet,

-1tsp cornflour,

-3tbsp water,

-2tbsp tomato purée,

-2 sliced fresh chillies,

-1tbsp mirin,

-1/2tbsp black soy sauce,

-2tbsp soy sauce,

-1tbsp honey,

-2tsp sesame oil,

-2tsp paprika,

-salt/pepper.

Mix well and leave to marinate for at least an hour.


The vegetables.

-1tbsp chopped ginger,

-2 cloves chopped garlic,

-2 sliced onions,

-2 sliced spring onions,

-150g sliced peppers.


In a wok, with 2tbsp of vegetable oil, fry

-the vegetables.

Cook, stirring occasionally until the vegetables have softened and slightly caramelised, add

-the marinated pork.

Cook, stirring occasionally for around 5 minutes or until cooked through, add

-1tbsp sesame seeds.

Stir to combine.

Serve with rice.

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