This video is a component two in my Actual Korean Cooking Tales, a sequence of movies I filmed after ending my first cookbook in 2015 after I traveled to Korea. This episode exhibits my go to to my good friend Ji-hyun’s dwelling, the place we made a Hanwoo beef lunch collectively and loved an exquisite time along with her mother.
Has anybody right here ever tried Hanwoo beef?
Hanwoo cows are distinctive to Korea, raised with care and compassion by passionate farmers. Hanwoo beef melts in your mouth with a fragile taste. Its tender, evenly marbled texture and aroma are past creativeness! It additionally has not one of the gaminess you could find in another meats.
Provide is restricted and it’s not exported internationally, so I at all times get pleasure from it every time I’m again in Korea. Hanwoo eating places are so costly and the parts are normally too small for me, so it’s onerous to completely benefit from the expertise. I desire to purchase uncooked Hanwoo beef at a high-quality grocery retailer the place it’s offered with a serial quantity for the precise cow it got here from, and even the person farmer’s contact particulars on the label, exhibiting their delight within the beef they elevate. That approach, I do know I’m getting the very best quality. Then I cook dinner it at dwelling, the best way I prefer it! My habits are unlikely to alter, even when I have been a millionaire. : )
The expertise made me understand {that a} true good friend feels shut even after years aside, such as you noticed them solely yesterday! Cooking and sharing a scrumptious meal gave us the possibility to reconnect and strengthen our friendship.
Recipe notes
All of the dishes on this episode are straightforward to observe. In the event you can’t get Hanwoo, you need to use premium cuts of beef in its place. Why don’t you recreate this meal with a long-lost good friend or member of the family? It’d carry again the identical heat and connection.
I made these recipes on this episode:
And listed here are the aspect dishes on the desk my good friend set: