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• Korean American TikTok Chefs Share Quarantine Recipes For Lunar New Year - NPR
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Korean American TikTok Chefs Share Quarantine Recipes For Lunar New Year - NPR Posted: 12 Feb 2021 09:12 AM PST Mandus (top), imitation crab jeon (center right), tteokguk (bottom left) Courtesy of Jessica Woo hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Jessica Woo Lunar New Year hits differently this year. It's an annual holiday celebrated on a bedrock of bringing families, across the country and overseas, together for home-cooked meals and lots of catching up. Some people may be spending the weekend in the comfort of their family homes, for the first time in years, while other Korean American folks, like me, are scrambling to find comfort food, as a way of feeling connected to their loved ones. For those celebrating Feb. 12 on their own, I asked some of the greatest creative minds in the kitchen — TikTok chefs — for Lunar New Year recipes. Here are quarantine kitchen hacks from Chris Cho (@chefchrischo), Joanne Molinaro (@thekoreanvegan) and Jessica Woo (@sulheejessica). Nothing like a classic bowl of tteokguk Tteokmanduguk Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro Tteokmanduguk Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro A Korean New Year's Day staple, tteokguk is a hearty soup made of disc-shaped rice cakes in clear broth. The heart of this dish is its white color palate which symbolizes a fresh start to a new year. For non-meat eaters, vegan food blogger Molinaro recommends using white cabbage as a base for the soup broth. (Note: Red cabbage shouldn't be substituted for white cabbage for clear broth.) "The key I learned from my aunt is to throw in white cabbage with the part of vegetables you would normally toss like onion peels and the hard end of a radish," she says. "Let them sit for hours — and you get that white, wholesome broth." Craving a classic bone broth? There's no shame in taking advantage of prepackaged oxtail soups from your local Korean grocer's, a quick fix recommended by both Cho and Woo. When the broth is ready and rice cakes cooked, the soup can be served with garnishes of your choice, including eggs, scallions, seaweed and sesame seeds. Add in dumplings for tteokmandugook One way to upgrade a simple tteokguk is by adding Korean dumplings known as mandus. Filled with meats, vegetables and/or kimchi, these hearty bites change the soup's name to tteokmandugook, meaning rice cake and dumpling soup. Mandus (Korean dumplings) Courtesy of Jessica Woo hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Jessica Woo Mandus (Korean dumplings) Courtesy of Jessica Woo Woo, who grew up cooking with her mom and aunts on Lunar New Year, recommends parents get their children involved in the kitchen. Her suggestion is to make mandus from scratch. In addition to following her recipe — from mincing meat, tofu, bean sprouts and eggs to folding the wrap's edges carefully — she points out that "the inside can't be watery. You want to make sure you have cheesecloth, or even a paper towel, to squeeze out all that liquid." But if any of this sounds too complicated, there's nothing wrong with store-bought mandus. In fact, premade dumplings are occasionally featured on Woo's signature bento box lunches. Finding the right jeon for you Korean barbeque enthusiasts may be familiar with pajeon, savory pancakes made primarily of wheat and rice flour, eggs and scallions. But besides that and haemul pajeon, made also of seafood, there are lesser known jeons for people with different taste palettes. Rainbow jeon Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro Rainbow jeon Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro On any other Lunar New Year, Molinaro would make rainbow jeon for her parents. Her unique recipe draws inspiration from a Chinese savory fritter made of "colorful, vibrant and textured vegetables" that made her "go grab cabbage, carrots and potatoes from the kitchen. And it just turned out as this beautiful dish," she recalls. Using batter that's infused with garlic and onion powders and soy sauce, she adds, makes rainbow jeon the perfect standalone snack. Another trendy jeon among Korean home cooks is made of imitation crab. Woo suggests creating heart shapes with the main ingredient, to make room for eggs. Though this isn't a traditional recipe, Woo recommends it as an additional side dish for children or as a simpler alternative that doesn't require mincing ingredients. Other quick fixes for Korean food cravings There's no shame in feeling lazy about cooking a well thought-out meal on a holiday. Want to stay away from the stove? Molinaro suggests a pack of microwavable rice (preferably sticky rice from Korean brands), a cup of water in a bowl and some cubed radish kimchi known as kkakdugi. "And if you're feeling fancy, then add a pack of seaweed — now that's a quick fix," she says. Kkakdugi Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro Kkakdugi Courtesy of Joanne Molinaro For a snack that's just as simple but with a twist, try Cho's Korean-style tortilla. This four-fold gimbap features four ingredients (rice, kimchi, Spam and egg) that are spread on seaweed and layered into a bite-sized wrap. Even though what the Philadelphia-based chef shares on social media "isn't what I'd make at the restaurant, they are focused on how people at home, stuck in quarantine with no shopping lists can make exciting Korean food," he says. "It's like running a virtual restaurant, where I'm serving Korean communities beyond Philly."

Resolving to honor recipes without variation | Good Food - KCRW Posted: 12 Feb 2021 01:30 PM PST The goal of a well-written recipe is to ensure that someone who follows it will get sure-fired results. Aside from getting dinner on the table, recipes can also transport users to faraway places — exploring cuisines, introducing new ingredients and techniques. Many recipes are accompanied by stories and will invite followers into the personal life of the developer. Genevieve Ko of the New York Times Food section made a resolution to follow recipes to the letter. In addition to new flavors, recipes can school users on new techniques, including how to smooth batter into distinct layers for this dulce de leche take on chocoflan from Esteban Castillo. Photo by Julia Gartland for the New York Times.

11 Vegan Recipes to Celebrate Lunar New Year - VegNews Posted: 12 Feb 2021 12:46 PM PST Before diving into dumplings and spring rolls, it's important to know the difference between Lunar New Year and Chinese New Year: Lunar New Year is celebrated across several Asian countries. For the vegan recipes below, we're narrowing down the incredibly vast options and sticking to Chinese heritage foods. The multi-day celebration begins on Friday, February 12, and traditionally kicks off with a fantastic display of fireworks, ending with a gorgeous paper lantern festival. Here, we've gathered 11 delicious vegan recipes to fuel your Lunar New Year festivities.  1. Vegan Mushroom Potstickers by The Plant-Based Wok Dumplings (aka potstickers) are central in any Chinese New Year celebration. Their variety is infinite—sweet, savory, steamed, pan-fried—you can stuff and prepare them any way you like. These shiitake mushroom potstickers are crisp on the outside, juicy on the inside, and bursting with umami. Make a large batch and freeze a few (uncooked) to last you the entire week.  2. Vegetable Spring Rolls by Steamy Kitchen Break out the deep-fryer or a deep cast-iron skillet—these are not the fresh, rice paper variety you might be thinking of. We're talking about crispy, flaky, fried egg rolls stuffed with soft veggies. The homemade variety are infinitely better than the ones that have been sitting for hours at your local takeout spot. One bite, and you'll swoon.  3. Sweet Chinese Rice Dumplings in Ginger Syrup by Mary's Test Kitchen These sweet dumplings, or tong yuan, are made with glutinous rice flour. Despite its name, this flour is actually gluten-free, and it's the same used to make the outer chewy shells of mochi. The result is a lightly sweet, toothsome dessert one can enjoy while viewing the holiday's concluding event—the lantern festival.  4. Braised Wheat Gluten with Mushrooms by The Woks of Life You'll have to swing by your local Asian market to pick up the main ingredient for this cold appetizer, and once you try it, you'll constantly crave it. Hong shao kao fu is made with dried wheat gluten, wood ear mushrooms, dried lily flower, and peanuts, all soaked in a dark, slightly sweet soy-based sauce. The dried wheat gluten is very similar to tofu in that it acts like a sponge, soaking up whatever flavors you add to it. Bonus to the vegan nay-sayers: this dish has a ton of protein.  5. Sticky Rice Mushroom Shumai by The Woks of Life One look at this puckered dim sum has us drooling. This recipe layers on the textures and flavors with a mix of sticky rice, shiitake mushrooms, and a complex sauce to coat every single crevice. You could easily make a meal out of these.  6. Taro Root Cakes by Celestial Peach Lo bak go is a savory, dense cake made with taro root or turnips. Traditional recipes call for dried shrimp and/or Chinese sausage—both are replaced in this recipe with meaty shiitake mushrooms. How you enjoy them is up to you—either leave them steamed or take an extra step to pan-fry for a crispy-edged finish.  7. Vegan Pork Belly by Wicked Healthy When we say anything can be vegan, we mean it, and this recipe justifies this claim. The sibling duo at Wicked Healthy replicate the tastes and textures of tender pork belly by slow-roasting then pan-frying dry-rubbed tofu. Just try it. You and your omnivore friends will be amazed.  8. Buddha's Delight by Taste Asian Food Lo Han Jai—more commonly known as Buddha's Delight in the States—is often parred-down in Chinese American restaurants. The traditional vegan dish includes 18 ingredients to represent the 18 Arhats, or Chinese saints. We recommend making the original version first, then simplifying the next time you make it, if you're crunched for time.  9. Vegan Sweet Rice Cake by Radiant Rachaels Nian Gao is pure and simple. This sweet, dense dessert only requires four ingredients (Chinese cane sugar, chickpea flour, glutinous rice flour, and rice flour), yet the result is nothing short of addictive. Don't be surprised if you find yourself craving these sweet squares instead of cake in the next coming weeks.  10. Fortune Cake by China Sichuan Food The ingredients for fa gao are simple, but the result is impressive. This humble cake made from all-purpose flour, water, brown sugar, and baking powder puffs up when steamed into a Chinese fortune-teller-shaped dome. These are served for both breakfast and dessert.    11. Almond Cookies by Samantha Lin If you can make sugar cookies, you can make these delightfully crispy cookies. They're just sweet enough, and their crunchy texture makes them perfect for dunking into a strong cup of tea.  Tanya Flink is a Digital Editor at VegNews as well as a writer and fitness enthusiast living in Orange County, CA. Photo credit: The Plant-Based Wok Love the plant-based lifestyle as much as we do? Get the BEST vegan recipes, travel, celebrity interviews, product picks, and so much more inside every issue of VegNews Magazine. Find out why VegNews is the world's #1 plant-based magazine by subscribing today! Subscribe

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