Easter April 2011 $20 Budget Meal - Simple Korean fare at home!

Korean food is one of my favourite cuisine and I love to cook it at home. My family and friends love it too whenever I cooked for them. This is another menu I like to share and will be submitting it to [Easter April 2011 $20 Budget Meal] hosted by Ellena of Cuisine Paradise too. Enjoy...

S$20 Budget Meal Summary (Serve 4) - Total cost S$16.65

S$20 Budget Meal S$16.65 - Cost breakdown

Spicy Bulgogi Pork - S$8.30

Korean Style Mussel, Pork & Egg Bean Paste Soup - S$6.35

Shanghai Green with Shitake Mushroom - S$2.00

Spicy Bulgogi Pork

Spicy Bulgogi Pork (S$8.30)

Ingredients:

500g Pork Collar/Shoulder (Porkee/Mmmm) - $5.00

1/2 bot Spicy Bulgogi Marinades - $2.50

1 Yellow Onion (sliced) - $0.20

2 Japanses Cucumber (cut into thick strip) - $0.60

2 tsp Sesame Oil

Method:

1. Marinate the pork and onion with the spicy bulgogi marinade for at least 2 hours. Before frying add sesame oil and mix well.

2. Heat a grill pan, glaze with some oil to fry the pork.

3. Half way through grilling, may use a scissor to cut the pork to bitesize. Continue grilling till the pork is well grilled and cooked.

4. Serve with fresh cucumber/lettuce and Korean chilli paste.  

Korean Style Mussel, Pork & Egg Bean Paste Soup

Korean Style Mussel, Pork & Egg Bean Paste Soup (S$6.35)

Ingredients:

600ml Chicken Stock - $2.00

8 pcs Frozen Mussel - $2.00

80g Minced Pork - $0.80

1 Egg (beaten) - $0.25

Cabbage/Chinese Cabbage - $0.50 

Spring Onion - $0.50

1 no Red & Green Chilli (Sliced) - $0.20

1 clove Garlic (chopped) - $0.10

Seasoning:

1 tbsp Korean miso paste

2 tbsp Korean hot pepper paste

1/2 tbsp Korean chilli powder

Sesame oil

Method:

1. Heat up 1/2 tbsp oil in a pot, add minced pork, cabbage and seasoning. Fry till well mix.

2. Add in chicken stock and simmer till boiling.

3. Add in mussel & chopped garlic.

4. Stir in beaten egg.

5, Lastly add in chilli and spring onion. Heat through.

6. Dash a bit of sesame oil and top with fried onion (optional) before serving.  

Shanghai Green with Shitake Mushroom

Shanghai Green with Shitake Mushroom (S$2.00)

Ingredients:

1 pkt Shanghai Green - $1.10

100g Shitake Mushroom - $0.70

2 clove Garlic (chopped) - $0.20

This is my version of simple Korean fare! Hope you like it too and will try cooking it!