Mega Recipe

Korean Cuisine

Ingredients

* 16 Ounce bag of fresh Chinese egg noodles (Lo mein noodles)
* 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
* 6 Cloves garlic, minced
* 8 Ounces pork tenderloin, thinly sliced
* 2 Teaspoons rice wine vinegar
* 6-8 Cups water
* 3 Tablespoons soy sauce
* 2 Tablespoons dashida powder (Beef flavored soup stock)
* 2 Teaspoons ginger, grated
* 2 Cups cabbage kimchi, chopped in big pieces
* 4 Ounces shitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
* 7 Ounces firm tofu, cut into 1-inch squares
* 4 Baby bok choy, quartered
* 2 Scallions, thinly sliced
* 2 Teaspoons dark sesame seed oil
* Salt and pepper to taste (Add a little salt and pepper at a time and taste as you go. The kimchi and soy sauce may be enough salt for your taste.)
* Sriracha sauce (Optional but highly recommended.)

Directions
In a large pot add vegetable oil and garlic and sauté until soft. Add pork and cook until it is slightly browned. Season with salt, pepper and rice wine vinegar and stir for 2 minutes. Add kimchi and sauté for 3 minutes.

Add the water, soy sauce, dashida, and ginger. Stir and simmer on low heat for about 15 minutes. Add the mushrooms and tofu and turn up the heat to medium. Cook for 3 minutes.

Carefully add the egg noodles, bok choy and just enough water to cover all of the ingredients. Stir gently and scrape the bottom of the pot to make sure the noodles are not sticking. Season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 3 minutes.

Putting It All Together
Equally divide the soup in four large bowls. Drizzle the sesame seed oil and top with scallions. For that extra kick and flavor, add sriracha sauce (For those who can handle the heat).

Serves 4

By: Hae Jin Higgins

Marketing and communications strategist turned biographer of family recipes and traditions. Currently writing a biographical cookbook of family history and recipes that include traditional Korean, Lebanese, German, Irish and American dishes.