Cookbook winner and a chance at book 4
Ten is the lucky number today, which means blog reader Alison has won “Robin Takes 5.” Alison left comment No. 10 on yesterday’s entry. Congrats, Alison. Please email me at lindsey.nair@roanoke.com or call me at 981-3343 to claim your prize.
As soon as I give a book away, I have another to offer in this week of cookbook giveaways. Next up: “Seoultown Kitchen” by Debbie Lee, which will teach you how to make “Korean pub grub.” This lovely hardback book has an entire chapter on kimchee, as well as hot and cold noodle dishes, pancakes, rice cakes, pork and more.
Example recipes: seafood rice pancakes, spicy BBQ pork, fried eggplant Seoul style, and roasted black cod with pimento-chile sauce. There’s even a recipe for something called Hangover Stew, which is a heavily spiced stew made with pork butt, potatoes and chiles. I think I might share just in case some of you were thinking of imbibing this weekend (wink!).
Leave a comment on this blog entry if you are interested in winning “Seoultown Kitchen.”
Hangover Stew
Serves 4
Koreans believe that hot peppers and lots of spice will sweat out all of the toxins in the body, so this is a good dish to make when you’ve had a big night.
2 lbs. pork butt, cut into 3-by-3-inch pieces
2 cups Smoky Chile Rub (see below)
2 yellow onions, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1/4 cup thinly sliced garlic cloves
2 qts. pork stock
2 cans beer
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. onion powder
2 Tbsp. coarse chile pepper flakes
3 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. sesame oil
1 lb. new potatoes, washed and cut in half lengthwise
12 Korean peppers*
Sea salt and white pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pork butt and rub. Mix well and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Heat a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add marinated pork butt and sear the meat on both sides for 3 to 4 minutes, or until nicely golden brown. Add the stock and beer. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low and add the soy sauce, garlic and onion powders, chile pepper flakes, sugar, and sesame oil. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
4. Add the potatoes and cook for another 20 minutes.
5. Add the Korean peppers and season with salt and white pepper. Cook for another 10 minutes.
6. Divide the soup among 4 large pasta bowls. Make sure to place 2 pieces of pork, 3 or 4 pieces of potato and 2 or 3 peppers in each bowl. Add some onions and broth and garnish with scallions. Serve immediately.
* Check Asian markets for Korean peppers. If you cannot find them, you can substitute one jalapeno pepper for each Korean pepper. If you like your dish less spicy, substitute Anaheim chiles (1 for every 2 Korean peppers)
Smoky Chile Rub
Makes about 1 cup
1/4 cup finely ground chile powder
2 Tbsp. smoked paprika
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 Tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 cup sesame oil
In a small bowl, combine all dry ingredients. Add the soy sauce and mix with a fork. Whisk in the oil.
December 29, 2011 - 1:14 PM
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Mmm! This stew sounds fabulous! I’m never in much of a mood to cook hungover, but maybe it would be smart to go ahead and make a batch pre-party… =)
I would love this book, Lindsey! I make Korean food and a whole chapter on kimchee sounds heavenly! I don’t have any Korean on the menu for our annual New Year’s Eve appetizer extravaganza, however. Just lots of other delicious finger foods!
I would love a copy of this cookbook. I very much enjoy cooking, especially ethnic foods from around the world ( check out my food blog… http://davesworldoffood.blogspot.com ). Korean cuisine is something that I would love to learn more about! Thank you, Lindsey, for all of your kind cookbook givaways! Happy New Year!!!
Now this is the book I want. Just the thing for my collection of Korean movies, and my general appreciation of pub food from around the world. Any activity that combines cooking and drinking, I’m right there. And, I think you owe me a little something for “Pho-geddaboutit.”
Well I was late on the others, but hope I am good for this one
Yum, I’d LOVE to have this book, love the Korean food at Wonju, maybe we could make a few things here at home!
Lindsey,
Thank you for the cookbook giveaways. I have a few cookbooks that I use over and over, and I need to expand my collection. I enjoy eating ethnic cuisine and am trying to cook the foods I enjoy eating out. I love kimchee and would appreciate the possibility of making it and other Korean foods at home. We have a Times subscription and I dutifully read your column each Wed. Thank you for the diversity of food culture in your column and recipe offerings. My husband and I enjoyed the turkey curry recipe post-Thanksgiving.
Sarah
Winning this cookbook would rock. My bonus (step) daughter lives in S. Korea. When she was home for Christmas we had kimchee, glass noodles and other Korean cuisine goodness!
I love Korean food AND I know that the Hangover Stew works
Thank you for offering book giveaways.
I would love this book….it sounds great!!
Never heard of such a thing, though if you remove the “Korean Peppers”, soy sauce and sesame oil…. and substitute chilies or jalapenos & hot sauce it sounds like “Mexican” Picadillo. Funny how many cultures are similar yet completely different.
This recipe is worth the read and the work without a cookbook. I’m betting that with a bowl of this and some fresh sourdough bread I could handle a lot of ice and snow!
Thanks!
Was this the woman on Next Food Network Star a few seasons back? Sounds like a fun cookbook to explore!
My eleven-year-old brother is adopted from Seoul! Every year we try to celebrate his Coming Home Day with a homemade Korean meal, but I only have a few recipes so I’ve had to use the same ones every year. He LOVES Korean food, so he would be VERY excited if we had new recipes to use!!
great idea for a cookbook! would be a great addition- yum!
I love Korean food and would really enjoy learning how to make more of it. These recipes sound very doable for an average day. Would love to win this cookbook!
This cookbook would be great! I’ve always wanted to try and make Korean food at home but always opted out to driving to NoVA for food. We tend to drive to NoVA for Korean and Dim Sum when we can!