Park Ji Min

I don't have much time to create a great post, but I wanted to share something with you ^_^ Before that, I want to apologize for any slowness in updating this blog over the next few months. School starts today and I have a full course load this semester.

But on the other hand, I finally found myself another job! No more nights, weekends, or getting up at 4am for this girl!

I want to have a dance party with Gwang Soo~

Not to mention the fact that I'll be in a jjimjilbang a week from Saturday! And I'll be back home in Disney World in 22 days ^_^

Anyways, I'm sure most of you have already heard of Park Ji Min, the fabulous contestant from K-Pop Star Audition. If you haven't heard of her, watch this immediately. I came across her next masterpiece today, how can you not love this cover?!

The other girls aren't that bad either ^_~ I can't wait to see more from Park Ji Min!

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Sujebi

Hello everyone~

Are you ready for another cooking post? A few days ago I made sujebi for the second time and I am in love with how easy and delicious it is! Sujebi is hand torn noodles in soup. Here is how to make it!

I started by making the dough for the noodles. I used 2 cups of flour, 3/4 cup water, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 tbsp of vegetable oil (thank you maangchi!). Knead it until it becomes doughy and soft. You may have to add some additional water.

Then you can set the dough aside and begin preparing your other ingredients. I think I ended up using about 9 cups of water, but you can adjust this depending on how much soup you want. I also added a bit of concentrated chicken stock. You could also add some ramen season ala Family Outing. I put the pot over medium-high heat.

Then I cut up two small potatoes into small chunks and added them to the pot. Your potatoes should always go in first because they take the longest to cook all the way through.

Now it's time for the kimchi. I added about 1/2 a cup of chopped kimchi. My sujebi wasn't really spicy, so you may want to add more if you like things spicy ^_~

So now your pot should look something like this.

Next up is the onion. I used about 1/4 cup of chopped onion. You can add more if you like onion.

Then I added some leftover mushrooms that we had. Really you can put in whatever you want. Vegetables are always good, and I've also added in left over ham.

Once all of your ingredients are in the pot, it's time to go back to the noodle dough. You can roll it out (or be a lazy girl like me and just flatten it with your hands).

Most of the time when it comes to sujebi, the noodles are torn by hand. However, I'm not confident that I can tear them properly so I decided to follow what I saw Park Ye Jin do on Family Outing and cut the noodles. I folded the dough into thirds just to make it easier to cut evenly. You should try to cut the noodles as thinly as you can because they will expand once they are cooked. Add the noodles to the pot once you are done cutting them.

I add the tofu last because it doesn't need to cook for very long. I used an entire package of firm tofu.

So now your pot should be looking like this.

Then it's time for the last ingredient. A few drops of sesame oil.

Bring your sujebi to a boil. I think I ended up boiling mine for about 10-12 minutes. The best way to tell if it is done is to try a bite of one of your noodles to see if it is cooked all the way through.

Once it is done cooking, enjoy a bowl! Sujebi has such great flavor, and only gets better as a left over. It is the perfect food to enjoy on a cold winter day~ I hope you try making sujebi ^_^


I also want to wish everyone a happy new year! I already can tell that this is going to be a great year. For starters, it is the year of the dragon, which is the year I was born in (and also great for G-Dragon ^_~). I am also planning to apply for a summer program in Korea next month. Beast has also confirmed that they will be having a few concerts in America this year (my first K-Pop concert). And best of all, Big Bang is coming back! Let's all have a great 2012!