Big Ass Biscuit

Check out this ham biscuit that I picked up at the cafeteria at my job for only 95 cents. (What a bargain!) I like to imagine the conversation preceding this biscuit going something like this:

Kitchen Boss: Tommy, get out there and put some ham on those biscuits!
Tommy: How many?
Kitchen Boss: Until the ham is gone.
Tommy: fine. BRB.

Check out that poor quarter aptly placed for scale.

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Recipe of The Day:Korean Lettuce Wraps

Today's recipe, since I posted the pictures will be the Korean lettuce wraps. JP and I love this dish and have it often.

Korean Lettuce Wraps

Prep Time For Meat: Marinade over night or minimum 1-2 hours

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time:15-20 Minutes
Serving: Family of 4

Ingredients:

For Meat:
1 package of thinly cut meat (bul go gi meat, flank steak, boneless chuck eye, round steak, or sirloin steak)
1/2 cup of soy sauce ( I use a Korean brand or Aloha Shoyu)
1/2 cup sugar
4-5 cloves of garlic
4 -5 stalks of green onion
about a inch of ginger
2 tablespoons of sesame seed oil
grated carrot (optional)

Cut meat very thin. Chop garlic, ginger, and green onion finely. Mix all ingredients and marinate overnight minimum 1-2 hours.

Other ingredients:
Green leafy lettuce (romaine or any other large leafy variety)
green chili pepper (optional)
Kochujang Korean Red Chili paste
Sesame Seed Oil
Pot of hot sticky rice (or whatever rice you chose I prefer sticky rice)

Once meat is marinated cook on a griddle, in a frying pan or on a BBQ grill. Eat immediately off the grill or whatever method you use.

Eating the wraps:

You first want to make your paste by mixing a small amount of sesame seed oil with the paste. We also add a bit of water to thin it out. You don't want it to thin just a nice paste texture. My Mother In Law says you can also use sprite. Next you take your lettuce place a small amount of rice in the middle. Place a piece of meat on top of that and then a dollop of chili paste. Fold it up and enjoy! Read more!

Korean Lettuce Wraps

These pictures are old, but this is a dish I make often. My mother in law of course makes this the best! Very easy to make. It's delicious and probably pretty healthy. Don't think that spam is healthy, but it's good too!

Yes, that's Spam on the griddle... (fo shizzle)

The meat can be marinated overnight and can be cooked in pan, on a griddle or a BBQ grill. I'm not sure what the actual meat is called. It's cut very thin and can be bought in a Asian store. I also buy cuts of meat from the regular grocery store. You can use flank steak or a boneless chuck eye. Any cut that is very tender and can be cut thin. This day we cooked everything on a griddle, which is quite fun. Yeaaah, we're rocking the chopsticks too!


There are also different variations on how to eat this dish. That day we didn't have marinated meat, we just grilled it plain. We used pieces of leafy green lettuce for the wraps. Then dipped the meat in a sesame seed oil and salt mix. We also had a mix of green onions and something else I can't remember what that is. Green chili peppers and the ooooh so good red chili paste. Love that stuff! You also can't forget your sticky rice!
This is one of my favorites dishes. I might have to go and make this after lent. Looking at these pictures are making me hungry...ha ha!




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Recipe of The Day:Tuna Casserole

I would like to start posting some of my family and I's favorite recipes. Since I'm a busy Mom I like to make things that are quick and easy to make. They do however, also have to taste good. Today's recipe will be one of JP's favorite.


Tuna Casserole

Prep Time:30 Min.
Cook Time:30-35 Min.
Servings: Feeds about a family of 4

Ingredients:
1 box Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (or whatever brand you would like to use)
1 Can of Cream of Mushroom
1 Can of Tuna in water
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese cubed
1 1/2 cup of shredded fiesta mix cheese for topping and inside dish
1 cup frozen peas
1 1/2 cups or eyeball it potato chips for topping (you can also use ritz crackers)
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup of milk
salt and pepper to taste

Cook macaroni as directed on box. Drain. Mix in cheese pack. Add butter and milk. Add in cubed cheese and shredded cheese. Mix good. Add in cream of mushroom and tuna. Mix some more. Add in peas. And in salt and pepper, and mix well. Take a small bag and place potato chips in bag. Crush chips to fine small pieces. Layer potato chips on top of casserole, and then put shredded cheese on top of that. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown on top. Enjoy! Read more!

Indian New Delhi Palace

New Delhi Palace, is located here in Columbia on Broad River Rd. JP and I had lunch here with a couple of his co-workers. My food options at this point are very limited, because we are observing lent and I chose to give up meat. JP came here with another co-worker a while ago and said they had a few vegetarian dishes. It's in front of a motel, so it can't be missed. The place had a nice ambiance. Two large rooms, you walk into the main room from the entrance and then walk down into another large room where the buffet is located. Nice quiet atmosphere. Not a very large buffet, but a nice variety of different authentic Indian dishes. I had JP hook up my plate since he'd been here before. He came back with a nice helping of food.Not sure what all the dishes were called, but they were all very tasty.

I had a dish with chickpeas and some type of sauce that tasted like curry. A vegetable medley with another creamy curry type sauce, spinach with potato, basmati rice, and nahm bread. I also had this pancake type thing which is not pictured. It had potatoes, onions, and another curry type sauce. Everything on my plate was delicious! I cleaned my plate!

JP had most of the same things that I did. He had some type of chili chicken and some fried things. Not sure what they were exactly. He also had a dessert which is not pictured called, Galub Jamun. I didn't try this, because I also gave up sweets for lent. It looked like some type of fried bread ball drenched in a sweet sugary syrup.

Overall the food was very good. A lot of flavor and exotic spices. I loved the curry flavor of all the dishes. It was reasonably priced, and kids eat free. We are definitely putting this on your list of favorites spots. Next time I'll have to try the chicken.

JP's comments: I visited this restaurant a few years back and really didn't know if it was still operating. My friend Brett asked me to join him there for lunch a couple of weeks ago and decided that it was good enough to take Feather (since I know she likes spicy food too). The food really wasn't overpowering with spiciness, but just right. Everything was pretty much curry based.

There was a dessert thing that was like little dumpling balls. The texture and flavors didn't mix very well. It just didn't quite make the top 5 item list there for me. The overall dining experience there was pretty bangin.


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