3 Awesome Korean Themed Recipes for the Whole Family

K-fever has swept the Philippines in recent years with more and more Filipinos starting to enjoy Korean shows, music, and food.

If you’re one of the many Filipinos who have caught the K-fever and want to fuse this craze with your meals, this list is for you! Here are three quick and easy Korean recipes you can make at home- made with CDO Products for a bit of twist!

1. Idol Cheesedog Kimbap

First up is this awesome kimbap recipe. Kimbap or gimbap is a famous Korean dish made from rice, veggies, fish, and meat. All these yummy ingredients are rolled into sheets of dried seaweed, giving the kimbap its signature crunch. For this recipe, you will be using CDO Idol Cheesedog- a dependable ingredient that makes any dish enjoyable.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 4 pcs CDO Idol Cheesedog
• 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 2 pcs Eggs, beaten
• 50g Carrots, cut into long thin strips
• 50g Cucumber, cut into long thin strips
• 1 pc Nori Wrapper
• 1/2 cup Steamed Rice
• Sesame Seeds for garnish (optional)

Procedure:

1. Fry the CDO Idol Cheesedogs on a pan over medium heat. After doing so, set aside.
2. In the same pan, cook an omelet with the beaten eggs. Once cooked, cut the omelet into strips and set them aside.
3. Prepare a clean surface on your kitchen. This can be a big cutting board or the table covered with clean cling wraps. Here, lay a sheet of nori or dried seaweed on a sushi rolling mat. Spread out the cooked rice evenly over the sheet.
4. Next, place your cooked CDO Idol Cheesedog, omelet, and veggies on the rice.
5. Carefully roll the sushi rolling mat end to end.
6. Cut the roll into eight equal rounds.
7. Serve with a sprinkle of sesame seeds as garnish.

This particular dish is so simple to make that even your kids can do it on their own. Arranging the ingredients on the seaweed sheet and rolling the mat are great ways to engage your kids’ mobility and culinary creativity- perfect for toddlers or small children. Not to mention, kimbap pieces are so easy to eat and pack into containers. Convenient, right?

2. Chili Tuna Bibimbap

Another scrumptious Korean dish you can prepare for the family is the hearty bibimbap. Bibimbap comes from the word ‘bibim,’ which means mixing rice. It’s served as a bowl of rice with various toppings like veggies, meat, and kimchi.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Rice
• Oil
• 1/2 medium onion, sliced
• 4 pieces shiitake mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup spinach
• 1/2 cup bean sprouts
• 1/2 small carrot, julienne
• 1 can (180g) San Marino Chili Corned Tuna
• 2 eggs, cooked sunny side up
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Sauce:

• 2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon vinegar
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons Gochujang

Procedure:

1. In a small bowl, whisk all sauce ingredients. Set this aside for later.
2. Next, sauté your veggies until tender. Set this aside. In the same pan, sauté your San Marino Chili Corned Tuna. Set this aside too.
3. Divide your rice into two bowls. Next, top each rice bowl with the cooked sunny side egg in the middle. Add your veggies and corned tuna. Sprinkle with sesame seeds to taste.
4. Serve with the sauce on the side for mixing.

The ingredient list may look overwhelming but the preparation of the dish is actually quite simple. You can serve the toppings and the rice separately or you can pack it all in a single container. Both ways retain the fun experience of mixing all ingredients together.

3. Crispy Burger With Korean Spicy Noodles

Topping off this short list of Korean recipes is the super tasty Crispy Burger with Korean Spicy Noodles. The tenderness of the CDO Burger pairs well with the spice of Korean Noodles- a perfect combination to wake you up during those sleepy noon moments.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• 3 pieces CDO Crispy Burger, fried according to package instructions
• 1 package spicy ramen (you can choose a milder variant for the kiddos)
• 2 tbsp. gochujang
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• black and white sesame seeds, for garnish
• 1 tbsp. spring onions, for garnish

Procedure:

1. First things first, prepare the spicy ramen according to the package instructions.
2. On a small pot over medium heat, add ¼ cup of water to the ramen with the gochujang and sesame oil.
3. Stir this all together until the gochujang is incorporated into the ramen. After doing so, transfer everything into a bowl.
4. Serve your spicy ramen with the CDO Crispy Burger. Add your sesame seeds and spring onions to taste.

There you have it- three easy Korean recipes for the whole family. Adding an East Asian twist makes mealtimes all the more fun and memorable. Once you incorporate these ideas in your menu, you’ll probably find yourself looking up more Korean dishes! For more quick and easy recipes, you can check out CDO’s recipe page here.

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