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    November 16, 2018 Rice Bowls

    Lunch Special: Chicken Rice Gratin & Lotus Root Tempura

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    Chicken Rice Gratin & Lotus Root Tempura. It's been a while since we put cheese (or butter) into any of our recipes. So, let's splurge this week! We'll start with chicken-fried rice, stir-fried in tomato-sauce and topped with a cheesy crust. For our side menu, we will have lotus root tempura. Pair the two and we got ourselves a deeelicious lunch.

    Chicken Rice Gratin & Lotus Root Tempura

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    Chicken Rice Gratin

    Who would've thought of combining spaghetti sauce and Worcestershire Sauce! But the combination works. With a touch of butter, that combination turns into a restaurant-quality taste! I also enjoyed this recipe as it was a nice break away from soy sauce based marinades. It works great for lunch and even better for dosirak!

    Substitutions: If you can't find Worcestershire Sauce, use Soy Sauce.

    Lotus Root Tempura

    Lotus Root is very popular in Korea. And it's one of my favorite vegetables to throw into stir-fries. What does it taste like? Well, this root vegetable has a signature, crunchy texture - like a raw potato. When deep-fried, the vegetable holds its crunchy bite and doesn't turn soggy. If you see it in a market somewhere, give it a shot! You'll love it.

    P.s. Next week, I booked a session at K26 (Asia's deepest diving pool). Excited to practice scuba-diving! I got my license last year but never got a chance to do more dives. Expect a few (fun) shots on our IG. Alrighty, wishing our Neighbors a blessed weekend as well.

    Dan-yul out! 🕺

    Chicken Rice Gratin & Lotus Root Tempura

    Chicken Rice Gratin & Lotus Root Tempura

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    Course: Easy
    Servings: 2 people

    Ingredients

    Chicken Rice Gratin

    • Chicken Breast - 1 piece ~100 gram 
    • Onion - ½ a whole 
    • Oyster Mushroom - few substitute with any mushroom 
    • Yellow Bell Pepper - ¼ a whole
    • Red Bell Pepper - ¼ a whole
    • Cooked Rice - 1 cup
    • Mozzarella cheese - handful
    • Dried parsley - optional garnish

    Rice Sauce

    • Worcestershire Sauce - 1 Tablespoon
    • Spaghetti Sauce - 3 Tablespoons Tomato Sauce
    • Butter - 1 Tablespoon 

    Lotus Root Tempura

    • Lotus Root - 1 whole
    • Vinegar - 1 Tablespoon
    • Flour - ½ cup

    Tempura Batter

    • Flour  - 2 Tablespoons
    • Water - ⅓ cup of water
    • Parsley - few shakes
    • Salt - few shakes
    • Ice Cube - 1

    Instructions

    Chicken Rice Gratin

    • Cut the chicken breast into small bite-sized chunks. 
    • Next, cut mushroom, onion and bell peppers into similar-sized chunks. Try to get even amounts of all ingredients.
    • Put a large frying pan (or wok) out on medium-hot heat. Place in oil. Once the pan is hot, place in the onion pieces. Stir-fry until onion turns translucent. 
    • Then place in the chicken pieces. Stir-fry until most of the pink is gone. 
    • Now, add in all the other vegetables. Sir-fry everything for 1-2 minutes - until most of the liquid from the veggies has cooked away.
    • Add in Worcestershire Sauce (1T). Stir-fry for 10-seconds. Then add in your Tomato Sauce (3T). Stir around and evenly coat everything.
    • Now add in the Cooked Rice (1 cup). Place in Butter (1T). Stir everything around. Turn off heat. Then add a handful of Cheese into the rice and stir-again. 
    • Put the fried rice into oven-safe bowl(s). 
    • Without guilt, sprinkle-on a layer of cheese on top of the bowls! Give a few shakes of parsley on top for garnish.
    • Place into oven and set on broil. Cook until cheese gets a nice browning! Bon Appetit. 

    Lotus Root Tempura

    • Peel the skin-off the lotus root. Cut into bite-sized section (Don't cut them too thin - or else it turn into a potato chip) 
    • Fill a mixing bowl with cold water. Place in vinegar (1T). Then place-in the lotus root pieces. Let them soak for 10 minutes. 
    • While you wait, let's make the tempura batter: Mix flour (2T) with water (⅓ cup). Season with few shakes of salt. Also, add 3-4 good shakes of parsley. Give a thorough stir. 
    • After 10 minutes, drain the water and thoroughly rinse the lotus pieces under the faucet - get the vinegar scent off. Set aside and let it drip-off any excess water.
    • Now, fill a plastic bag with some flour (½ cup should be enough). Place the soaked lotus pieces inside. Twist off bag and give it a nice shake. You'll end up with nicely-coated lotus pieces. 
    • Now, take out a large frying pan or wok. Place oil in and place on medium heat.
    • While you wait for the oil to get hot, drop one ice-cube into your tempura mix - to make it extra cold.
    • Then, place each coated lotus root piece into the tempura batter. Carefully place each piece into the hot oil. 
    • Let it fry until you get a slight browning on the pieces. Pick them out and set aside. It's ready to eat. 
    • Optional: Make a soy-sauce dip - mix soy sauce (1T)  with a few drops of vinegar. Add a few shakes of sesame seeds. Bon Appetit!

    Notes

    • See video below for more details
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