Asian Style Pickled Cabbage

 Ataya ~ " Hi there !! Today I will show how to make an Asian Style Pickled Cabbage, good for eating with sausage , steak or ham. Let's see ..."

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below.

• Cabbage  (キャベツ) 1 cabbage ~ 30 Baht
• Baby Carrot (ベビーキャロット) 3 carrots ~ 20 Baht
  
• Garlic (ニンニク) 4-5 cloves ~ 2 Baht
• Dried Chilli (乾燥唐辛子)  2-3 Chillis ~ 3 Baht
  
• Seasoning(調味料）[Black Pepper(黒コショウ),Salt(塩),Sugar(砂糖),Vinegar(酢)] ~  5 Baht

Total cost = 50 Baht

 

2. First, Boiling water and add black pepper,dried chilli,sugar and salt (It's must be 70% sweet 30% salty )

 

3. When you got the syrup then turn off the heat and pour vinegar in. Now it must be sour and sweet. Wait until it's cool down.

 

4. Cut cabbage and baby carrot into little pieces. Washing them well.

5. Put cabbage, baby carrot and garlic into container that should be glass or stainless. No Plastic recommended !!

 

6. When the syrup was cool down then pour it over the cabbage and baby carrot.

7. Keep it in refrigenerator for about 2-3 days. Then you got an Asian Style Picked Cabbage !! Enjoy !!

 

 

[Thai Food] Stir-fried Cabbage With Fish Sauce

 Ataya ~ "Hi There !! Today I will show a simple recipe of Thai food, กะหล่ำปลีผัดน้ำปลา Stir-fried Cabbage with fish sauce. Let's see.... "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below.

• Cabbage  (キャベツ) 1 small cabbage ~ 30 Baht
• Garlic (ニンニク) 5-6 cloves ~ 2 Baht
• Cooking oil (食用油 ) 1-2 table spoons ~ 2 Baht
  
• Seasoning(調味料）[Pepper(胡椒),Fish Sauce(ナムプラー)] ~  3 Baht

Total cost = 37 Baht

2. First warming up cooking oil on fry pan using maximum heat. 

3. Then put cut cabbage and chopped garlic in the hot fry pan and stir fry them for a minute.

4. Put cabbage to the center of fry pan then spread fish sauce around the cabbage. The fish sauce must touch the hot pan and not directly the cabbage to make the aroma of burning fish sauce. 

5. Spread some pepper then stir-fry them well for about 2-4 minutes then it was done.

 

6. Here we are. The stir-fried cabbage with fish sauce !! Aroi Mak Mak !!      

[Korean food] Making of Kimchi

Ataya ~ "Hi all, My friend gave me a Kimchi making sauce. So, I just made it. Please take a look."

1.Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

•    Chinese cabbage  (白菜)  1 pack     ~90 Yen
•    Kimchi making sauce (キムチ元ソース)  1 bottle ~ 200 Yen
•    Plastic zip pack bag (ジップ・パック) 1 bag ~ 10 Yen

Total cost = 300 Yen

2. Wash Chinese cabbage with water, shake off water and cut it into size that can be eating easier.

3. Put them in zip pack and pour  Kimchi making sauce into the bag. Shake them well and place in refrigerator. Use a heavy thing like rock, brick or in my case a water bottle to place over the Kimchi.

3.After 3,4 days then we got nice Kimchi !!