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Restaurant Review - The Korean BBQ Restaurant Wilmington, NC korean bbq http://ping.fm/VTOIM

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When I lived in China, one of my most exciting food discoveries wasn’t Chinese at all.  In fact, it was Korean food, a cuisine I must confess I had never considered in the past.  Complex and often spicy, Korean food is a culinary gem, but one which hasn’t really made an in-road into the British restaurant scene, although I did have a great meal at Soju restaurant, Soho in London this summer.  Great food, friendly service, cheap (ish) prices and the waitress was impressed with my knowledge of Korean cuisine.  What more could you want!

 

Soju

32 Great Windmill Street

Soho

London

W1D 7LR

 

Being as Sheffield is sadly lacking in Korean restaurants (although there are more and more Korean students at the university, so fingers crossed for the future!), I popped to our local Chinese grocer and picked up some kimchi (pickled cabbage) and gochujang (red pepper paste).  I already knew what I wanted to make - kimchi fried rice.  The dish encapsulates my personal experience of Korean cuisine, and I would often fall back on ordering this dish when I needed a hit of spice (or a hangover cure, ahem).  Enjoy!

 

Kimchi fried rice (bokumbop)

Serves 2

 

4 spring onions, finely sliced

1 clove garlic, crushed

100-150g kimchi (depending on how spicy you like it)

1/2 - 2 tbsp gochujang (again, depending on how spicy you like it)

150g raw rice, cooked 

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

2 eggs

Toasted sesame seeds, to serve

 

Heat a little oil in a wok, add the spring onions and garlic and stir fry for 2 mins.  Add the kimchi and gochujang and stir for a minute, then add the rice.  Toss the rice in the spicy mixture to coat, then season with the soy and sesame oil.

 

Now for the eggs: you can either beat the eggs and stir fry with the rice in the wok, or you can fry them separately and serve them on top.  Personally, I prefer the second way, as you can’t beat cutting into the egg yolk and watching it run over the rice.

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Decent food, great portions. There weren't any of the tiny fish with the side dishes but I haven't found those anywhere in Toronto yet. The pajun was perfect and piping hot; the soups were ok, but could have been spicier. I loved the steamed dumplings, made fresh that morning.