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Booyong's Basic Pantry For a Healthier Life

Ingredients                   Substitutes

Soy sauce                                        Braggs liquid amino, Soy sauce powder

Sugar                                               Agave nectar, Stevia, Raw unfiltered honey

Eggs                                                Organic free range eggs

Butter                                              Ghee (Clarified butter), use it for cook or fry

Oil                                                   Cold pressed Flaxseed oil, Cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
                                                        For cook: use Ghee or coconut oil

Vinegar                                            Unfiltered apple cider vinegar, Lemon juice, Lime juice

Salt                                                  Sea salt

Meat                                                TVP, Tofu, Organic meat, Mushroom, Bean

Rice                                                  Brown rice, whole grain ( Millet, Quinoa, Barley....)

Bread                                               Whole wheat, Spelt .....

Pasta                                                Whole wheat, Brown rice ....

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Cooking Tips:

* I don't use the microwave to re-heat food. Instead, I steam it on the stove or use a toaster oven.
* When I am using meat, I use a small amount that is just for the flavor.
* Using more vegetables and varieties have a much better taste! It will be prettier and it adds different nutrition.
   Think about using all different colors of vegetables to add variety: Green, Red, Yellow, White, Black, Orange, Purple, Blue.....

Fresh Spicy Cucumber Salad

This cucumber dish is good for when you are craving a refreshing, crunchy side dish. It goes with many main dishes!
If you want more of kick to the salad for a stronger taste you can add more garlic, salt, vinegar and red pepper powder.


Ingredients:

2 English cucumbers or 5 regular pickle cucumbers
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic. minced
1 green onion
1/2 tsp. agave nectar
1 1/2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1/4 tsp. red pepper powder
1/2-1 tsp. roasted sesame seeds






Direction:

Cut cucumbers long way, in half and then slice cucumbers to half moon shape.

Add to medium size bowl and sprinkle salt on cucumber then toss all together. Let it set for 20 minutes, drain water from bowl and add the rest of ingredients and mix with spoon. May serve right away but if you want stronger flavor then let it marinate for 20 min. before serving.

Zucchini Hummus Veggie Roll

I am so excited share this dish with you! It's very easy to make it and so delicious and so pretty as well.

You can even create your own version of veggie rolls to add your favorite vegetables! I love it!

Have a fun making it!

Ingredients:

Basic Hummus with flax-seed oil (or store bought)

1 medium Zucchini

1 carrot

1 cucumber

1 avocado

Optional: handful of bean sprouts, any colors of bell pepper or your favorite vegetables....

Directions:

Peel zucchini as wide as you can with vegetable peeler

Julianne cut carrot and cucumber to twice wider than zucchini

cut avocado same length but thicker

spread hummus on the zucchini peel, add avocado, carrots, cucumbers, bean sprouts on the top of hummus 

Gently roll zucchini peel with vegetables all the way end of zucchini peel

Place on the plate! Serve with extra hummus dip or any other dressings will be great as well!

What a beautiful, simple and fancy dish! All we can enjoy it!

Basic Hummus with flax-seed oil

Basic Hummus with Flax-Seed oil

I LOVE this hummus! Even if hummus is not your favorite you must try it!  

Soak 1 cup of Garbanzo beans overnight and discard the water, rinse well.

Cook them with 1/4 of roughly cut med size onion, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt and 3 cloves of garlic in 1 quart of filtered water until the beans are soft. Save 1 1/2 cup of liquid and drain rest of them.

Add:

1/4 uncooked chopped med size onion

2-3 fresh minced garlic

1/2 to 1 cup flax seed oil
1/4 cup Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

4 Tablespoons lemon juice or juice from 1 lemon 

1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or according to taste)

1cup (or more)  liquid they were cooked in

Blend in a Vita Mix or your regular blender. Add the liquid until desired consistency. Set a side for an hour before you eat it for best results! If it is still too thick then you can add more flax seed oil or liquid from the beans.

Ideas for serving:

* With flat bread wraps or veggies such as cucumbers, spinach, tomatoes, carrots, sprouts, lettuce and sweet red peppers.

* No bake hummus pizza
* Sandwiches.

* Hummus zucchini veggie rolls

* Also you can eat with chips, pita bread or you can use it as a veggie dip for carrots and celery. 

Bulgogi ( Marinated korean beef)

Bulgogi  

(Korean marinated beef)

Whenever you are craving meat and want to make it extra special, this is one of my family's favorite beef dishes to share with our dinner guests.  Remember to plan ahead and marinate the beef early so your meat will be ready on the day you are preparing this delicious meal.

To marinate beef:
1 pound beef tenderloin, top sirloin, or skirt steak, slice into paper thin 1/8 inch thick (frozen 2 hours- easier to slice)

4-5 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoon Bragg's aminos
2-3 tablespoon sugar or Agave nectar
3 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1-2 teaspoon sesame oil

2 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Optional: 
May also marinate or cook with 1/2 of a sliced yellow onion

*Use less sugar and add 1/4 minced onion and minced Asian pear to marinate the beef.

Directions:
1. Trim the fat off and slice as thin as possible against the grain. (more tender to eat)
2 inches long by 1 inch is a good size for tacos and lettuce wraps.



    *Ask the store that if they can slice meat paper thin.  It's so lucky to have it done if they can slice it for you to save extra time.

2. Combining the garlic, soy sauce, sugar, water, black pepper, sesame oil in a medium bowl. Mix it well with a spoon and add the sliced beef. Mix well.




Option 1: To enhance more flavor, add sliced and fine minced, green onions and add smashed or minced roasted sesame seeds.




Option 2: 1/2 onion, thin sliced and add to meat and marinate together.











3. Marinate at least an hour. For best taste marinate overnight.
It can be saved for 3 to 5 days in refrigerator.

4. Cook marinated meat on medium high on stove using a frying pan. Cook until tender and juicy. Or a grill.

5. On serving plate; Serve garnished with roasted sesame seeds, sliced green onions on the top.





* After marinating over night, if you are using it later, store flat in a freezer bag in the freezer. you can keep it for a month.  You should thaw before cooking frozen marinated meat.

Ideas for serving:

Serve with rice and Kimchi  (Korean fermented cabbage),
Korean street taco, Japchae Noodles
Korean beef lettuce wrap with ssamjang (seasoned miso deep)
Beef Bi-Bib-bop (rice bowl with cooked vegetables)

Thanks everyone for visiting my blog :)
 I will keep adding my recipes as fast as I can so you can have fun and enjoy it!