KookyCulinary

Sorry for the sporadic updates. Lil’ C started her preschool and other extra activities last week. It has been super crazy trying to adjust to the schedule. I have once again been relegated to my chauffering duties again. I seem to to driving her all the time between schools, playdates and other activities. Who knew that an almost 4 year old can have such a busy schedule!!

Anyway, here’s a backdated post on more grill stuff. I promised the hubby I would post all his hard work. I’ve got a couple more, so please bear with me, ok? Here’s another one.

Today’s grill platter consists of Aidell’s Chicken & Apple Sausage, Zucchini, Orange Bell Pepper, Brussel Sprouts and Corn.

During those pre-cooking days before I discovered that cooking is actually not too difficult and scary, we used to eat out a lot. One of our favorite haunt is the Korean restaurant. I love all the banchans while the hubby love all the meat especially Kalbi and Bulgogi. Nowadays we still eat at the Korean restaurant but not as often as before. That is because we discovered how easy it is to make Kalbi and Bulgogi at home!

All that is required is a trip to the local Korean grocery store for a pack of beef short-ribs and a bottle of Kalbi sauce. Pour the Kalbi sauce over the short-ribs and marinade overnight. Then just grill them or pan-fry them if you don’t have a grill. It tastes just like those in the restaurant. Usually I will also buy some banchan from the grocery store to accompany the beef. 

Another day on the grill. This time we have steak. I like to keep my steaks simple. So usually it’s just a sprinkle of seasoning like the McCormick’s Montreal Steak Seasonings on the steak before putting it on the grill. For vegetables, I have corn and green peppers. For dessert, one of my favorite - grilled bananas.

With summer coming to an end soon, we have been trying to squeeze in as much grilling as possible before we have to hibernate the grill for the winter. I love grilled food but I think I love it more because I don’t have to do it!! Hahaha!  Hubby is the grill pro so I leave all the grilling to him. I can sit back & wait for the food.

Last weekend, he made these chicken wings. It was delicious! Reminds me of the chicken wing that I used to eat in Malaysia.

He also grilled some corn and asparagus to go along with the wings. I think these 2 vegetables are my favorite grilled vegetables. Sometimes we will wrap the asparagus with bacon before grilling but sometimes it’s just plain seasoned with salt & pepper like the ones below.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, we’ve been using the grill a lot especially on the weekends.

Grilled Halibut on Cedar Plank

Just a simple grill fish which was sprinkled with some spices & then grilled on a plank. Was a little disappointed that the plank wasn’t giving out much flavor or maybe we are doing somthing wrong. Not sure. This is our first time grilling on a plank. Will have to try it out again!

I love Korean BBQ but it’s hard to go to the Korean restaurant for the BBQ with a toddler in tow. The fact that Korean BBQ is grilled on a hot plate right on the table top, it naturally peaks the interest of a curious toddler especially when the meat starts sizzling! So for now, we’ve decided to start cooking them at home instead.The meat can be bought pre-marinated or DIY with a bottled Kalbi sauce. We had ours with corn & portobella mushroom. Definitely comparable to the ones at the restaurant!

Kalbi Beef