

Test #1 – January 2022 – I celebrated Lunar New Year for the first time ever this year. In a pinch, you can also use the marinade for Korean drug eggs. I also call for it in Korean drug eggs.Įxtra sauce? – Use the marinade to braise tofu ( dubu joirm), potatoes ( gamja jorim), or black beans (kong jorim). I would recommend trying it though since it is very versatile. So, if you can’t find it, just eliminate it. I would list it as non-negotiable, but I know it is not the easiest to find or the cheapest pantry good. It is one of those items that is hard to find a substitute. Maesil - Maesil is a pantry item in Korean cooking, used in marinades, sauces, tonics, and cold summer drinks. If you only have one or the other though, it won’t significantly affect the recipe.

During cooking, starch wards off water while protein holds onto water. What’s the food science? Starch has a higher starch:protein ratio than flour. It didn’t even need any salt because it was wild-caught.)ġ starch: 1 flour ratio – In recipe development, I used all starch, all flour, and a mixed ratio. (The fresh fish, yes, did taste better than frozen.
#Whole fried fish how to#
I don’t know how to clean a whole fish, so I just ask the fishmonger to do it for me. In test #4, however, I did buy with fresh branzino from my local fishmonger. Because then if I don’t get around to cooking the fish the day that I buy it, then I make myself anxious, trying to figure out when I am going to cook it…because I already have dinner plans for the next two days. Buying fresh fish requires more forethought that personally stresses me out. I can lay it out to defrost an hour in a bowl of water at room temp an hour before I want to eat. In an attempt to make whole fish a part of casual eating, I find buying frozen whole fish more convenient for me. Any mild, white, flaky whole fish will do. I also tried frozen red snapper in test #. Yellow croaker is pretty inexpensive I can usually get 5-6 in a bag for less than $20.

You can find them in a box or bag in the frozen seafood section. They are tied with a yellow rope and hung to dry as a preservation technique before they are frozen. (Perhaps you’ve tried it at the famous BCD Tofu House?) Yellow croaker come frozen, pre-cleaned, pre-salted, and dried. Yellow croaker, or yellow corvina, is the most commonly used Korean fried fish. Whole fish – I tried a variety of different fish during recipe development.
