I'm in Portland, Maine

I'm staying in a hotel with a kitchen

I have been enjoying sea food a lot

I cook lobster, clams and shrimp

And all kinds of sea food

But one thing is missing

Kimchi!

I didn't bring my kimchi, so I found this bok choy in this grocery store

Easily you can find grocery store anywhere these days, bok choy

I will make some korean side dish using bok choy

Today's recipe is called Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim

Doenjang: soybean paste, that's it!

Soybean paste make it really really tasty

This is too large, so I am going to cut it in half

So there's some kind of yellow stuff here and then let's cut it off

This is all bite-size pieces

So now I'm boiling water and then I'm going to blanch this

Let's wait until our water is boiling

So this Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim is very, very easy and simple if we have some Korean soybean paste and hot pepper paste

I brought all the way

For one pound of bok choy, when it's blanched, you will see a really small amount

Because we need to squeeze out all the excess water

Let's start with the garlic

One chopped green onion

We minced one garlic clove and one green onion

Here we go

This is doenjang, soybean paste

Around two tablespoons

And we need gochujang

Around two teaspoons

Just a pinch of sugar, make it really tasty

Little bit

And sesame oil!

About two teaspoons

And well mix!

Already smells good!

My appetite is coming alive!

Do you hear the sound?

The boiling sound?

My water is really, really, really boiling vigorously

Sesame seeds, seasoning mixture, it's prepared

All we are waiting for: bok choy!

Blanch one or two minutes until the stem part is withered and soft

You have to shock these guys in cold water

And stop the cooking plus make it more green

Isn't it simple?

So far, so simple, isn't it?

You need to really squeeze

Are you strong enough?

Okay like this

Nice!

Then, let's mix

Mmm, really smells good!

Oh, my mouth is watering right now!

(laughs)

Okay and sesame seeds

This is rice cooker

My mom bought this for me

Because I always travel

Sometimes I skip meals because I have to work in the hotel

So she bought this for me

I made also shrimp

Korean-style shrimp pancakes

And this is Sae-u Sogeum Gui, the shrimp grilled on salt

And then now, clam stew

Wow!

Great!

This is my meal!

Clam stew and shrimp

And I needed some vegetables, so we made Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim today

Which one do you like the best?

You like this? This?

What makes my mouth really water is this guy

First, I will have some stew

Ah! Very good!

Good, good

Really umani taste

Mmm!

Mmm!

I missed the vegetables a lot

This Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim, really awesome

Shrimp

Mmm

Rice

Whenever I make this Doenjang Muchim, it reminds me of my friend

She is kind of plump and she'll always worry about her weight

She joined a weight-loss program in Korea

And she has to stay in the house for one month

And she has to follow all the food that they provide

She cannot make, she cannot do anything, just hanging around for one month

And then after one month, she lose a lot of weight

But one day, she couldn't resist

Because in the neighborhood, some neighbor must have made this Doenjang Muchim

With something like some gogumajulgi, it's sweet potato stems

Same method we make

Blanch this and mix with seasoning sauce

And when she smelled this seasoning mixture with lots of strong sesame oil

Her mouth is just so watery

Oh my!

She said I didn't miss any Bulgogi or meat or expensive meat, you know, some Galbi

But she couldn't resist when she smelled this

See? This is such a delicious side dish

So today, we made Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim

Enjoy my recipe!

See you next time!

Bye!