Learning how to cook Korean Food

We had a great time at our District Relief Society Korea Themed Activity.
I signed up to learn how to make Bibimbap. It's a signature Korean dish.   The word Bibimbap means "Mixed Rice" it's served as a hot dish. The bottom is a fried white rice, with lots of seasoned vegetables. there is also a red paste and sauces you put in the pot you top it off with a raw for fried egg. You can put meat in it or leave the meat out for a vegetarian dish. It's delicious.  It's so fun to learn how to make a yummy Korean dish.

This is what we will be putting in our Bibimbap.  

The presentation of the Bibimbap is so important.  You have to start with the rice on the bottom of the hot bowl then you add the meat.  And the veggies have to be placed just right.  You can't have two reds together or two yellows they have to be layered on the rice just perfect. *** Note you have to cook the veggies separate. and make sure you cook the carrots last so that the colors do not mix.***

All the veggies are placed and looks so yummy

Now you cook the egg and place it in the middle.  Our lunch is complete.  YUMMY!!!!

The next cooking class I took was learning how to make Korean Dumplings.  You can have Mandu which is a steamed dumpling or you can fry the dumpling and that is called Yaki Mandu.  

Here are the ingredients for the Mandu.  There is Tofu in this recipe.  Crazy!!!  I've never like Tofu but I love Mandu.

Look at all the yummy ingredients. Cabage, Carrots, onions, tofu.

After you blend it all up it looks like this.  It doesn't smell very good.  

These are the little shells for the Mandu.  

You take a little spoon full and put it in the wraper.

There are two ways to shape the Mandu.  the half moon or you can connect the corners to make a cute little shape.  I'm not sure what it's called. 

It's so fun to meet and learn from some amazing Korean Women.

Here are the Mandu being steamed. 

Here are the Yaki Mandu being friend.  They are soooo yummy

After my two cooking classed I learned a Korean Kraft.  It's called Hanji Paper Craft.
this craft is made from mulberry paper, 

Here is my fun little Hanji Paper Craft.
So much fun.  I love learning about this great country we get to live in.