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Mini Meatballs: Some Food to Go with Beer

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Grateful Hubby| Leave a comment

Question: When was the last time I cooked something by myself or with wifey?

Answer: I don’t remember, which means that it’s been way too long.

So, after taking in some of wifey’s knowledge earlier this afternoon, I made some mini-meatballs.

And yes, as the post title and picture suggest, there was beer involved, in a special way. But that’ll be a separate post.

These mini meatballs turned out quite tasty, according to those who tried them. Yay!

The ingredients and directions are below:

Ingredients

  • One pound organic, grass-fed beef
  • 2 medium-sized onions, chopped in food processor
  • 4 garlic gloves, minced in food processor
  • 1 carrot, chopped in food processor
  • 4 crackers, crushed in food processor
  • 1 egg
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard
  • 2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
  • Seasoning salt and pepper
  • Trader Joe’s 21 Seasonal Blend

Directions

  1. Mix ingredients together.
  2. Spray frying pan with olive oil and heat pan.
  3. Form mixture into mini meatballs.
  4. Fry in pan for about 5 minutes until golden brown on all sides.
  5. Enjoy. :)

Always Grateful,

~Andy

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Kimchi Fried Rice

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Grateful Hubby| 2 Comments

Wifey recently declared, “I want kimchi bokkum bap.” I said, “That sounds great!” and thought, “God, I love this person!”

Ingredients:

  • Olive oil (we used a Misto spray bottle to lightly coat the pan)
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 1 cup kimchi with liquid
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

  • Heat a wok or pan and then lightly coat it with olive oil.
  • Add the rice and fry it for about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add kimchi with liquid and cook for about 5-8 minutes.
  • Add soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds.

Note: We kept our meal extremely simple, but basically anything can be added to this dish, such as chopped garlic, onions, green onions, mushrooms, a protein source like chicken, gochujang sauce, etc.

On to some pics:

Preparing to plate.

Mouth watering.

Fried up brown rice and kimchi. Half a cup of kimchi might be fine, but we’ll likely go with the full cup again as we really like kimchi.

Getting close.

Topped with basil.

Getting closer.

And an egg.

Finally ready.

How’s it taste?

Oh yeah.

We already knew the answer. :)

Signal of approval.

Wifey and I prepared this dish together, and cooking together was enjoyable and so much fun. From now on, whenever possible, I’ll cook with wifey. I know I’ll be learning so much.

Always Grateful,

~Andy

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