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ulc
11-07-2018, 06:41 PM
David Chang's Momofuku Ssam restaurant sells Bo Ssam package for $275. https://ssambar.momofuku.com/large-format-to-go/

Bo Ssam is nothing more than pork wrapped in lettuce. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/bo-ssam-51208610

I decided to recreate Momofuku Bo Ssam dish. It was super easy since I already had all the ingredients at home. I had some leftover smoked pulled pork in the freezer. I used Anova sous vide to thaw and reheat the frozen pulled pork. Kimchi is homemade. My wife made it last week. I also had some salted fermented shrimp in the fridge. I don't know if Momofuku serves salted fermented shrimp with their Bo Ssam but I like to add it to mine as it really goes well with any type of pork dish. I wish I had some fresh raw oysters to add to the wrap as I love raw oysters with pork but that's not something I keep at the house. I think raw oysters is special add on option at Momofuku.

https://i.imgur.com/UtLkpfQ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/unmTsoK.jpg?1

It was really delicious and another way to get rid of some leftover pulled pork. Thanks for looking!

Smoking Piney
11-07-2018, 06:47 PM
Wow! I'm in!

I'm a big fan of bulgogi and this fits right in. Well done!

Stingerhook
11-07-2018, 06:52 PM
I can't pronounce it but it looks great.

mchar69
11-07-2018, 07:20 PM
It looks really delicious. For the folks that don't know, that green plastic container to the left of the 1st pic is Soybean Paste, and without, you can't cook real chinese food.
KungPao chicken, easy as can be, and equally awesome, comes to mind.
Good looking Kimchi.

Nice pics and food, thanks for sharing!.

EyeBurnEverything
11-07-2018, 07:31 PM
It looks really delicious. For the folks that don't know, that green plastic container to the left of the 1st pic is Soybean Paste, and without, you can't cook real chinese food.
KungPao chicken, easy as can be, and equally awesome, comes to mind.
Good looking Kimchi.

Nice pics and food, thanks for sharing!.

Always interested in chinese condiments. Can i get a pic of the front label? The soybean paste in the green container.

luv2smoke
11-07-2018, 07:42 PM
I can't pronounce it but it looks great.

I attempted to pronounce it and got my face slapped

mchar69
11-07-2018, 07:47 PM
Always interested in chinese condiments. Can i get a pic of the front label? The soybean paste in the green container.
They are found in a dry (not refrigerated) aisle, and there are red containers as well

as green, different sizes. Red is usually hotter and you cannot believe you made Kung Po at home.

It is killer. Let me go look at my green one -
brb - well it says 'seasoned soybean paste' and I can't read another word on the label. SO there's THAT.

EyeBurnEverything
11-07-2018, 07:54 PM
They are found in a dry (not refrigerated) aisle, and there are red containers as well

as green, different sizes. Red is usually hotter and you cannot believe you made Kung Po at home.

It is killer. Let me go look at my green one -
brb - well it says 'seasoned soybean paste' and I can't read another word on the label. SO there's THAT.

I find it easier to show the nice lady at the local asian market a label instead of trying to explain in english what i believe the item is pronounced.

ulc
11-07-2018, 08:28 PM
Always interested in chinese condiments. Can i get a pic of the front label? The soybean paste in the green container.

https://i.imgur.com/cLofGfZ.jpg?1

It's called ssamjang. It's Korean spicy dipping sauce used in wraps. Ssam means wrap. It's basically combination of two of Korea's favorite condiments: gochujang (fermented Korean chili paste) and doenjang (fermented Korean soybean paste) and other minor ingredients like minced garlic, onions, chopped green onions, and sesame oil.

Here's Serious Eats explanation of ssamjang. https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/02/panty-essentials-all-about-ssamjang.html

You should be able to find it at any Korean grocery store like H-mart or even on Amazon. It's typically around $5 for the tub container and will last you forever.

EyeBurnEverything
11-07-2018, 08:32 PM
https://i.imgur.com/cLofGfZ.jpg?1

It's called ssamjang. It's Korean spicy dipping sauce used in wraps. Ssam means wrap. It's basically combination of two of Korea's favorite condiments: gochujang (fermented Korean chili paste) and doenjang (fermented Korean soybean paste) and other minor ingredients like minced garlic, onions, chopped green onions, and sesame oil.

Here's Serious Eats explanation of ssamjang. https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/02/panty-essentials-all-about-ssamjang.html

You should be able to find it at any Korean grocery store like H-mart or even on Amazon. It's typically around $5 for the tub container and will last you forever.

Thanks, saved it on my phone. Hopefully they carry it at my local Asian market.
BTW, i have the red gochujang container. They sell that there, so hopefully they have the green.

mchar69
11-07-2018, 08:33 PM
I find it easier to show the nice lady at the local asian market a label instead of trying to explain in english what i believe the item is pronounced.


You are 100% correct. I find once I learn an Asian Store and know what I want,

it is really easy. I can't tell you how many times I brought empty bottles or labels into stores for re-plenishment - now, I know those by heart.

mchar69
11-07-2018, 08:34 PM
EYE - that product is not what I am talking about in the least.

EyeBurnEverything
11-07-2018, 08:38 PM
EYE - that product is not what I am talking about in the least.
Now that you mention it, that looks almost like cocktail sauce vs soybean paste. I know there is black and red soybean paste but that doesn't look like paste. Non the less, i am intrigued so i will still buy and try if they carry it.

mchar69
11-07-2018, 09:30 PM
The GREEN Soybean paste is what you want.
I have never used the red.

SmokinAussie
11-07-2018, 09:42 PM
For Everything you need to know about Korean food you can do in the US, check out Maangchi (https://www.youtube.com/user/Maangchi)

And her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Maangchis-Real-Korean-Cooking-Authentic/dp/054412989X

Now, just don't mistake Korean for Chinese as mentioned above. Kinda like mixing up Central Texas with North Carolina in BBQ terms. :-P

Cheers!

EyeBurnEverything
11-07-2018, 09:49 PM
For Everything you need to know about Korean food you can do in the US, check out Maangchi (https://www.youtube.com/user/Maangchi)

And her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Maangchis-Real-Korean-Cooking-Authentic/dp/054412989X

Now, just don't mistake Korean for Chinese as mentioned above. Kinda like mixing up Central Texas with North Carolina in BBQ terms. :-P

Cheers!

I understand what your saying, but American chinese food is a mix n match of all kinds of Asian and American food/ingredients. If we stuck strictly to chinese or korean ingredients, we wouldn't have half the dishes we have today in america.

ssv3
11-07-2018, 09:54 PM
Killer stuff! Sign me up.

SmokinAussie
11-07-2018, 10:04 PM
I understand what your saying, but American chinese food is a mix n match of all kinds of Asian and American food/ingredients. If we stuck strictly to chinese or korean ingredients, we wouldn't have half the dishes we have today in america.


I know what you mean, but Korean is REALLY different. You can mix up a lot of Chinese ingredients, but not the Korean ones so much. I have a shelf in my pantry for Chinese / General Asian and one for Korean... and a seperate one again for Japanese. You have to seperate those two, or they fight each other in the middle of the night. :crazy:

But of course the main thing is that the OP has done a seriously good job with that pulled pork. It's so nice to see this done this way instead of just put in a bun with a sweet BBQ sauce.

Well done!

mchar69
11-07-2018, 10:18 PM
I agree with smokin aussie in his comments - remember -no matter where in the world, different areas of any country, even as small as Denmark, have regional foods.
And I love all types, it is awesome to learn of new foods, experiences.. etc.

bschoen
11-08-2018, 04:51 AM
Isn't soybean paste miso? Blond, yellow or red?

Big George's BBQ
11-08-2018, 10:29 AM
That is something I would definitely like to try