MUSHROOM CONSOMME WITH A POACHED EGG AND TRUFFLE ESSENCE

Being on a diet, it is sometimes so hard to think of something to eat in the morning that is filling without having rice, noodles, bread or cereal. This morning was one of those mornings wherein I needed something filling. Ok, more like, I was craving for something filling. There I was like a little mouse, scrounging around the refrigerator looking for some ingredients to stir my creative juices, when I found portobello mushrooms! Immediately, I thought, Mushroom Soup! but how could i make mushroom soup without cream? Ha! Mushroom Consomme!!!! So, here it is! And it was deelish by the way.

Mushroom Consomme

Saute slivered garlic and onions in a bit of olive oil. When slightly brown, add thinly sliced portobello mushrooms and saute until soft. Pour in enough water to make a soup, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Transfer the mushrooms without the soup into a bowl. Poach the egg in the mushroom stock. When done, place the egg in the bowl with the mushrooms. Adjust the seasoning the soup, then pour in the bowl of mushrooms and egg. Drizzle some truffle oil over it and garnish with spring onions.

Simple and filling! Enjoy!

KOREAN SESAME-GARLIC BEEF AND CABBAGE STIR FRY

I was in the mood for some korean food today. And since my pantry is newly stocked with korean ingredients, I came up with this recipe. I am on a diet so I can't eat rice, but this dish is so tasty that you HAVE to eat it with rice. Though i didn't, it was still so yummy and tasty! And it is such a simple dish to make, you only need 10 minutes from preparation to cooking it! Try it and let me know how you like this dish. 

Saute 1 teaspoon crushed garlic in a small amount of olive oil until golden. Add 100 grams of beef strips, until almost cook then season with salt, pepper and a teaspoon of Ssam-Jang korean paste. Then add 100 grams of cabbage cut in strips, a little water and simmer until everything is cooked. Add a few drops of sesame oil and mix altogether. Transfer to a bowl, top with roasted sesame seeds, Go-chu-jang (korean chili paste) and spring onions. Serve with steaming hot japanese rice! yummy!

100 grams cabbage, cut in strips

Check out this link, it tells you about the different korean pastes. 

http://jehankimaddiction.blogspot.com/2010/04/koreanize-your-mealkitchen-001-korean.html#links