Korean was wfd tonight.
I made my weekly pandemic special of Japchae for mom and sis, with mixed mushrooms as the star component (we had button and some gorgeous oyster mushrooms, but I forgot the soaked shiitake in my scramble to get dinner done after a visitor stayed too late). Also in play: carrots, spinach, onion, and spring onion.
Accompaniments (totally unnecessary for me but I thought the others might not be satisfied with “just” noodles): Chicken lollipops (wings) and Beyond steak in a gochujang glaze (the Buldak Bal recipe from Koreatown, paging @LulusMom1).
I couldn’t remember if mom liked Japchae as we ate it last in NYC K-town almost a decade ago, so I kept aside some of the vegetables for her in case she didn’t. BUT she cleaned out the small bowl of noodles and said she really liked them, which had me pleased as punch – that she finished a serving of something, primarily!
