Recreate these Korean food faves with a Pinoy twist at home!

 

As the pandemic still rages on, cooking Korean dishes at home is the best way to satisfy your cravings. It may look challenging to cook but there are recipes that you can easily pull off and even give a Pinoy twist.

Filipinos are the ultimate foodies. We love to try new cuisines and dishes, and a recent favorite has been Hanshik or Korean fares. Nobody can resist feasting on spicy tteokbokki and munching on crispy mandu while watching their favorite K-drama. Even just the thought of slurping that piping hot ramyeon on a cold night can really work up your appetite.

But as the pandemic still rages on, cooking Korean dishes at home is the best way to satisfy your cravings. It may look challenging to cook but there are recipes that you can easily pull off and even give a Pinoy twist. 

Get a taste of your favorite Korean food featuring some of Mekeni’s all-time favorite classics! 

Make your regular tteokbokki guiltlessly delicious

Tteokbokki is one of the most popular Korean snacks in the country. This stir-fried rice cake immersed in a spicy red sauce made with gochujang can be adjusted if it is too spicy for your taste. Aside from that, you can also make it healthier by using Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa. Here’s how to make your tteokbokki guiltlessly delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1 pack Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa 250g, cut diagonally into coins
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1/4 cup garlic, minced (about 12 cloves)
• 1 large white onion, sliced into strips
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp dashi powder or seasoning granules
• 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean red pepper paste)
• 3 cups Korean rice cakes (about 42 pcs)
• sliced spring onions or leeks and sesame seeds for garnish

Procedure:

1. Put oil in the pan and fry the Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa pieces until lightly brown. After this, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
2. In the same pan, sauté garlic and onion until fragrant and translucent.
3. Add water, sugar, soy sauce, seasoning granules, and gochujang. Let it boil.
4. Gently add the rice cakes and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice cakes are soft.
5. Put the Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa back in the pan and slowly simmer for about a minute until heated through.
6. Top with spring onions and sesame seeds. Serve while hot.
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8. Make afternoons exciting with K-hotdog sandwiches to snack on
9. Nothing beats a juicy Mekeni Picnic Hotdog on a bed of tangy and spicy kimchi. Topped with kimchi mayo and crispy furikake, this Korean snack will make your K-drama marathon more enjoyable. 

Ingredients:

• 1 pack Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa 250g, cut diagonally into coins
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1/4 cup garlic, minced (about 12 cloves)
• 1 large white onion, sliced into strips
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp dashi powder or seasoning granules
• 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean red pepper paste)
• 3 cups Korean rice cakes (about 42 pcs)
• sliced spring onions or leeks and sesame seeds for garnish

Procedure:

1. Put oil in the pan and fry the Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa pieces until lightly brown. After this, transfer to a bowl and set aside.
2. In the same pan, sauté garlic and onion until fragrant and translucent.
3. Add water, sugar, soy sauce, seasoning granules, and gochujang. Let it boil.
4. Gently add the rice cakes and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the rice cakes are soft.
5. Put the Mekeni GOLite Gluten-Free Chicken Longanisa back in the pan and slowly simmer for about a minute until heated through.
6. Top with spring onions and sesame seeds. Serve while hot.

Make afternoons exciting with K-hotdog sandwiches to snack on

Nothing beats a juicy Mekeni Picnic Hotdog on a bed of tangy and spicy kimchi. Topped with kimchi mayo and crispy furikake, this Korean snack will make your K-drama marathon more enjoyable. 

Recreate these Korean food faves with a Pinoy twist at home! Make it #TimplangAtin with your Mekeni favorites.

Get a taste of your favorite Korean food featuring some of Mekeni’s all-time favorite classics!

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