Tuesday, September 29

...ASIAN


i have actually thought i would not make it to start cooking asian stuff monday. i had to travel back and forward from my parents' place to vienna and to my granny's. so a lot of traveling this monday. but however, i changed my mind to just order sushi or a bento box, which would fit into my asian week, i bought some ingredients and cooked coconut ramen.

i have to announce i did not invent coconut ramen which was delicious (and there is still some left for today's lunch in the fridge, yippieh!). but sohyi kim did. she is supposed to be one of vienna's or even austria's best cooks concerning asian food. she has got her own restaurant in vienna (kimkocht) where i definitely want to go one day. sohyi kim also offers workshops where you easily learn how to make sushi rice, how to eventually roll sushi and how to - you know - get into asian food.
sohyi kim's cookbook does not only show how to make sushi or ramen, it also tells you how to cook miso soup the right way and how to make sweet and sour chicken whether too sour nor too sweet :-)

monday's shopping list for coconut ramen:

  • 1 bag of carrots
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 leek
  • 1/4 l coconut milk
  • 1 bag of miso
  • 1 fish filet (gilthead,
  • 1 sea food mix

i paid 15,00€ which did not surprise me but was under my expections. i also bought some ingredients for further recipes, so not too bad.


after i cut the vegetables i started to boil water for rice noodles, which are part of ramen. they only cooked like 4 minutes.
when i added the noodles, i heated some olive oil in my wok (a normal frying pan is alright) and stirred in the vegetables as well as the fish filet (cut up in pieces) and some of the sea food mix. a
after like 3-4 minutes i added the seasoning and miso, stirred and added 1/2 l of boiling water and the coconut milk to the veg.
after that i prepared a bowl with rice noodles. table had been set then, i just needed a spoon and with the rest of the boiling water i made myself some mate-tea, which is supposed to be exhilarant.


i have absolutely enjoyed this asian dinner last night. it was not only spicy but something different to taste. i am totally into sea food but if you do not like that kind of food just take tofu instead. or try it! you will be amazed how tasty it is!

lots of love, xx

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