Inspirational Kimchi
by A. Cacioppo
For six months (at least) I’ve had this nagging craving for sweet and sour pork. But I don’t like the chinese food places that I’ve tried around Peterborough. And I’ll admit that Chinese culinary traditions intimidate me. So delving into them isn’t my first priority. (And I don’t means Asian in general. I’ll gladly dance into Japanese cuisines, Korean, Indian, Vietnamese…)
And sense I can’t head over to my favourite Chinese resturant (can’t remember the name but it’s in the Shaw and Armstrong Savemart strip mall.)
Earlier this week, I tried my hand at making kimchi. Tonight was the night to taste my efforts. So, I took out some pork I had butchered into cubes before freezing it. I had no idea what I was going to do with it all. Off to the pantry!
From my makeshift pantry, I found leftover rice flour mix that could not be used the other night due to a friends food allergies. I had an orange bell peppler, some green onions, garlic, a bit of beef stock in the fridge…. and also some sweet and sour sauce. What I concocted was well, sweet and sour pork.
Happy cravings!
