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Time for some real KFC! Korean fried chicken that is. I made it along w/ some kimchi fried rice. - Chicken: Cut thighs into chunks. Marinated in sake/salt/pepper/minced garlic/diced shallots/red pepper flakes/ginger/oyster sauce. Let sit overnight. Next day, removed pieces & covered in corn starch (alas, no potato starch). Fried on medium/high heat for a bit. Removed. Then fried again on high. CRISPY! - Sauce: Mixed together gochujang/ketchup/honey/brown sugar/soy/minced garlic/sesame oil/ginger. Warmed up on low heat. Added in chicken to coat. - Rice: Made rice night before. Next day, Added shallots to kimchi & fried in pan w/ oil. Added rice, then bacon, then sauce (soy/sugar/gochujang). Stirred up a bit. Added crunchy wasabi peas/chopped green onions/salt/pepper/sesame oil. Topped w/ a bit of mozzarella cheese. Fried an egg & placed on top. - Plated: I garnished all w/ fresh chopped green onions/chopped dried seaweed. Sprinkled sesame seeds over chicken along w/ some red pepper flakes. - Result: GODDAMN DEELISH! That chicken was so crunchy thanks to both the starch & double fry. Sauce was great but will go a little hotter next time. I tried some new kimchi that wasn't all that so rice was okay. Will never buy that brand again. But overall, soooooo good! #ChefJimmy #cooking #kfc #therealkfc #koreanfriedchicken #kimchi #kimchifriedrice #chicken #rice #friedrice #gochujang #koreancooking https://www.instagram.com/p/CJordYjhMQK/?igshid=znt7nf57yx0q

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#chefjimmy #primal

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He's cooking us breakfast 😊💕👌 @theologanerd @batwoman_og #ChefJimmy

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Made a beautifully rare skirt steak earlier. Marinated it overnight in cola/coffee/garlic/ketchup/dried rosemary/rice vinegar/salt/pepper/hot sauce. (Ala Chef John of Food Wishes). Paired with a mixed greens salad with creamy lemon dressing (lemon juice, heavy cream, Dijon mustard, olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, honey). Deeeelish! #chefjimmy #cooking #steak #skirtsteak #chefjohn #foodwishes #raresteak #salad #mixedgreens #creamylemondressing https://www.instagram.com/p/CAy0ypqBW-k/?igshid=101klmikiuis9

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So hungry! #steakandmushrooms #limabeans #chefjimmy #cleaneating #primal #paleo

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Teaser of the meal I made earlier for me and @jonhoche. That’s a mixture of eggs and gojuchang (Korean red pepper paste) I’m pouring over and around the kimchi fried rice with pork belly “volcano”. It was effing delicious. I’ll post full recipe and more later including the other dishes (Korean corn cheese & marinated beef bulgogi). #koreanfood #chefjimmy #cooking #kimchi #porkbelly #eggs #volcanorice https://www.instagram.com/p/B6M88h4BHKV/?igshid=e1k7oxfcxugp

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Pickled jalapeno marinated fried chicken w/ wild rice/mushrooms/bacon/cheese Bacon: Fried up large bacon pieces. Saved bacon juice in panl Set bacon aside. Chicken: Marinated chicken breast strips in pickled jalapeno juice along w/ the jalapenos. Seasoned w/ salt/pepper/hot paprkia/buttery jalapeno salt/red pepper flakes. Took out of fridge. Poured out marinade into pan w/ bacon grease. Cooked chicken on medium heat for just a couple of minutes each side. Removed chicken & let cool down. Breaded chicken with maple/brown sugar instant oatmeal. Let sit in fridge a bit. Removed & fried in oil quickly on each side. Removed. Then fried again very quickly! Put on tray & covered in mozzarella cheese because CHEESE! Put in 400 degree oven until cheese was thoroughly melted. Mushrooms: Put mushrooms in same pan that cooked chicken w/ all the juices. Added some butter. I was going to add cream but decided against. Added bacon back in. Poured out excess juices when cooked. Spooned it all over chicken. Wild Rice: Cooked up w/ butter. Result. Pretty damn good! Chicken had a bit of spice to it but the sweetness of the breading balanced things out and it was awesome. Simple meal but deeeelish! #ChefJimmy #cooking #chicken #jalapeno #pickledjalapeno #mushrooms #wildrice #cheese #mozzarella #oatmeal #maplebrownsugaroatmeal #bacon #butter #friedchicken

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Got home from work & made some late night quickie kimchi fried rice. Deeeelish! Chopped up thick cut bacon into cubes. Fried up. Drained. Added roughly cut green onion kimchi. Then added Korean canned tuna w/ kimchi sauce in it. Threw in some minced garlic, gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) & ground pepper. Added cooked rice. Mixed well. Turned down heat. Spread shredded parmesan around. Cracked one egg in center. Put lid on & let cheese melt & egg cook. When done, I topped w/ sesame seeds & cut up pieces of dried seaweed. - Result: Hell yeah you know it was delicious! I've made longer & more involved kimchi fried rice dishes before but this was super quick, easy and damn tasty. #ChefJimmy #Cooking #kimchifriedrice #kimchi #greenonionkimchi #rice #friedrice #tuna #bacon #cheese #parmesancheese #gochugaru #egg #koreanfood #food #AsianCookingAsian https://www.instagram.com/p/COUn97oBzFT/?igshid=1likox3fm6kwz

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As you probably have noticed, I haven't been cooking in quite some time. A lot of it is that I'm back working full time & am just exhausted all the time. And a lot of it is I've been pretty depressed and down a bunch lately. But I decided to do a quick easy simple snack that I saw the amazing @cafemaddy do. It's called so-dduk so-dduk (Korean rice cakes & sausage). - I bought some small berkshire pork sausages & rice cakes. If you are unfamiliar w/ Korean rice cakes (dduk or tteok), they are not what you think of with American rice cakes. They are thick, chewy & usually glutinous. Think a thick pasta. I skewered them together & simply fried them in a generously oiled pan on both sides until the dduk was crispy. - Meanwhile I made the sauce to spread on it. I did a small variation of Maddy's recipe. Hers mixed gochujang/sugar/soy sauce/ramen packet/garlic powder/water. Shamefully, I was out of ramen so no packet! So I used everything else listed and randomly added some tomato sauce & sesame oil & mixed well. Then heated up in microwave for a short time. Apologies to Maddy for changing the recipe but it still turned out super good. - When the sausage/rice cakes were done, I took them out & patted them dry w/ a paper towel. I poured the sauce evenly all over each side and spread. Topped w/ some sesame seeds. - RESULT: Damn these were so tasty! Literally took me minutes to make. I was on zoom w/ a friend and was sending him pics of it and he was like "you're done already?" Such a great snack and so delicious and simple to make. Highly recommend checking out Maddy's IG, Tik Tok & website for more amazing recipes. #ChefJimmy #cooking #sodduksodukk #tteok #dduk #sausage #gochuhang #soysauce #snack #KoreanSnack https://www.instagram.com/p/CN4Hr3TB0wL/?igshid=15dm2cciw66ce

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Tonight's podcast meal for Emily (@the_e_squared) & I: Jimmy's Asian Chicken Salad! Easy peasy! Salad: Chopped up romaine, red cabbage, shredded carrots, cilantro, green onions. Placed in large bowl in sections. Added sliced almonds, crispy chow mein noodles, canned mandarin oranges slices. Bacon: Put wasabi powder on thick cut bacon slices. Cooked in toaster oven. Chicken: Marinated chicken breasts in soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, pepper, pink salt, red pepper flakes, diced garlic, chopped ginger. Covered & put in fridge for an hour. Took chicken out & placed on rack in oven. Removed after done & sliced into chunks. Placed chicken on top of salad. Crushed up roasted wasabi seaweed & spread over. Dressing: Mixed soy sauce, ginger puree, diced garlic, sugar, honey, sesame oil, sesame seeds, rice vinegar, salt, pepper. Plating: Tossed salad well w/ everything. Served on plate. Placed bacon pieces evenly on each plate. Dressing on side to add to our own taste. Would have liked more heat to balance sweet but I knew Emily wouldn't like that. Result: Simple. Easy. (Still took some time but fun!). Deeeelish! Marinade really soaked into chicken. Dressing was on point! #cooking #ChefJimmy #asianchickensalad #chicken #salad #asian #becauseimasian #soysauce #sesame #seaweed #wasabi #bacon #alwaysbacon #crispychowmeinnoodles #mandarinoranges #garlic #ginger #honey #ComicNewsInsider #podcast #podcasts #podcastmeal #podcaster #podcasters #podcasting

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I had some red potatoes so decided to do a variation of a recipe my friend Falynn put together. WHAT DID I DO?! Well, one thing I forgot to do was take pics as I was making it...so here it is after I put the leftovers into a container. SORRY! :) - I cut the red potatoes into cubes, leaving skin on most of them. Soaked them in salted water overnight. Next day, took them out & put them in a pot. Poured heavy cream & milk in. Added half of a sliced white onion, about 5 whole garlic cloves, a few whole sprigs of fresh rosemary & parsley, ground black pepper, & dry herbs de provence. Brought to a boil on medium high heat & stirred off & on. After awhile, let it simmer for a bit. - When potatoes were cooked, I poured into a strainer over a bowl to save the liquid. Carefully removed the herbs & large onion pieces. Left garlic in & bits of herbs here & there. Added about half a stick of butter & started mashing! I slowly added in some of the cream/milk mix that I had saved & mashed/stirred together. I also added a bit of cream cheese, a good portion of gorgonzola blue cheese & cut up pieces of bacon that I had cooked in the toaster oven. I had also added some of the bacon fat grease to the pot when it was still cooking the potatoes. After fully mixing together...I ATE SOME. - Result: GODDAMN TASTY! So flavorful & creamy. Honestly, I didn't need to add the bacon or cheese as it tasted so great but it's my party & I'll cry if I want to. Er...well I'll add bacon & blue cheese if I want to! #ChefJimmy #cooking #mashedpotatoes #heavycream #rosemary #parsley #onions #garlic #butter #gorgonzola #bluecheese #creamcheese #cheese #bacon #baconfat https://www.instagram.com/p/CMRh6PIBhRC/?igshid=pepqc1gbbl4k

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Baby's first cornish game hen! Listen, I cook all the time & am pretty good at it. But still a lot I haven't worked with or tried. Cornish game hen being one. So I looked up a bunch of different recipes (Giada, Ina, etc) & chatted w/ a friend (Thanks @erincrosbymakes!) about what I should do. So here's what I did. Cornish game hen w/ roasted potatoes/tomatoes. - Potatoes/tomatoes: Chopped red potatoes into chunks. Sliced cherry tomatoes in half. Covered in garlic oil/jalapeno salt/pepper/paprika/minced garlic/fresh rosemary/herbs de provence/bacon fat/butter. Mixed well & set on one side of the sheet pan. - Chicken: Poured salt/pepper/melted butter/fresh rosemary/sweet paprika/diced onions/minced garlic in a bowl. Put on some kitchen gloves & mixed well. Rubbed butter all over chicken. Then stuffed the mix inside the chicken & rubbed it all over on the outside. Added some chopped up lemons inside as well. Placed that on the other side of the sheet pan & stuck in 350 degree oven for about 50-55 minutes. - Result: It was a little hen but boy did it pack in that flavor. So juicy & tender. I'm not good at slicing a bird properly so I just sort of tore into it. Damn it was delicious! Potato/tomato mix was awesome too! Now that I've given it a shot, I def have ideas for future roasts. Maybe I might even fry one? DANGER DANGER BUT DELICIOUS DANGER!! #ChefJimmy #cooking #cornishgamehen #chicken #roastedchicken #redpotatoes #roastedpotatoes #cherrytomatoes #garlic #butter #paprika #onions #baconfat https://www.instagram.com/p/CLn7GlBBsUx/?igshid=1rnnuqvamih5l

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Baby Baker's first chocolate chip cookies! As said, I'm a good cook but never been a baker. So taking baby steps and trying things lately. I asked around for some super basic recipes. No nuts, oatmeal, fruit, etc. Simple. Both baking & non-baking pals gave suggestions. I did go w/ a baking pal! (Thanks Adrienne!) :) Thanks to everyone else. I will def try other recipes. - Recipe said to make tbsp sized balls and I think I made them slightly a bit too big. But besides that...they turned out pretty good! Yeah, I'm shocked too. :) I was curious about this recipe as it involved honey & that sort of threw me off. But it worked! I also combined chips & chocolate chunks (cut up a giant Hershey's dark chocolate bar) & thought I may have put too much in but it seems to have worked out. Excuse me while I have a cry while eating these delicious cookies! #ChefJimmy #cooking #baking #babybaker #chocolatechipcookies #basic https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhsA9KB9qX/?igshid=ne8sfncwfgv4

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I got some tilapia & didn't know what to do w/ it. I mean, I had plenty of ideas but wanted something super simple/quick! I looked up a bunch of recipes & sort of combined/came up w/ my own. Lemon Parmesan Tilapia! - In a baking pan, I put in garlic olive oil, minced garlic, jalapeno salt, black pepper, hot paprika, lemon juice, grated parmesan cheese, dried parsley, melted butter in & mixed up well. I had cut some tilapia up into somewhat square pieces & placed in pan. Mixed it all up making sure to cover every side of each piece of fish. Then topped it w/ more parmesan & parsley. Stuck in an oven for about 10-12 minutes. - Result: So simple & easy. And so damn tasty! Could easily mix up ingredients around keeping the basic lemon and parmesan. Nice bit of tanginess w/ the lemon. Bit of heat w/ paprika & jalapeno salt. And minor cheesiness w/ the grated parm. Deeeeeelish. Served it over perilla leaves w/ some rice & dinner roll on the side. #ChefJimmy #cooking #tilapia #lemonparmesantilapia #fish #lemon #parmesan https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFDQ9bhM4I/?igshid=vdkpf5kwqj7k

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Baby baker is at it again! As you know, I can cook like a MFer but have never really tried baking. Well, desserts that is. Decided to try some chocolate chip pumpkin bread this time around. I used Gemma Stafford's recipe of Bigger Bolder Baking. She's great for beginners and more experienced peeps. Well, I used her pumpkin bread recipe and added chocolate chips & chunks. And I didn't make the glaze. - Also, I don't have a proper bread pan so I used 2 smaller disposable ones & watched the time. I think I got it right! They turned out pretty good. Held together better than the banana bread I made last week. Deelish! - I need to try some basic chocolate chip cookies next time. But also, I'm afraid to get into baking as I'll do it all the time & then eat tons & turn my chub rock Asian self into an even chubbier rockier Asianier (can I be Asianier?). Stay tuned! #ChefJimmy #cooking #baking #babybaker #babysteps #pumpkinbread #chocolatechips #chocolatechippumpkinbread https://www.instagram.com/p/CK0sWqbBOLy/?igshid=1antj3vfpcqkf