Coconut Curry Udon

A few months back, we had some delicious curry noodles at Antai.  In that version, the chef used thin rice noodles (mi fen) and the meat we chose was pork. This recipe is a fusion of two delicious memories: those curry rice noodles and my mom’s homemade stir-fried flat noodles (he fen) with beef.  Honestly,…

Beef Udon

I am lucky enough to have several great Asian grocery stores nearby, and it’s so easy to use their ready-to-cook, pre-marinated meats for a quick and easy weeknight meal.  I like to purchase a box of marinated bulgogi beef, then portion it out into 2 or 3 freezer bags for single meals.  If you don’t…

Bulgogi Fries

Sometimes I just get tired of eating rice with everything…. so I took some inspiration from the internet and paired bulgogi beef with my favorite carbs: fries! I don’t really have a true recipe for this, since it’s basically just assembling things I already had.  But here are the components: Storebought frozen shoestring fries, baked…

Taiwanese-Style Beef Noodle Soup

  Mmmm… this is my all-time favorite comfort food, rainy day food, wintry-weather-stay-indoors food.  It reminds me of home, since my dad makes a fabulous version that’s a combination of several recipes and many years of tweaking it to perfection.  It’s always the thing I ask my family to bring when they come visit from…