'Baek Father' Baek Jong-won and Yang Se-hyung Challenge Tofu Kimchi with Cooking Beginners... Next Week's Ingredient is 'Ramen' (Summary)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Hyesoo] On the afternoon of the 27th, MBC's 'Baekfather: Don't Stop Cooking!' (hereafter 'Baekfather') aired an episode where Baek Jong-won demonstrated how to make tofu kimchi to beginner cooks.

The main ingredient for 'Baekfather' that day was tofu. Before starting the cooking, Baek Jong-won teased, "I didn't expect Yang Se-hyung to be so nervous during last week's live broadcast." Yang Se-hyung, embarrassed by his shortcomings in last week's live show, humorously said that if he felt overwhelmed again this week, he would just sit down on a chair, which made everyone laugh.

Baek Jong-won announced that he would make tofu kimchi using tofu. For the beginner cooks, he started by showing how to drain the water from the tofu. He then told Yang Se-hyung that the drained water was completely harmless and encouraged him to try drinking it. After a brief hesitation, Yang Se-hyung tasted it and even recommended Baek Jong-won to try it as well. After tasting the tofu water, Baek Jong-won confessed, "It's my first time trying this, but it tastes good."

Next, Baek Jong-won instructed to cut the tofu into halves, then halves of those halves, and then halves again. However, when one of the beginner cooks started cutting before Baek Jong-won told them to wait, he pointed out, "Don't follow me right away; wait a bit." Yang Se-hyung then calmed Baek Jong-won down by saying, "Don't get angry."

Notably, a beginner cook from California also participated in the broadcast. Among the couple of the same age, the American husband was revealed to be a kimchi enthusiast to the extent that he eats kimchi with cereal.

Additionally, when asked for the recipe of the iced tea served at Baek Jong-won's cafe in Korea, which the couple liked, Baek Jong-won said, "It's a trade secret, so I'll tell you separately later."

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This time, they prepared the kimchi to be used in the tofu kimchi dish. Baek Jong-won instructed them to put well-fermented kimchi from home into a bowl and cut it with scissors. He explained that the reason for not using a knife was to keep it simple with scissors so that people wouldn't get lazy and skip making it later. He also shared the kimchi seasoning recipe, mentioning that adding sesame seeds at the end is optional.

Next, Baek Jong-won added two tablespoons of cooking oil and started pan-frying half a block of tofu. The beginner cooks followed along, but their results varied from undercooked to burnt, bringing laughter to Baek Jong-won and Yang Se-hyung. After frying all the tofu, they stir-fried the seasoned kimchi in a heavily heated pan. Baek Jong-won advised that if you prefer it a bit saucier, you can add some water.

Meanwhile, one beginner cook got confused and sprinkled red pepper powder on the tofu they were frying, which left Baek Jong-won and Yang Se-hyung feeling dismayed. Moreover, Baek Jong-won ended up burning the tofu just like the earlier burnt fried egg, as he was busy accommodating the beginner cooks' mistakes, drawing a scolding from Yang Se-hyung.

Finally, Baek Jong-won revealed that next week's cooking ingredient would be ramen, advising everyone to prepare with the most common type of ramen before concluding.

MBC's 'Baekfather,' an untact era interactive cooking show, airs every Saturday at 5 p.m.

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