'Baek Father' Yang Se-hyung Amazed by Baek Jong-won's 'Perilla Seed Rice Cake Seaweed Soup'... "Hope Beginner Cooks Also Taste This" (Summary)

Published 25 Jul.2020 18:55(KST)

Updated 25 Jul.2020 22:30(KST)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Hyesoo] On the 25th, MBC's "Baekfather: Don't Stop Cooking!" (hereafter "Baekfather") aired, where Baek Jong-won captivated beginner cooks with basic seaweed soup and perilla seed seaweed soup.

Before cooking, Yang Se-hyung said, "Last episode, I told you not to watch the extended version, and you really didn't watch it," and pleaded, "Please watch it this time." In response, Baek Jong-won said, "Don't watch the live broadcast. It's really boring because I go through everything step by step," emphasizing the dullness and causing laughter.

On this day, a beginner cook who is a conductor and composer from San Francisco appeared, stating, "It's not my birthday, but I want to pretend to be 25 and try making seaweed soup" as their reason for participating. Meanwhile, another beginner cook newly joined, saying they wanted to cook seaweed soup because they had been eating from their wife for 25 years.

Yorushin said he got scolded by his wife last week for not listening to Baekfather and showed a calm demeanor, saying, "I was worried and reflected a lot by myself." However, Yang Se-hyung said, "I know it's all a lie," not falling for it. Baek Jong-won told Yorushin's wife, "After a few weeks, your anger is rising sharply. Mother, we are one," making the studio burst into laughter.

The ingredient for this broadcast was seaweed. Baek Jong-won brought whole seaweed and explained that the root end is called "miyeok-gwi" and is the most nutritious part. The beginner cooks were going to cook using the leaf part, which is the opposite side of the miyeok-gwi.

Baek Jong-won instructed to cut the whole seaweed into small pieces and prepare an amount of seaweed equivalent to one spoonful of rice. Looking at the beginner cooks who had soaked the seaweed in advance, he said if it was already soaked, it couldn't be helped, but he promised to teach how to make seaweed soup in 5 minutes without soaking.

He then started stir-frying the finely chopped meat, saying that thinly sliced bulgogi meat is best. If thick cuts like brisket or shank were prepared, he added that they should be stir-fried longer.

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When stir-frying the meat, one spoonful of sesame oil is added. If there is no sesame oil, cooking oil is okay but it won't have the aroma. Olive oil is also not recommended. Instead, perilla oil is acceptable. Meanwhile, Yorushin, who seemed to have been scolded a lot by his wife last week, was seen carefully following Baek Jong-won, prompting comments like "He is being very cautious today."

Baek Jong-won added the seaweed when the meat turned slightly white while stir-frying, then poured 500ml of bottled water. He seasoned the soup, emphasizing that soy sauce is only for aroma and salt is used for seasoning. He recommended using dark soy sauce if possible, but regular soy sauce is also fine if dark soy sauce is unavailable.

After completing the basic seaweed soup, Baek Jong-won cooked perilla seed seaweed soup by adding perilla seeds and rice cakes. He took any rice cakes from the freezer and added them to the seaweed soup along with plenty of perilla seeds. All kinds of rice cakes, from regular rice cake soup rice cakes to mugwort rice cakes, were acceptable. Of course, it was fine not to add them if unavailable.

The finishing touch was adding perilla seed powder. Baek Jong-won recommended using peeled perilla seed powder. When the rice cakes softened, he added two generous spoonfuls, emphasizing to add a lot. Yang Se-hyung, who tasted the perilla seed seaweed soup, exclaimed, "It's really delicious. I hope all beginner cooks can taste this."

Baek Jong-won announced that the next ingredients would be rice, seaweed sheets, and sausages, and that they would make a rice set meal.