Hra-jun, who had returned to the Sunflower, carefully posted a message in the group chat.
-How about we grill some pork belly in the Sunflower yard today? Anyone free?
The number next to the message window quickly decreased, and the first reply came from Min-ju.
[Min-ju] Me! I’m free. I’ll get ready and head out now.
[Eun-jeong] Yes!
[Kang-hoon] Me too!
[Min-ju] What? It’s Sunday, but no one has any plans?
[Kang-hoon] It’s all because of you. What the heck happened with the blind date?
As Kang-hoon protested, Min-ju sent an emoticon with beads of sweat dripping down.
[Kang-hoon] Bring her when you come today.
[Min-ju] My friend is busy.
[Eun-jeong]ㅋㅋLooks like Oppa got tricked by Min-ju.
[Kang-hoon] That’s why.
[Dong-sik] I’m free for dinner too. I’m actually working part-time right now, so I was going to get rid of the dust in my throat with dinner, but pork belly sounds great. Boss.
[Kang-hoon] Wow. Are you working today too, Dong-sik hyung?
[Dong-sik] I have to work even on my day off to pay off my debt.
[Kang-hoon] I respect you. I’m just mopping the floor.
[Eun-jeong] Ugh, if that’s the case, just go to sleep.
[Kang-hoon] I have insomnia. I can’t sleep these days.
[Eun-jeong] Is it because you’re lonely?
As the conversation was about to shift back to the blind date, Min-ju sent an emoticon glaring at them.
[Hae-jun] Is everyone coming? Then come to Sunflower by 7 PM. I’ll be preparing.
[Min-ju]Yes!
[Eun-jeong] See you later.
Hae-jun closed the chat window and searched for recipes on YouTube.
First of all, even if I grill pork belly, I need stew. Besides, the highlight of today’s party was also to test the newly made plum vinegar.
“Soybean paste stew would be better as a side dish for pork belly, right?”
He checked the ingredients for soybean paste stew.
Soybean paste, a little pork shoulder, red pepper powder, tofu, onion, green onion, and pepper were needed.
It was a shame that there was no tofu, but the other ingredients were all available, so there was no problem making it.
“Hehe··· It’s going to be delicious. It’s been ages since I’ve had soybean paste stew.”
In the military, he only ate tasteless soybean paste stew called ‘shit soup’, and after his discharge, he hardly had a chance to eat it, so it was almost five years since he last had soybean paste stew.
‘It would be delicious to grill some pork belly and eat rice wrapped in soybean paste stew as an appetizer.’
He also made ssamjang by mixing soybean paste and red pepper paste, and he could make Pa Kimchi(Green onion Kimchi) since he had red pepper powder, red pepper paste, and vinegar. [T/N: Ssamjang (쌈장) is a Korean word that means "sauce for wraps"]
It was a shame that there was no kimchi, but he thought it would be delicious to grill garlic and onion and eat wild pine mushrooms.
This time, it's a real pork belly party.
"Is there anything else I can make?"
I scrolled down the video list further, thinking about making a lot of different things to test and feed my employees.
<How to Cook Each Part of Pork Deliciously>
<Army Stew Boiled with Spam>
<Hamburger Steak Golden Recipe>
<Fried Chicken Fried Perfectly>
<Magic Mixed Spices Curry! Combine and Eat Yourself>
···
One video caught Hae-jun's eye among dozens of thumbnails.
"Magic Mixed Spices?··· Why didn't I think of that."
Curry is originally a combination of spices.
Even 3-minute instant curry is made by combining various spices, including turmeric.
Hae-jun played the YouTube video.
The method of making it, assuming you have the spices, was even simpler than Red Chili Paste.
"Just measure it out, stir-fry it over low heat, and grind it in a grinder? Easy."
Besides, the necessary ingredients were coincidentally all included in the list of spices Ha-jun had.
"I can't resist this."
I have time to spare. I have the ingredients···. I went straight into the mixing.
As I made it according to the instructions, a powder combination the color of ramen soup was quickly completed.
Since I made the powder, I decided to challenge myself to make curry as well. I tried onion curry, which is said to be delicious when served on pork cutlet instead of sauce.
I finely sliced the onion and stir-fried it in a frying pan with a pat of butter until it turned brown. I added water and added the curry powder to adjust the consistency.
"Is it done already?"
It was the moment when the stereotype that curry is a dish made by boiling diced carrots, potatoes, onions, and meat together was broken.
Was it the influence of 3-minute curry?
"By the way, I was going to eat Korean food, but I ended up making something that's not Korean. I'll wrap the pork cutlet and curry together when I go to the kids' house. They're all living alone, so they'll like it."
Side dishes that are easy for people living alone to eat are always welcome.
I separated the curry and pork cutlet and started preparing the pork belly party.
.
.
.
"Wow, did you make all of this, CEO?"
"Awesome!"
"It's so extravagant."
"We have everything from the land, sea, and sky here."
As expected, the basics of Korean food were 'Jang'.
With doenjang(thick sauce), soy sauce, and gochujang(Red chilly paste), there is no dish that you can't challenge.
He made thick sauce stew and pa kimchi to go with the pork belly. He boiled chicken with potatoes, carrots, and onions to make stir-fried chicken, and he made sashimi with rockfish, which he always ended up eating raw.
“You came on Sunday, so I had to do this much. Eat up. Hurry up and eat. I’ll grill the pork belly.”
“I’ll eat well.”
“I’ll eat well!”
“I’ll eat well, boss.”
Eun-jeong, Kang-hoon, Dong-sik, and Min-ju sat around in a circle and ate.
Kang-hoon roughly tore off the leg of the stir-fried chicken soup made with the chicken from the dimension farm.
“Oh~! It’s delicious.”
“Really? I’ll have to try the rockfish first.”
Dong-sik, who had downed a glass of soju, dipped the rockfish in Red chilly sause and took a bite.
Eun-jeong took a spoonful of doenjang, from which steam was rising, and put it in her mouth.
“Oh my, what is this doenjang stew?”
“How’s the doenjang stew?”
“Oh my~ It’s delicious. I’m getting goosebumps.”
“I’m glad it suits your taste.”
“It’s not just that I like it, it’s so good that you could open a doenjang stew restaurant.”
“That good?”
“Try it.”
At Eun-jeong’s words, the others also tasted the doenjang stew.
Everyone reacted with surprise.
“The boss is hiding his skills. How did you make this?”
“I just put water, doenjang, and vegetables in it.”
“What about MSG?” [T/N: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer often added to restaurant foods, canned vegetables, soups, deli meats and other foods]
“I didn’t put any in.”
“You made this taste without putting any in?”
Kang-hoon, who had been a cook for 16 months after being assigned to self-sufficiency duty, couldn’t believe it.
It was incredibly difficult to make such a deep flavor without adding MSG.
“Anyway, the boss’s cooking is the best.”
“Actually, I thought the boss hated Korean food. You always ate pork cutlet all day.”
Eun-jeong said, chewing the food in her mouth.
“That’s not true, but somehow it turned out that way.”
In case the difference in taste was too great, he always made the employee meals from the menu that was being sold.
That’s how the endless repetition of fat sandwiches, pasta, and pork belly came to be.
It was natural that the employees would get sick of it.
“I’ll make Korean food often from now on.”
“Yes. I’ll make it often. Eat up. Hurry up and eat.”
“You eat too, boss.”
“That’s right. You eat too, oppa. Stop grilling the meat.”
“I’ll grill this last one.”
Hae-jun sat down at her seat after grilling the golden pork belly.
Finally, the five members of the Sunflower family gathered in one place.
"Then let's have a drink together!"
"Okay."
The table was full of delicious food, so they couldn't refuse a drink.
They filled their glasses and made a toast.
For the first time in a long time, Hae-jun laughed and chatted happily until late at night.
Hra-jun, who had returned to the Sunflower, carefully posted a message in the group chat.
-How about we grill some pork belly in the Sunflower yard today? Anyone free?
The number next to the message window quickly decreased, and the first reply came from Min-ju.
[Min-ju] Me! I’m free. I’ll get ready and head out now.
[Eun-jeong] Yes!
[Kang-hoon] Me too!
[Min-ju] What? It’s Sunday, but no one has any plans?
[Kang-hoon] It’s all because of you. What the heck happened with the blind date?
As Kang-hoon protested, Min-ju sent an emoticon with beads of sweat dripping down.
[Kang-hoon] Bring her when you come today.
[Min-ju] My friend is busy.
[Eun-jeong]ㅋㅋLooks like Oppa got tricked by Min-ju.
[Kang-hoon] That’s why.
[Dong-sik] I’m free for dinner too. I’m actually working part-time right now, so I was going to get rid of the dust in my throat with dinner, but pork belly sounds great. Boss.
[Kang-hoon] Wow. Are you working today too, Dong-sik hyung?
[Dong-sik] I have to work even on my day off to pay off my debt.
[Kang-hoon] I respect you. I’m just mopping the floor.
[Eun-jeong] Ugh, if that’s the case, just go to sleep.
[Kang-hoon] I have insomnia. I can’t sleep these days.
[Eun-jeong] Is it because you’re lonely?
As the conversation was about to shift back to the blind date, Min-ju sent an emoticon glaring at them.
[Hae-jun] Is everyone coming? Then come to Sunflower by 7 PM. I’ll be preparing.
[Min-ju]Yes!
[Eun-jeong] See you later.
Hae-jun closed the chat window and searched for recipes on YouTube.
First of all, even if I grill pork belly, I need stew. Besides, the highlight of today’s party was also to test the newly made plum vinegar.
“Soybean paste stew would be better as a side dish for pork belly, right?”
He checked the ingredients for soybean paste stew.
Soybean paste, a little pork shoulder, red pepper powder, tofu, onion, green onion, and pepper were needed.
It was a shame that there was no tofu, but the other ingredients were all available, so there was no problem making it.
“Hehe··· It’s going to be delicious. It’s been ages since I’ve had soybean paste stew.”
In the military, he only ate tasteless soybean paste stew called ‘shit soup’, and after his discharge, he hardly had a chance to eat it, so it was almost five years since he last had soybean paste stew.
‘It would be delicious to grill some pork belly and eat rice wrapped in soybean paste stew as an appetizer.’
He also made ssamjang by mixing soybean paste and red pepper paste, and he could make Pa Kimchi(Green onion Kimchi) since he had red pepper powder, red pepper paste, and vinegar. [T/N: Ssamjang (쌈장) is a Korean word that means "sauce for wraps"]
It was a shame that there was no kimchi, but he thought it would be delicious to grill garlic and onion and eat wild pine mushrooms.
This time, it's a real pork belly party.
"Is there anything else I can make?"
I scrolled down the video list further, thinking about making a lot of different things to test and feed my employees.
<How to Cook Each Part of Pork Deliciously>
<Army Stew Boiled with Spam>
<Hamburger Steak Golden Recipe>
<Fried Chicken Fried Perfectly>
<Magic Mixed Spices Curry! Combine and Eat Yourself>
···
One video caught Hae-jun's eye among dozens of thumbnails.
"Magic Mixed Spices?··· Why didn't I think of that."
Curry is originally a combination of spices.
Even 3-minute instant curry is made by combining various spices, including turmeric.
Hae-jun played the YouTube video.
The method of making it, assuming you have the spices, was even simpler than Red Chili Paste.
"Just measure it out, stir-fry it over low heat, and grind it in a grinder? Easy."
Besides, the necessary ingredients were coincidentally all included in the list of spices Ha-jun had.
"I can't resist this."
I have time to spare. I have the ingredients···. I went straight into the mixing.
As I made it according to the instructions, a powder combination the color of ramen soup was quickly completed.
Since I made the powder, I decided to challenge myself to make curry as well. I tried onion curry, which is said to be delicious when served on pork cutlet instead of sauce.
I finely sliced the onion and stir-fried it in a frying pan with a pat of butter until it turned brown. I added water and added the curry powder to adjust the consistency.
"Is it done already?"
It was the moment when the stereotype that curry is a dish made by boiling diced carrots, potatoes, onions, and meat together was broken.
Was it the influence of 3-minute curry?
"By the way, I was going to eat Korean food, but I ended up making something that's not Korean. I'll wrap the pork cutlet and curry together when I go to the kids' house. They're all living alone, so they'll like it."
Side dishes that are easy for people living alone to eat are always welcome.
I separated the curry and pork cutlet and started preparing the pork belly party.
.
.
.
"Wow, did you make all of this, CEO?"
"Awesome!"
"It's so extravagant."
"We have everything from the land, sea, and sky here."
As expected, the basics of Korean food were 'Jang'.
With doenjang(thick sauce), soy sauce, and gochujang(Red chilly paste), there is no dish that you can't challenge.
He made thick sauce stew and pa kimchi to go with the pork belly. He boiled chicken with potatoes, carrots, and onions to make stir-fried chicken, and he made sashimi with rockfish, which he always ended up eating raw.
“You came on Sunday, so I had to do this much. Eat up. Hurry up and eat. I’ll grill the pork belly.”
“I’ll eat well.”
“I’ll eat well!”
“I’ll eat well, boss.”
Eun-jeong, Kang-hoon, Dong-sik, and Min-ju sat around in a circle and ate.
Kang-hoon roughly tore off the leg of the stir-fried chicken soup made with the chicken from the dimension farm.
“Oh~! It’s delicious.”
“Really? I’ll have to try the rockfish first.”
Dong-sik, who had downed a glass of soju, dipped the rockfish in Red chilly sause and took a bite.
Eun-jeong took a spoonful of doenjang, from which steam was rising, and put it in her mouth.
“Oh my, what is this doenjang stew?”
“How’s the doenjang stew?”
“Oh my~ It’s delicious. I’m getting goosebumps.”
“I’m glad it suits your taste.”
“It’s not just that I like it, it’s so good that you could open a doenjang stew restaurant.”
“That good?”
“Try it.”
At Eun-jeong’s words, the others also tasted the doenjang stew.
Everyone reacted with surprise.
“The boss is hiding his skills. How did you make this?”
“I just put water, doenjang, and vegetables in it.”
“What about MSG?” [T/N: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer often added to restaurant foods, canned vegetables, soups, deli meats and other foods]
“I didn’t put any in.”
“You made this taste without putting any in?”
Kang-hoon, who had been a cook for 16 months after being assigned to self-sufficiency duty, couldn’t believe it.
It was incredibly difficult to make such a deep flavor without adding MSG.
“Anyway, the boss’s cooking is the best.”
“Actually, I thought the boss hated Korean food. You always ate pork cutlet all day.”
Eun-jeong said, chewing the food in her mouth.
“That’s not true, but somehow it turned out that way.”
In case the difference in taste was too great, he always made the employee meals from the menu that was being sold.
That’s how the endless repetition of fat sandwiches, pasta, and pork belly came to be.
It was natural that the employees would get sick of it.
“I’ll make Korean food often from now on.”
“Yes. I’ll make it often. Eat up. Hurry up and eat.”
“You eat too, boss.”
“That’s right. You eat too, oppa. Stop grilling the meat.”
“I’ll grill this last one.”
Hae-jun sat down at her seat after grilling the golden pork belly.
Finally, the five members of the Sunflower family gathered in one place.
"Then let's have a drink together!"
"Okay."
The table was full of delicious food, so they couldn't refuse a drink.
They filled their glasses and made a toast.
For the first time in a long time, Hae-jun laughed and chatted happily until late at night.
