.: evil jungle prince :.

This week I got my first-ever batch of mature shishito peppers from shishito pepper plants I planted from seed. Hoorah! I love the taste of grilled shishitos -- so perfectly simple with that gorgeous smokey, grilled taste fusing with sweet pepper -- ahhhhhh!

I ate my peppers with one of my favorites, pressed and fried tofu topped with a yang nyeom jang sauce. Oh... food orgasm all the way. As one bites into a slightly crunchy exterior, the interior of the tofu is silky... like a marveous sweet pillow of silky flesh just waiting to be devoured, made all the more pleasurable with the addition of the savory yang nyeom jang. Shwing!

I also used the opportunity to eat the last of my homemade kimchi -- admittedly not the best batch I've ever made but a fine complement to this meal.

Slurp. That was a yummy meal. By the way, all were easy and quick to make:

1. For the fried shishitos, I lightly oiled a pan and sauted them for about 1-2 mins on both sides. Then I sprinkled with some sesame seeds.

2. For the fried tofu, I first pressed the tofu with a weight so that it lost about 1/3 of its mass. Then I sprinkled it with salt and pepper, coated with flour, and then fried until slightly crunchy on its exterior. (The yang nyeom jang sauce is made by mixing 3 tsp soy sauce, 1 chopped green pepper, 1 tsp minced green onion, 1 tsp crushed garlic, 1 tsp ground red pepper, 1 tsp roasted sesame seeds, and 1 tsp sesame oil.)

Does anybody know how to write this dish's name in Hangul? My cookbook just calls it "tofu steak," but I would like to say "fried tofu" (or whatever the dish is really called in Korean). Thanks!