Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, tofu jjigae. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tofu Jjigae is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Tofu Jjigae is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook tofu jjigae using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tofu Jjigae:
- Get 150 grams Thinly sliced pork belly
- Make ready 1/2 Onion
- Get 200 grams Kimchi
- Take 150 grams Tofu
- Make ready 1/2 Japanese leek
- Get 1/2 bunch Chinese chives
- Prepare 800 ml Water
- Take 1 tbsp ＊Sesame oil
- Get 2/3 tsp ＊ Grated garlic
- Get 3 tsp ＊ Doubanjiang
- Get 2 tsp ＊Oyster sauce
- Make ready 2 tbsp ★ Beef Dashida
- Make ready 1 tsp ★ Chinese soup stock
- Get 7 to 8 shakes ★ Umami seasoning
- Take 2 tsp Miso
- Prepare 2 tsp Sesame oil to finish
Instructions to make Tofu Jjigae:
- Cut up the pork into bite sized pieces. Put the pork into a bowl with the ＊ ingredients and mix well.
- Cut the chives into 5 cm pieces. Slice the onion. Cut the tofu into bite sized cubes, and slice the leek diagonally.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil in a frying pan and stir fry the pork mixture from Step 1 until the color of the meat changes.
- Add the onion and kimchi and continue stir frying until the onion is transparent. Add the ★ ingredients and stir fry for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the water and bring to a boil. Add the tofu, skim off the scum and dissolve in the miso. Simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the leek and simmer briefly. Drizzle on the remaining 2 teaspoons of sesame oil. Add the chives; when they have wilted, it's done.
- The kind of kimchi that uses squid innards or fish sauce tends to be a lot tastier. Usually you'd add kimchi that has gone sour.
- This is Dashida. You can buy it online or from Korean grocery stores. The flavor just isn't right without this.
- The jjigae tastes even better the next day.
How to Improve Your Mood with Food
For the most part, people have been taught to think that “comfort” foods are bad for the body and have to be avoided. Sometimes, if your comfort food is basically candy or other junk foods, this is true. Soemtimes, comfort foods can be very healthy and good for us to eat. Some foods actually do boost your mood when you eat them. If you feel a little bit down and you need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are fantastic for helping you battle depression. Just see to it that you don’t get rid of the yolk. When you want to cheer yourself up, the yolk is the most vital part of the egg. Eggs, particularly the egg yolks, are loaded with B vitamins. These B vitamins are fantastic for helping to elevate your mood. This is because these vitamins improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Try to eat an egg and feel a lot happier!
Put together a trail mixout of various seeds and nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all great for helping to elevate your mood. This is because these foods are loaded with magnesium, which helps to raise serotonin levels. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” chemical substance and it tells your brain how you should be feeling day in and day out. The higher your levels of serotonin, the happier you are going to feel. Not only that but nuts, in particular, are a great protein food source.
Cold water fish are great for eating if you want to battle depression. Cold water fish like tuna, trout and wild salmon are high in DHA and omega-3 fats. DHA and omega-3s are two things that really help the grey matter in your brain run a lot better. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can earnestly raise your mood.
Some grains are truly great for fighting off bad moods. Quinoa, barley, teff, millet, etc are all good for helping you be in a happier state of mind. These grains can help you feel full for longer also, which can help your mood too. Feeling hungry can really make you feel terrible! These grains can improve your mood because it’s not at all hard for your body to digest them. They are easier to digest than other foods which helps kick up your blood sugar levels and that, in turn, elevates your mood.
Green tea is really good for your mood. You were just expecting to read that, weren’t you? Green tea is rich in a particular amino acid referred to as L-theanine. Studies prove that this particular amino acid can basically induce brain waves. This helps sharpen your mental energy while at the same time calming your body. You knew that green tea helps you become a lot healthier. Now you know green tea can help raise your mood as well!
Now you realize that junk food isn’t necessarily what you have to eat when you are wanting to help your moods get better. Try a couple of of these tips instead.
