Yubookoo OP t1_j1lljqh wrote on December 25, 2022 at 10:54 AM

Reply to comment by _Penulis_ in [homemade] pork belly ssäm with eggplant coriander sauce by Yubookoo

Coriander is via simmering coriander seeds in water/Zhenjiang vinegar with other spices and then straining the liquid. So you cant see it really. If you can see the sauce below the meat pieces that one is mayo based with some pickled eggplant and other things.

The greens are blanched choy sum.. like if I was serving it to make quick wraps lettuce would be the choice .. but as more like a bunch of stuff on a plate I thought something that can/should be cooked would be better. I think spinach would work too for the same reason

_Penulis_ t1_j1lmspp wrote on December 25, 2022 at 11:14 AM

Oh sorry I understand now. And I realise you (as an American?) wouldn’t call the green leaf coriander like I do, you’d call it the Spanish name cilantro.

I suppose I didn’t expect Korean cooking to use ground coriander, but I suppose there is no reason for me to think that.

Yubookoo OP t1_j1lodl7 wrote on December 25, 2022 at 11:38 AM

Yes, American, and that’s what I do (for whatever reason). I grow the plant and when it has leaves I call that cilantro; after it bolts (which it’s quick to do, a very interesting plant to grow) the seeds the plant then makes I call that coriander seed (also for clarification, there is no ground coriander in the sauce; it’s whole coriander seeds that are then strained out because they impart a nice taste but are not good to eat after simmering in a sauce. And that was the inspiration for the dish is Korean, but a lot of the garnishes are things I came up with based on what I had at hand — so I have no idea and couldn’t speak to whether coriander is a regular aspect of Korean cooking)