Have you ever ate an appetizer for dinner? I have on several occasions. There are the times when I'm not in the mood or simply not hungry enough for a full meal. It could be the appetizer is so incredible I don't want anything else. A tray of cheese, olives, and bread with some wine? Oh yes. Indulge in loaded potato skins or pimento cheese balls? Sometimes. A platter of Korean Beef Bites? Oh heck yes if they are made with the recipe by Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen.
I made the Korean Beef Bites one afternoon. It was right after lunch and I admit it was because of the weather. Natural light is so important to food photos and a perfect lightly overcast afternoon was ahead. I figured I would have them out to snack on before dinner. It took one sample bite and I absolutely knew the whole batch would be my main course. I made extra so my husband could have some too. It's a good thing I did because every last morsel was gone. I think a triple batch will be in order next time - for sure if I make them for a party. They would disappear in no time at all.
"Betcha can't eat just one" is on the page with the recipe in Jaden's cookbook. It could not be a more true statement. Which cookbook? It's her latest release, Steamy Kitchen's Healthy Asian Favorites
. I'm so glad I got the book. It gave me the incentive to make a Korean BBQ marinade and try kimchi. Both were on my to-do list. Now I'm wondering what took me so long to do either one. I'm really looking forward to trying more recipes in the book.
I'm giving away a copy of the Healthy Asian Favorites cookbook. Guess what? 19 other Sunday Supper bloggers are too. That's 20 total chances to win. Plus we are sharing recipes from the book. Giveaway details are below. Read them carefully and be sure to follow the rules for a valid entry. Time is limited! Don't wait, enter below then click to enter on the other 19 blogs:
Tofu-Mushroom Miso Soup
Crispy Rice Patties
Thai Larb Lettuce Chicken Cups
- Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
- Cupcakes and Kale Chips
- Ruffles & Truffles
Miso Cod
- I Run For Wine
- The Girl In the Little Red Kitchen
- Family Foodie
Sake Steamed Mussels
- Cookistry
- That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Salmon Honey Teriyaki
Korean Beef Bites
Mapo Tofu
- An Appealing Plan
- Hip Foodie Mom
Mango Brulee
We are sharing more Steamy Kitchen inspired recipes. The following Sunday Supper Contributors are joining us with some of their favorite recipes from the Steamy Kitchen website:
- Kung Pao Chicken by Cravings of a Lunatic
- Prime Rib Roast with Miso au jus by The Urban Mrs.
- Kickin' Tequila Shrimp by Gourmet Drizzles
- Korean Beef Rice Bowl by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
- Pan Fried Shrimp and Pork Fried Potstickers by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Shrimp Curry by Ninja Baking
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- Tell me what your favorite Asian dish is in a comment below - AND - with your twitter handle in the comment. Comment must be posted by 8pm Eastern time today (Sunday, March 10, 2013).
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Korean Beef Bites
Ingredients
- ½ pound flank or sirloin steak
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce or gluten-free tamari
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic finely minced
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 24 rice crackers
- ½ cup prepared kimchi
- 1 green onion very thinly sliced on the diagonal
Instructions
- Slice the steak as thin as you can into at least 24 pieces. If you are using flank steak, make sure to slice across the grain. In a large bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic, and ginger. Add the steak and mix to coat. Marinate for at least 10 minutes at room temperature or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- Heat a grill pan over high heat. You'll cook the steak in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. When the pan is hot, add the steak, and grill 1 to 2 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your slices.
- To serve, on each rice cracker layer a slice of steak, the kimchi, and garnish with green onion.
Notes
Disclosures: I was provided with a copy of Steamy Kitchen's healthy asian favorites for my review. All opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
A. Nice to know that a trick to great photography is natural light.
Thank you, Renee.
B. Your Korean Beef Bites look really, really good (even tho' I'm not much of a meat eater.) And the listed ingredients are tasty dish enhancers =)
C. One of my favorite Asian (Japanese) dishes is futomaki. It's a sushi type roll with egg, spinach, burdock root, dempyo (sugary fish) and is divine. My Twitter handle in @NinjaBaking
Thanks Kim! Yes, natural light is the best, especially when it comes to food photography. Only direct sun isn't so great which is why I check the weather for the best times to photograph.
This is easy and so flavorful Renee! I have appetizers during the whole day so many times it´s embarrasing. But they´re so good, so why not? The pics are simply stunning!
Thanks Paula! I do think I could have a whole day of appetizers. It would be quite a fun food day for sure.
These look and sound delicious - I'll have to bookmark that page, too! I also made my lettuce cups in the afternoon, but I managed to keep my hands off so we could have it for dinner 😉
It would be hard for me to keep my hands off those lettuce cups. They look so good.
I wanted to make these as soon as I saw it listed, but you guys were to quick for me! I really need to do this soon and I already have a jar of kimchi in my fridge!
I'm excited about having the extra kimchi in the fridge too and can't wait to try it with more recipes too.
Your photos are lovely. These bites look so good! I am also someone who eats appetizers as a meal so I would totally prepare these bites for dinner.
Thanks Heather!
I saw rice crackers in the store and I knew I had to buy them for this recipe. Can't wait to try this.
It's the first time I've had rice crackers and I can tell you it won't be the last. They are a great base for a lot of toppings.
Wow, Renee, beautiful and irresistible. They'd be my dinner, too!!!
Thank you Liz!
Oh my, Renee, this photo of your dish looks like a center spread in a food magazine. I'm blown away! This event is showing me--and others--that the success of a cookbook is the success of home cooks in replicating the recipe with the results the author intended, and which home cooks expect. Bravo!
You are so sweet Alaiyo! You really made my day.
Those look so good! I can't wait to make them myself. One of my favorite dishes is pad see ew, and I also love a good dumpling. (Twitter: @kmurrayphoto)
Thanks Kimberly
These are also on my must try list from this beautiful cookbook. So glad you are enjoying it as much as I am. Your photography is gorgeous.
Thank you Isabel and I agree the cookbook is beautiful and filled with such great recipes.
I don't fault you at all for gobbling these up! YUM!
Thanks Jen and I can see me making them quite often. So awesomely yummy.
Renee, your presentation of these bites is just fantastically extra awesome 🙂 beautiful - they look so delicious and I cannot wait to try them!!!
Oh Bea, you are so kind! You have to try them soon.
Recently I came across a recipe for making kimchi, so this is definitely one to try. One of my Asian favorites is BBQ pork steamed buns. On twitter: of_books.
I think you have inspired me to hunt for a kimchi recipe and make some too.
All I can say is YUM! These look pretty perfect Renee! Where did you get your kimchi?
Thanks Amy! I found the kimchi at Publix. It was in the fresh veggies section of all places.
Oh yes, I love making a meal out of appetizers! I have no doubt that these would turn into a meal whether I wanted them to or not - they look and sound amazing!
Thank you Heather. They are very, very tasty.
Yum yum yum. These are absolutely beautiful, and the flavors sound so tasty! I definitely want to serve these at a party...what a great bite!
And seriously, you cannot have just one. Tasty for sure.
Very delicious and perfect for my afternoon snack! Beautiful presentation too!
Thanks Sandra!
That is one of the prettiest pictures I've ever seen on food blogs--- what creativity! Wonderful job! And yes, appetizers for dinner are amazing! I agree!
My favorite dish is Vegetarian Hot & Soup Soup, but after today I think I might have to try the tofu-mushroom miso... I just might have a new favorite! @FF2FFBlog
Thank you very much Melanie for your major compliment of my photos. I'm smiling big because of you.
This looks amazing... and I LOVE appetizers for dinner. Such a beautiful presentation and photo! Can't wait to try this!
And my fav. dish is Mongolian Beef and Twitter is @GourmetDrizzles
Thanks Diana!
Wow, I want to eat one of these Korean Beef Bites right now. They look so delicious!! I love that they are served on rice crackers too so they are nice and light! I bet you could just eat them all because they are so delicous looking!
My favorite Asian dish is soba noodles that are served cold and with wasabi and scallions! They are so refreshing in the summertime! I can't wait for the #sundaysupper chat later today! @Frogger097
Thanks Shannon. The rice crackers are the perfect base for these bites.
These look so good! Saving this recipe for after vacation, because I know we would LOVE it!
Thank you Erin and enjoy your vacation!
Those look great! I need to give this recipe a try!
Thanks Donna!
I think this is my fave Asian dish. I am chomping at the bit to try them. No need to enter me, I'm a Canuck.
Love your photos. Just makes me want to grab one or twenty.
Just twenty? How about making it two dozen? 24 is about right.
I absolutely love Chicken & Broccoli over Fried Rice! Could eat it everyday! @CarolYemola
Mmmm... fried rice. I haven't had that in a long time.
Renee,
your Korean beef bites look amazing! I'm so glad you liked them!! yum!!! can;t wait to make these! I just bought some more kimchi today! woot woot!!
Thanks Alice!
Holy yum! I just finished dinner and this made me hungry all over again. So glad you enjoyed them!
Same thing happened to me when I saw all the posts and recipes for this event. Jaden really has great recipes in the cookbook and on her website.
Your photos are gorgeous! and those beef bites look awesome. I have to add this recipe to my long list of I need to make recipes from this great cookbook!
It's one of those cookbooks that I have so many pages flagged it is crazy. It may take me a while but I am going to work through them.
Renee, you know I love all foods Korean and this dish is no exception. What a great way to serve Korean beef (bulgogi). Love the idea of serving it on a rice cracker as an appetizer!
Thanks Sarah. And I have more kimchi so I plan to scope out your site to look for recipes to use it with.
OH wow those look amazing!! I have so many recipes book marked in this cookbook. This is one of them!
I also have lots of recipes marked in the cookbook. You should see the tags sticking out of the side.
Renee, my giveaway copy of Steamy Kitchen Healthy Asian favorites arrived yesterday. Thanks so much! It looks appealing, with some not-too-complicated recipes.