6.027
1 (Sun) February 2015
Pan-Grilled Mushroom Ssam
2.5
by me
in my apartment
-Ermita, Manila-
solo
Thinking of how to use up leftover sandwich toppings from yesterday (see 6.026 Cajun Turkey Sandwich on Sourdough), I was inspired by ssam, the Korean practice of wrapping and eating grilled meats in lettuce (see generally 3.273 Ssam Bap Jeongsik), hoping to create a veg-version that could be quickly prepared and served as a light appetizer or snack under any context.
It turned out okay. While the mushrooms provided substance, nice charred flavor from the grill marks, well-paired with the ssamjang, they were too lean for and overwhelmed by the pickled radish slices, which are better for balancing out fatty meats. Not a bad concept though.
Next time without the radish, plus grilled onion and/or grilled shrimp.
this looks good but i don’t see how washing various types of greens and grilling anything on a grill pan can be “quickly prepared” for a snack. cleaning the grill pan after is a pain in itself for me.
i guess i meant that i could do it without the full on spread that typically goes with meat.
washing a few leaves of romaine lettuce seems about the simplest/fastest thing to do. if that’s too much, well, then, sorry.
cleaning the grill pan literally takes seconds. once it cools down a bit, i just run it under water and lightly scrub with a sponge, no soap.