DIY Korean Barbecue or Samgyeopsal at Home

It is not a secret here that I love watching Korean Drama series and of course I love Korean BBQ. It is one of the things that I really miss now, wala na kasi food trip. Ang tagal naman kasi ng community quarantine, hindi na tayo makapagmove-on. Since March, we haven’t experienced dining in the fastfoods or restaurants. I did not imagine that it will happen but it happened and we still don’t know when this COVID pandemic will end.

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I really miss the old times but as of now, we have no choice but to accept the present, live, and adapt to this new normal. Since I’ve been craving for Korean Barbeque or Samgyeopsal, I told my husband to buy our own grill so we can have DIY Samgyeopsal at Home. I chose grill because we already have a small induction cooker with a free pot if we want to have shabu-shabu.

I searched for an electric grill and I found this Imarflex Health Grill. This is the cheapest among the choices na nakita ko. Yung iba 7K+ pa, Waah! My husband bought this at Abenson for PHP2198 pero mas mura yata sa online (ibang brand), I just have no idea kung free shipping na yun. With this Health Grill, you can cook pizza, roast, stir-fry, saute, BBQ, steam, and you can also use this as a buffet server. It has a non-toxic ceramic coating and a non-toxic ceramic plate. It is so easy to operate and clean.

Another option is Imarflex Teppanyaki Griddle. It is also multi-purpose, you can use it for stir-fry, pizza, pan fry, steam, teppanyaki, barbecue, roast, and buffet serve. 

Almost two weeks ago, my husband dropped by at Romantic Baboy restaurant, he bought some ingredients for our homemade grill for a total of P1,145.

2 (100g) Lettuce P160
1 (500g) Woosamgyup P337
1 (500g) Samgyupsal P299
1 (500g) Daepae P299
1 (100g) Kimchi P50

They also gave free red sauce, I don’t know what is the name. Hehehe! We have a box of Melona ice cream from Landers, bought it at P219.75. Parang All 4 U lang, may ice cream after the buffet. I also prepared some butter, garlic, onion, and mushroom, kasi ito yung favorite ko sa Tong Yang, yung beef + butter + garlic. Good thing that my husband remembered that we have sesame oil sa bahay, muntikan na rin siya bumili sa Romantic Baboy.

For a family of three, I know that we cannot finish the meat so I divide it into two. Surprisingly, hindi pa rin namin naubos itong serving na ito but we still cooked everything para lunch namin kinabukasan. After one week, dahil wala ko oras magluto, nilabas ko yung natitira namin na meat, wala na nga lang kami lettuce at kimchi. And again, hindi ulit namin naubos so I guess dahil sa community quarantine, humina na kami kumain. Mas lugi na kami sa buffet.

But I’m glad that we invested on our own grill, we grill anythime we want. Mas tipid pa lalo na ngayon na adult rate na rin ang anak ko pero parang baby lang sa konti kumain. Next time, I will try seafood grill naman. Hindi ko lang alam, saan bibili ng scallops.

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