INSTRUCTIONS:

AS ALWAYS, IF YOU ORDERED MULTIPLE KITS PACKED TOGETHER, ADD A FEW MINUTES TO THE TIMES FOR HOT FOOD.

Nothing too complicated this week... the vegetable banchan (in the 5 smaller plastic containers) are designed to be served chilled, which means you've just got to heat up the pork dish and the shrimp.  I recommend serving all of these dishes together with rice.  It's the combination of all the different tasty things to have that makes a menu like this special.  Heat up the rice and put that down into a shareable bowl, then take some as needed.

(if you're the person that got a bunch of orders packed together, I'd divide the rice into smaller microwave-safe vessels and heat it in that/those)


First, do this:

• heat your oven to 350 degrees

• remove the lid from the saucy pork and veggies and cover the pan with foil

• remove the lid from the shrimp and cover the pan with foil

• store the cake (if ordered) at room temperature.

RICE (because it goes with everything)
microwave, 3 minutes or so

Crack the edge of the lid on the container of rice, then heat on high for 3 minutes or so, until hot and steamy. Keep warm until ready to serve.

SOY-GINGER PORK SHOULDER
350 degree oven, 25-35 minutes

Place your pan of saucy pork and peppers/onions, covered, into your preheated oven and bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the pork slices are soft and the sauce is steamy. You cannot overcook this, so go until it's hot. Keep warm and covered until ready to serve. Serve warm along with the other dishes, scooping some pork and veggies along with plenty of sauce over some rice.

BUTTERED SALT-AND-PEPPER SHRIMP
350 degree oven, 10-15 minutes
uses the dry seasoning and the optional dark red ssam sauce

Making shrimp re-heatable is tricky, but I've cracked the code. That said, you still have to be nice to the shrimp... you can't undercook them, but you COULD overcook them. When in doubt, err on the side of less cooking time.

Place the pan of shrimp, covered, into your preheated oven. Cook for 10-12 minutes. Remove the foil and take a look at the shrimp. If they still seem cool, continue heating for another 3-5 minutes. When they are done, remove the pan from the oven, re-cover it if you removed the cover earlier. When ready to serve, remove the foil and sprinkle the shrimp with a few pinches of the seasoning. This seasoning is salt-heavy, so you probably don't want to use it all. Follow your heart. These shrimp are great just seasoned with some rice, but feel free to drizzle some of the ssam sauce over the shrimp for some heat. Serve warm along with the other dishes.

FIVE BANCHAN
chilled

Serve the banchan dishes (cucumber, spinach, bean sprouts, potatoes, and kimchi slaw) cold along with the other dishes, making sure not to ignore the liquid in the container (it's great over rice.) Feel free to mix and match banchan items with the other dishes for that perfect bite.

COCONUT & BLACK SESAME MARBLE CAKE (if ordered)
room temperature

Serve these slices as-is at room temperature. In case it's important, this dessert is GLUTEN FREE by its nature.