Daily Archives: July 13, 2009

Kogi BBQ Sauce Recipe

Have you ever wanted to make your own Kogi BBQ Truck Tacos at home? Now you can. Steamy Kitchen’s Jaden Hair shares the Kogi BBQ Sauce Recipe from Chef Roy Choi. Look in your fridge. If you have any leftover pulled pork or roasted chicken, you might wanna try this at home. We’re gonna be hungry after this post.

Kogi BBQ Sauce Recipe

Kogi BBQ Sauce Recipe

serves 4

1 pound cooked pulled pork, cooked shredded chicken

12 corn or flour tortillas

1/4 cup Quick Cucumber Pickle (below) or prepared kimchi (Korean pickled, spicy cabbage)

For the Kogi BBQ Sauce

2 tablespoons Korean fermented hot pepper paste (gochujang)

3 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar

2 teaspoons sesame oil

Whisk all ingredients together until sugar has dissolved and mixture is smooth. You can make this a few days in advance and store tightly covered in the refrigerator.

For the Quick Cucumber Pickle

I like using English cucumbers or Japanese cucumbers – the skin is thinner and they have less seeds. If you have a Mandoline Slicer it certainly will make the job much easier.

1 large English cucumber (or 2 Japanese cucumbers), sliced very thinly

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon finely minced fresh chili pepper (or more depending on your tastes)

generous pinch of salt

Mix together all ingredients. You can make this a few hours in advance and store in refrigerator, however the longer it sits, the less “crunch” you’ll have. I like making this cucumber pickle 1 hour prior, storing in refrigerator and serving it cold on the tacos for texture and temperature contrast.

You can see more details at Steamy Kitchen.

Alarm by Mesai

Wake up!!! It’s the start of new week. If you have a hard time waking up, you can identify with this animated short “Alarm”. (We definitely do!!) The animation was directed by Moo-hyun Jang from the independent Animation team MESAI out of Korea. If you like it, you can download the video off their site here. Happy Monday!

If you like this animated short, you should check out Origami In the Pursuit of Perfection (Origami x ASICS).



Alarm by Mesai

Aziz Ansari as Randy in Funny People

Watch part one of a documentary series profiling Randy (aka Aziz Ansari), a rising standup comic featured in the new film Funny People. Get ready for Raaaaaaaandy!! (That’s Randy with 8 a’s!!) He’s got his own DJ and sells unique merch. “This guys DEFINITELY knows what i’m talking about…!!!!” Word of caution Randy is Not Safe For Work.

Want more Randy, he’s got his own site too at www.laughyourdickoff.com

This is the funniest fake “Funny People” clips we’ve seen. Better than Yo Teach! and Sayonara Davey featuring Ken Jeong. BTW – you can also catch Aziz Ansari on Parks and Recreation on NBC.

Aziz Ansari as Randy in Funny People (NSFW)

Successful by SoReal Cru

As part of their Black Label Series, Houston’s SoReal Cru has a nice video. (Remember them from America’s Best Dance Crew Season 2). Dance move choreography by Andrew Baterina with dancers Andrew Baterina, Pat Lam, and Mark Fucanan.



If you’re curious about the music, here’s the info:

Drake ft. Trey Songz – Successful

Mixtape: So Far So Gone

Drake ft. Adreena Mill – Closer

Mixtape: Comeback Season

Successful by SoReal Cru