Tired of Kimbab? Eaten all the rice you can possibly handle for the week? Check out Nice Market! Serviced out of Busan, NiceMarket.net is an online grocery store serving mostly expats and our reminiscent taste buds. Have you ever said, “I would KILL for a turkey club sandwich and a Dr. Pepper!” or “Man, since O’Taco closed down I have had a hankering for a taco!” Well, you can buy all of our western groceries online and have them delivered on ice! Nice Market and expatmart have everything from deli meats, cheese, our favorite snacks, pastas, Indian curries, FRESH herbs, and even toaster ovens. (Yes… I ordered a toaster oven off the internet) www.nicemarket.net   www.expatmart.co.kr

Cooking in this country can often become bland for me. There is only so much rice and gochuchang I can handle. Which is why I LOVE NiceMarket.net and expatmart! It is often best for you to have if delivered to your school where someone will be able to accept the package.

Christina’s One-Pot Quick-n-Easy NiceMarket Meals

 

Tortilla Soup

From NiceMarket-

Fresh Cilantro

Taco Seasoning

Frozen Tortillas

Other ingredients

Chicken

Peppers (hot, yellow, green, red, whatever you fancy)

Onion

Fresh small Tomatoes

Cheese

First, cook your chicken. After cooking the chicken take it out of the pan and let it cool down so you can shred it up. While your chicken cools, sauté your peppers, onions, and half of your tomatoes. While they are cooking up throw the other half of your tomatoes, cilantro, and a cup of water into a blender. (If you don’t have a blender it’s okay!) Put your cooled and shredded chicken in the pan with your vegetables along with your package of taco seasoning and ¼ of a cup of water. Poor the tomato/cilantro soup mix into the pan and let it come to a boil for several minutes. Garnish your bowl of soup with a little of fresh cilantro, cheese, and a tortilla to dip in the soup! Takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish and is relatively cheap!

Indian Spiced Noodles

Another great NiceMarket (www.nicemarket.net) meal that I often survive on is Indian Curry. In their East Asian section they have a ton of packaged Indian spice mixes. I usually get the Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala, and Vindaloo.

Other Ingredients:

Tofu (or Chicken if you prefer)

Green Squash (or Green Pumpkin as they call it here)

Bean Sprouts

Pepper (green peppers are usually the cheapest)

Milk

1 egg

And the soft noodles you find near the Ddeok/tofu in the refrigerator section.

Saute your peppers and squash first as they often take longer to cook. (Unless you are cooking with chicken, then add that first) Cube the tofu and add it into the mixture to firm it up some. While these are cooking squeeze your Indian spice pack into a coffee cup and fill it with milk. Mix it together well and add to the mixture. Add another coffee cup full of water. Immediately put the bean sprouts in the soup so they aren’t quite so crunchy. Let it boil for 3-4 minutes and then add the noodles. Let the noodles soften and come to a boil for another 3-4 minutes. Crack an egg in the center and stir quickly. The egg will make the soup nice and creamy!

By Christina Riley