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Lee Jung-hyun’s Myeongran Potato Pizza: Smashed Potatoes, Roe and Cheese

Lee Jung-hyun’s myeongran potato pizza uses flattened boiled potatoes instead of pizza dough. Salted pollock roe, mayonnaise and mozzarella go on top before a short oven finish. The recipe comes from KBS Fun-staurant Episode 231, and its most useful detail is the order: cook the potatoes fully first, then melt the toppings.What is myeongran potato pizza?Myeongran is salted pollock roe. In this d..

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Lee Jung-hyun’s Cabbage Pasta: No Noodles, Shrimp and a Cheesy Chili Sauce

Lee Jung-hyun’s cabbage pasta uses cabbage in place of pasta noodles. Her Fun-staurant recipe pairs 400g of cabbage with shrimp and mushrooms, then finishes them in a milk sauce with Korean chili powder, cheddar and Parmesan. The important first step is browning the cabbage before adding the sauce.There are no pasta noodles in the ingredient listThe name describes how the cabbage is used. KBS te..

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