(country music)
- Hi everybody.
I'm in the desert.
This is called High Desert in California.
It's near Joshua Tree National Park.
This is middle of nowhere.
I rented my really nice house, and I can cook.
I'm traveling with my family members.
We are going to next itinerary, Las Vegas today,
so I'll make some quick lunch.
This is a sandwich, Korean style sandwich.
It's called samsaek sandwich.
Samsaek means three colors.
Three color sandwich.
I used to make this sandwich for my family all the time
when I lived in Korea, especially when my children went
to school, I used to make a lunchbox, they really loved it.
It has a lot of good memories.
So today I'm with my family,
I'm going to make this and we'll all together enjoy
and talk about old times.
(laughing)
Outside is so so hot, you know daytime,
but today I woke up early morning to make this video.
I'll make this video for two servings only,
and then later, I'll make a huge, more, for my whole family.
By the way in the last scene of this video,
I will surprise you, okay, be ready.
So three colors, first start with green.
I will use cucumber.
Cucumber, let's chop it up.
Adding a lot of cucumber is really tasty.
I add a lot of cucumber.
Just a couple of times, like this, and then
put it in the bowl.
These, I brought my cups.
All the time follow me.
It's around one cup, and let's see.
Around two cups cucumber.
Salt, half a teaspoon.
And mix.
So sooner or later, these guys are going to sweat,
and then we're going to squeeze out all excess water.
Green color done.
Next, yellow.
What do you think I use for yellow color?
You are right, egg.
I'm using four eggs, these are hard boiled eggs.
I need egg yolk only.
Egg yolk.
This egg white, save this and eat later.
This is ham, we use ham.
Any type of ham, just cooked ham you should use,
so red color.
I'll use four slices of ham.
I think around one cup.
This is 240 milliliter for one cup.
So now this egg yolk, I will add this mayonnaise,
mayonnaise around two tablespoons.
And I will add this mustard because mustard
is a yellow color, so make it more yellow,
and also gives a good flavor.
Around one tablespoon, and mix.
Nice, isn't it?
Ham, just I need around two or three tablespoons mayonnaise.
Pretty.
Meanwhile, these guys are sweating, I told you,
so kind of watery.
I like to squeeze out this because cucumber
has lots of water, almost 90% is water, cucumber,
so we need to remove.
Time to squeeze.
You guys are wondering that I said
"Today I have a surprise at the end,"
probably you will be wondering, eh?
Oh wow, lots of water comes out.
And then put it back.
You guys are going to ask me, "Where you get this?"
This is Korean grocery store kitchenware section
you can find, these days a lot of products are coming.
Cucumber also around two tablespoons mayonnaise.
And this is ground black pepper, quarter teaspoon.
And mix together.
So these guys, three colors.
Next, we'll need bread.
This white bread, white milk bread.
Smells good.
So I can use like this.
I put these three pieces of bread,
and first let's start yellow.
Every bowl I'm going to divide into three portions.
We are going to cut it off this edge part
so you don't have to spread to this edge.
And next, another piece.
Green stuff also three.
And then, next piece, third floor.
Red color.
Fourth floor, that's finished.
So this is three colored, fourth floor sandwich we made,
we built up, and I will just add this,
my lunchbox to give you idea how to wrap lunchbox.
I have one egg.
This egg is surprise.
What?
One egg is surprise?
Wait, wait.
Cut the edge.
The edge part, let's put it here.
This is a bread knife.
Look at this, isn't it pretty?
And very juicy also, not dry.
Let's add this here, perfect size.
We need one more here.
So, okay.
Look at this, we have three pieces of sandwich
for one serving, really colorful and pretty.
If you make this for your family members, they will love it,
actually taste is so good.
And also, all chopped up in small pieces,
easily you can chew also.
And this one, let's cut it also.
This is lunchbox, samsaek sandwich.
"What are you going to do Maangchi with all edges?"
I know you guys, I know you guys have a question.
Sandwich edge party, how does it sound?
(laughing)
Fun.
Or if you can't eat all, make one portion,
and keep in the plastic bag, and put it in the freezer,
and then later, take it out and just eat it.
Or if you want to make it more tasty,
just bake 10 minutes, and then crispy and nice, and all
including everything, it's really don't ever throw away.
Make a party.
(laughing)
I learned this recipe long, long time ago.
When I was in university, I was a freshman,
and then there was a school event,
MT, or "membership training."
So Korean university students, they go to some place,
two nights and three days.
Kind of an orientation.
I went to membership training, and then
there was a really nice place that my school,
the university has a nice nice kind of a cottage.
And we hundreds of students, we all got together,
and my seniors, they made a meal for us.
So freshmen, we didn't have to cook anything, they made.
One of the items I remember is the curry rice,
Korean style curry rice, how easy it is,
you know curry powder, and they just
chop up vegetables and they're making.
That was really beautiful atmosphere, and we just enjoyed.
And then next day I saw that all my senior students,
those guys are making, all chopping up, everybody.
What is it?
And then they were making this samsaek sandwich.
Before that I had never seen this.
My senior student, those guys only one year older than me,
or two years older than me, but at that time,
at that period I thought they are really really old,
oh I have to be really polite.
(laughing)
Now I think that, oh these guys just
only one or two years difference,
oh they are cute, I can say that.
But around that time, "Oh I should be really polite" and
whenever they gave us, "Thank you so much, thank you so much."
(laughing)
And this is a samsaek sandwich that they made.
When I tasted this, really tasty,
and then I came back home, I made just right after,
I made this for my family, my siblings.
They loved it.
And then after I married, I made this for my family too.
Such, such an easy recipe, but it has a really good memory,
and really, stories is melted inside.
So I'm going to taste, and today is special I told you,
I have a special guest.
This is for my special guest, egg yolk.
My special guest too will eat this.
Come here, come here.
Oh yeah, here you go.
This is my daughter's dog.
Here you go, eat it.
Let me taste.
He's finished.
No no no no, no, dog shouldn't eat salt, any salt.
That's enough.
Crispy, juicy, yummy.
Come here.
(cooing)
Hello hello hello.
(laughing)
Long time ago I used to be afraid of dog but these days
I miss this guy, this is so lovely, lovely.
And he really loves me too because he knows I love him.
I made chicken jerky for him, and he loves this.
So today we made samsaek sandwich, three color sandwich.
Enjoy my recipe.
See you next time, bye.
Say bye, bye, bye.
(laughing)
(country music)