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They've been friends without hesitation for the past 16-years.
It's Kim Ji-hoon and Seo Min-Jung.
How did you two get to know each other?
We starred on the same show.
We promised each other we'd become successful and...
tell everyone how much hard work we went through.
She will never say anything that might make another person upset.
Is Chef Raymond Kim fat or skinny?
- He's skinny. - She's lying!
She's lying.
Is Chef Jung Ho-young fat or skinny?
- He looks healthy. - He looks healthy?
Kim Ji-hoon was one of the original cooking show emcees.
Let's start our cooking battle!
(The chefs begin to cook for Ji-hoon)
Just as I thought!
It's very pretty.
(They make dishes that will make Ji-hoon happy)
(Wow)
All in one bite.
(Ji-hoon praises the dishes)
It's refreshing and delicious.
It's great.
The fries don't look very crispy either.
- It doesn't go well together. - Really?
What did you think, Min-Jung?
It's very delicious.
It's delicious.
She's lying.
(Which dish will angelic Min-Jung like the most?)
I'm going to say it again, but Seo Min-Jung hasn't been on a show for 10 years...
and this will be her last show before she returns.
I think she might cry already.
Does your husband like or dislike the fact that you're on television?
- He likes it a lot. - He does, doesn't he?
Of course, he would.
I would call him while I was out here and ask what he was doing.
He'll say, "I'm watching "Masked Singer" again".
He kept on watching the episode I was on.
I asked, "Why do keep watching that again?" and he said, "It's so funny".
He also said, "I can raise Ye-Jung, so you can live there for a while".
He's so supportive.
- You should keep doing this if he's so supportive. - I know. - Really?
Your husband is so kind.
What's behind that smile?
I'm afraid of that smile.
I bet your husband is laughing all by himself in New York.
- He's taking time for himself, isn't he? - Yes.
But I'm sure you miss your daughter.
- My daughter came with me. - She did? - Yes.
Her husband must be in heaven!
Everything is starting to make more sense!
Everything makes sense now. I thought your daughter was in New York.
- She's here, I brought her with me. - You brought her.
Of course, she did.
- He's clapping. - Why are you clapping?
Everything has gotten clearer.
I know why he kept re-watching "Masked Singer".
I understand why he likes seeing you on shows.
- Has your daughter seen you on a show in Korea? - Yes.
She likes seeing me on TV so much that when we go to restaurants...
she'll get up suddenly and walk around by herself.
I'll look around to see where she is and she's usually at another table.
She'll ask them, "My mom is an entertainer, can you guess who she is?".
That's what she would say to them.
That's so cute!
She'll play 20 questions with them.
She was recently on a show called "Masked Singer" and...
she used to be on "High Kick". Can you guess who she is?
They'll say, "Is it Seo Min-Jung?"
She'll say, "You're right, go and get your autograph!
She'll bring them over to our table and tell me to give them autographs.
She has lots of fun doing that.
You should be on more shows for your daughter.
- She must be very proud of her mom. - You're right.
I heard you knew Ahn Jung-hwan as well.
Yes, I'm actually Hae-won's fan.
To be honest, it was around 2002...
and the World Cup was going on.
I went to cover the World Cup for a star entertainment show.
We were notified that we could cover the athletes, but couldn't get interviews.
I still hoped I could get a special interview.
So, I kept on waiting at the location.
But, like a beautiful angel, I saw Hae-won walking toward me.
She came near me and said, "I'll try to ask Jung-hwan to do an interview with you".
She also said, "I know you waited for a long time, Min-Jung".
She spoke so beautifully but her face was even prettier.
She was really nice as well.
I really thought she was an angel.
If you live with her long enough...
Be careful, she's watching.
- You had so many requests for interviews. - It's when I didn't do interviews.
Yes, that's when you didn't give interviews.
My nosiness began to act up again and...
I began following Hae-won's SNS account.
- She shared a photo of her in New York. - I see.
To be honest, we never saw or talked to one another for the past 16-years.
- I sent her a private message. - You did?
Hello, Hae-won. I was wondering if you remembered me.
I see that you're visiting New York.
I would like to buy you dinner.
After 16-years of not seeing each other?
- Did you see her in New York? - Yes, we got together.
- I met her daughter as well. - They became friends.
She seems to send those messages whenever anyone goes to New York.
We lost contact with one another for a while after she got married.
I forgot she was there and I went on vacation to New York.
I put my pictures on my SNS account as well.
I received a message saying, "I see you're in New York, Ji-hoon".
She must be bored.
Are you lonely there by yourself?
- I have something to confess. - Yes?
Chef Sam Kim was in New York recently as well.
Did you put a picture up on your account?
He didn't know I saw the picture. I just saw that he was in New York.
I wondered where he would tour.
I couldn't contact him since we don't know each other.
Did you go to New York in April, Sam?
- Yes, I went in April. - I saw that he returned safely to Korea.
- I greeted him with my heart. - We should've recorded this earlier.
She's like the sheriff in New York. She knows everyone that visits there.
Looks like you're in New York, Chef Sam Kim.
She's like the Korean-American Association president.
Koreans in New York don't need to visit the Korean embassy, but Seo Min-Jung.
- I know. - She probably send them texts too.
Seo Min-Jung gave us bit of gossip to our producers.
I heard Ahn Jung-hwan's wife, Lee Hae-won...
said a lot of praises about her husband.
I learned a lot from Hae-won.
I learned I should always love and praise my husband like her.
You felt that while you talked to her?
Honestly, a lot of people ask Hae-won what made her fall in love with Ahn Jung-hwan.
A lot of us might believe she fell in love with him because of his good looks...
but she actually fell in love with his sense of humor.
She said, she didn't go a minute without laughing.
(I couldn't go a minute without laughing)
How about you try to make us laugh!
You talk your head off when you like someone, don't you?
I heard Ahn Jung-hwan sometimes would say to Hae-won...
"You sure are lucky to be with me.
Most women only live with one guy for the rest of their lives.
You got to live with Terius the first part of your life...
and now, you're living with Mario".
That's what she said he told her.
Get ready for over-time! Over-time is coming.
She said she was so happy and praised him a lot.
- Did she tell you she met Min-Jung? - Yes. She didn't realize how pure Min-Jung was.
She said, "She's like spring water".
My goodness, she's so kind!
She really is like spring water that hasn't been polluted yet.
- I know. - My goodness, Ji-hoon!
- Thank you so much. - Yes, of course.
You're like that too.
I told you to stop lying.
Everyone can tell that's a lie!
(I can't believe this)
- I'm serious. - Everyone can tell it's a lie.
She's just saying it to make the other person feel good.
- Seo Min-Jung? - Yes?
- You live in a place that's unfamiliar to you. - Yes.
I bet you had a hard time getting used to New York at first.
Honestly, I'm a bit on the country side, so...
I was only familiar with New York by Hollywood movies.
I thought cars would fly around on sidewalks.
Maybe a hostage situation could happen.
- You'd hear sirens every night? - Yes.
That's why when my husband would come from work and ask to go out for dinner...
I wouldn't go since it was after sunset.
I told him I couldn't since I was so scared.
When my husband told me to I should go around by myself...
I would always get myself ready.
I'd wear my most shabby clothes, not wash my face or put make-up on.
Someone also told me, people would cut off your finger to steal your wedding ring.
- During broad daylight? - Yes.
She was imagining everything she could.
They told me there were rumors that Asians carry a lot of cash around.
So, I didn't carry a purse or wallet with me.
I'd carry around a black plastic bad with about twenty or forty dollars.
- I'd make sure to tie the bag tightly. - Yes.
I'd also wear running shoes, so I could run away at any time.
I was kind of well-known in the Korean community since...
I had just finished recording "High Kick" here.
They thought I was having a hard time when they saw me.
They saw me carrying around a black plastic bag.
Seo Min-Jung came to New York, but she looks like a beggar.
They'd say, "I hope you're doing well. Keep your hopes up".
Do the other mothers in New York know that you were famous here Korea?
They didn't know at first.
- They didn't? - No. When I used to take my daughter to pre-school...
I didn't know how to speak English well and it was awkward for me...
so, I would usually stand in the background when the other mothers gather around.
At the time, my daughter was in pre-school, there was another Korean mom.
She must've felt a bit sorry for me.
So, when I wasn't there and all the American mom got together...
she told them, "Ye-jin's mom was actually an actress out in Korea".
She told them, but the American mom were surprised to hear that.
I was the mom, who didn't speak and looked shabby all the time.
When you normally see her, you couldn't imagine she's an actress.
I bet everyone knew her as the black plastic bag lady.
- Black plastic bag! - That's Ye-jin's mom.
The other moms didn't really understand.
So, they asked which American actress they could compare me to.
- That's what they asked. - Who would we compare you to? - Yes.
- How big of a star are you? - Yes.
Since I was on a sitcom...
she told them an American actress that was on a sitcom.
- She told them an unimaginable star. - Who was it?
- Who? - Was it Jennifer Aniston?
She compared me to Jennifer Anniston.
- She was on "Friends". - Yes, she was.
The other moms ask me why I didn't tell them I was the Korean Jennifer Aniston.
I'd tell them I wasn't that big of a star.
That's what happened. We should be thankful to your friend.
She'd still be the black plastic bag lady if her friend didn't say anything.
- That's true. - Yes, very true.
Seo Min-Jung is famous for being the Jang-geum in New York.
- No, I'm not. - Jang-geum in New York. Have you always cooked well?
No. I didn't even know how to make ramen before I got married.
I didn't know how to cook anything.
After I got married, I realized my husband had living by himself since he was 16.
- I see. - I heard that the only thing he used to eat was pizza and burgers.
It's one of the reasons I got married quickly.
I wanted to make homemade meals for him.
I bought myself a cookbook before going to New York.
I repeatedly read that cookbook until the book started to fall apart.
I'm not a good cook, but my dishes are edible.
The amazing thing is that the chefs do it in 15-minutes.
I need at least 3-hours to make a dish.
I've heard Seo Min-Jung is like the honorary ambassador for kimbab these days.
- Most westerners know sushi, but they don't know kimbab. - Yes.
I thought it was a shame since there are more vegetables in kimbab.
I cook for my daughter and since she thinks I cook well...
she'll go to school and tell her friends that I'm a great cook.
She'll call over her friends and have various kimbab-making classes.
We have over 10 kimbab rollers at my house.
When her friends come over, I'll make the ingredients and they roll the kimbabs.
- You are an ambassador. - She's like an ambassador for Korea.
Have you promoted any other dishes?
- They really enjoy braised beef ribs. - Braised beef ribs!
- They call japchae, princess noodles. - Princess noodles?
The noodles are clear as Cinderella's shoes, so they call it princess noodles.
They really enjoy having princess noodles.
- She's the cooking fairy of New York. - Yes, she is.
First, let me introduce you to the chefs, who will be cooking for Min-Jung.
Lee Yeon-bok, Yoo Hyun-soo, Jung Ho-young, Oh Se-deuk.
Now, what kind of dish is the housewife from New York looking for?
We'll reveal Seo Min-jung's wish dishes. Please, show us!
What kind of dish would you like?
"Show the New York Housewife Korean Dishes".
"The Last Meal Before Going to New York".
Korean food is very popular with westerners.
So, I have a lot of people, who ask for recipes.
I can't come up with anymore ideas...
since I've lived there for 10-years.
- I'm making the same things. - You've run out of ideas. - Yes.
I'd like to learn a new recipe today and make it for my friends.
"The Last Meal Before Going to New York". I have an idea what this is.
Honestly, I keep tearing up because I know this will be my last program.
When I watched the show, Lee Kyung-kyu stated...
this recording took almost 10-hours.
Honestly, that's the reason I chose this program.
I liked that the recording took more than 10-hours.
It would be a shame if it ended too quickly.
- I'm already getting anxious. - Because time has passed?
It's supposed to take more than 10-hours, but it feels shorter for me.
- It feels like you might have skipped over some parts of the program. - I see.
- We still have a long time to go. - We're far from done.
It looks like you want a feast on the show.
I'm thankful for anything they make for me.
- She still needs a feast. - Yes.
To have good memories and recollections before going back to New York.
- (Oh Se-deuk vs. Yoo Hyun-soo) - (Jung Ho-young vs. Lee Yeon-bok)
Now, we'll start to look into Seo Min-jung's refrigerator.
- This fridge isn't from your house in New York, is it? - No.
- I see. - It my mother's refrigerator.
Does your mom leave you shelves to use for your own dishes?
Yes, she does. She always tells me to cook for my own daughter.
That's why I still need to cook when I'm here.
- Really? - Yes.
Does your mom send you any food to America?
Yes, she does. Whenever she makes kimchee...
she'll send a package with side dishes as well.
She sends it in a huge box.
Does that mean, there isn't a big difference between the two fridges?
It's very similar to my refrigerator. Also, my husband prefers...
my mom's cooking over his mother's cooking.
But I like my mother-in-law's cooking better.
- Sure, of course. - I'm being very honest. I'm telling the truth.
- I think you're lying. - No, it's the truth.
We exchange dishes with one another.
She doesn't know what to do with herself.
Alright. Let me reveal Seo Min-jung's refrigerator!
(What is inside New York's Jang-geum's refrigerator?)
You can tell this refrigerator is from a house that cooks at home.
Let's reveal her fridge!
You can tell this refrigerator is from a house that cooks at home.
- Right? - There's a lot of food. - Isn't there?
- I think they clean their fridge a lot. - Yes, it's very clean.
- It's nicely organized. - Yes, it is.
On the first shelf, I see yogurt here.
- Jelly. - I see chocolate syrup as well.
- We have bread. It might be for her daughter. - Is this Ye-jin's pastry?
No, all the pastries are mine.
Do you like pastries?
I need to eat pastries as soon as I get up at 5 in the morning.
- At 5 AM? - Really?
- You crave pastries when you get up? - I begin to calm down when I have pastries.
I see.
Your diet must be healthy. It's hard to keep healthy when you like pastries.
Whenever I'm in New York, I gain about 20 pounds.
20 pounds more than now.
Did you lose 20 pounds before coming here?
- Yes, I lost about 20 pounds before coming here. - My goodness.
My husband told me, "Min-Jung, you're going to be on TV soon...
what if they don't recognize you after you take off your mask?".
- He bought about 100 energy bars for me online. - I see.
- He told me to only eat 3 of them a day. - He helped you rigorously.
He pays attention to her shows as well.
After I got married, I gained about 40 pounds in New York.
When my husband goes to work, I'll text him in the morning and ask...
what he would like to have for dinner. Either pureed soybean stew or braised ribs.
He'll text back that he doesn't want anything.
It's hard for anyone to choose their dinner right after they get to work.
- I need to get everything ready. - It takes her 3-hours.
Whenever he sees me, he asks me to stop feeding him.
- I still think those are still cries of joy in their marriage. - Of course, yes!
- How wonderful. - I'm sure her husband enjoys it as well.
Let's look at the 2nd shelf. There's a lot of different pastes in the 2nd shelf.
- Chili paste. - My mother makes homemade chili and soybean paste.
- She sends it to me. - To America? - Yes.
Marinated Japanese plums.
- Marinated garlic? - Yes, my mom made that as well.
- Does she send this to America as well? - Yes, she sends everything.
- Your fridge in America should be the same as here. - Yes, it is.
Yes, it has the same things in it.
It looks like we have side dishes on the bottom shelf.
Those are sauteed chili peppers.
- Sauteed chili peppers! - Yes, those are delicious.
- That's my favorite side-dish. - Your favorite? - Yes.
I can have a whole meal with just that dish.
That would be good with plain rice.
Are there any dishes that you made, Min-Jung?
- The pickled cucumbers. - Pickled cucumbers!
- There's sauteed myeongyeop as well. - Sauteed myeongyeop!
Grilled deodeok.
I should also have sauteed sweet potato roots as well.
- Let's try some of this. - Oh, no!
- Side dishes made by Min-Jung. - It's Korean buffet.
- Please tell me honestly if it doesn't taste good. - Don't worry about that.
- Don't be like me. - She said, "Don't be like me".
Like her?
- You're finally telling us the truth. - She's accepting it. - No, I'm not.
- Should we taste it? - Yes, we should.
You don't have to eat it if it doesn't taste good.
- It tastes clean? - Yes, it's good.
I'm getting nervous.
It's hard to keep sauteed sweet potato roots crisp after cooking it.
It's delicious because she added the right amount of perilla seeds into it.
- Thank you. - The deodeok root is amazing.
- She could open up a side dish store. - You're a good cook, Min-Jung!
- Right? - They're delicious. - Yes, very delicious.
You have a right to show off your cooking in New York.
She really is the ambassador there.
I'm sure you cook a lot in New York, but isn't there anything you crave?
The one thing I crave about Korea is for their spicy dishes.
Spicy marinated squid, deokbboki and steamed monkfish.
Dishes aren't really spicy in America. Sweet flavors are added to spicy dishes.
When I was pregnant, I craved for spicy squid from Moogyo-dong.
So, I looked up the picture online and looked at it.
- You had to be satisfied by looking at it. - I'd say, "Yes, this is the taste I want".
- Since you couldn't eat it? - We also have vegetables here.
Eggplants, peppers and soybean sprouts.
Let's take a look at the side shelves.
I see alcohol here!
This home consumes alcohol.
Are these your mom's alcohol bottles?
Yes, I think so.
- Your mom? - Your mom drinks rose champagne?
- Your mom is very modern. - She's also very luxurious.
- Yes, she must be. - Wow!
Do you drink, Min-Jung?
- Yes, I like to drink. - You do like drinking.
- I'm a good drinker. - What's your favorite alcohol?
My favorite is vodka.
- Vodka? - Vodka?
- Yes. - Vodka is strong.
- Usually, people drink to feel or buzz or get drunk. - Yes.
I tried drinking soju and beer but...
I can't seem to get drunk. That's why...
- You don't get drunk? - No. - Don't you get drunk if you drink a lot?
- No, I don't. - That's fascinating.
Now, let's move onto the freezer. The freezer!
Wow! I see a bag-full of ice-cream here. You bought a lot of ice-cream.
I need to eat at least 2 a day.
They give me a sense of calmness.
- This is the same as pastries for you? - Yes.
I begin to shake when I don't eat pastries or something sweet.
You begin to shake?
You're addicted to sweets.
When I was pregnant, I wanted sweets even more since I liked sweets so much.
So, I would go to Korean supermarkets in New York...
and they sell Choco-Pies by the box.
If we bought it on Monday, I'd finish it all on the same day.
- The whole box? - Yes, in one day.
- All on Monday? - Yes. I would be embarrassed since we were still newlyweds.
I would take a taxi back to the market and...
replace it, like I didn't eat any.
I was embarrassed in front of him.
When he got off work, he'd ask why I didn't eat any.
I'd say, "Just because".
You must really like sweets.
I see meat in here as well.
- Hanwoo beef rounds and tenderloins. - They're A++.
- A++! - Pork belly.
Do you eat a lot of pork belly in America?
We can't eat pork belly inside our house.
Since we live in an apartment, there are some neighbors with religious beliefs.
- They don't eat pork. - There are a lot of buildings that prohibit it.
- It could smell. - If there are practicing Islamics in the same building...
they request that you don't eat pork.
- I roasted squid once while I was living in Italy. - You did?
Yes, and someone decided to turn off the building's fuse box.
- Why? You were roasting squid. - They said because it smelled.
I guess some people don't like that smell.
- But it's delicious. - How many did you roast?
- He turned off the fuse box. - I see seafood here too.
I see octopus and I also see mackerel.
- Salmon! - Salmon.
- My daughter really likes salmon. - I see.
She likes it when it's braised in Korean herbs and spices.
- That's how I make it for her. - You make braised salmon?
I would have to go to a Korean market for mackerel or belt fish.
When I'm in a hurry, I'll go to an American supermarket and buy salmon.
How come we never thought of that?
- I've never heard of anyone braising salmon. - That's why I asked her.
- We learned a new technique. - I know.
Now, that was Seo min-jung's refrigerator.
- (Oh Se-deuk vs. Yoo Hyun-soo) - (Jung Ho-young vs. Lee Yeon-bok)
The first cooking battle with ingredients from Seo Min-jung's fridge...
is between Chef Yoo Hyun-soo, the grandmother of our chefs...
and Chef Oh Se-deuk, the old geezers of all our chefs.
The two chefs will be responsible for making a dish...
that Seo Min-Jung can cook for her friends in New York.
Didn't both of you spend some time in New York as well?
Yes, I lived about a year in New York.
- Did you work at a restaurant? - Yes, I did.
- Where in New York? - I lived in New York and San Francisco.
- I lived in New York from 2001-2003. - My goodness.
- Did you go to culinary school there? - Yes.
I'm sure both of you must know what New Yorkers would like.
(Chef Yoo Hyun-soo's ingredients: cucumber...
tenderloin, potatoes, cabbage, soybean paste, pepper...
pickled vegetables, sponge cake, marinated Japanese...
plum, paprika, chili paste, octopus, bean powder)
(Chef Oh Se-deuk's ingredients: eggplants, cucumber...
radish, bulgogi meat, bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms)
What will you be cooking, Chef Oh Se-deuk?
The title for my dish is, "Bulgogi Without a Hitch".
You must be making bulgogi.
I'm going to cook bulgogi first and make soybean sprout rice with it, first.
For the second dish, I'll stuff eggplants and braise it with broth.
Lastly, I'll made a radish wrap dish with bulgogi.
- I see. - I'm trying to make a dish you can easily make.
I think that's a great idea.
Now, for your opponent. What dish will you be making, Chef Yoo Hyun-soo?
The dish I'll be making is called, "Jang-geum's Brunch".
"Jang-geum's Brunch". Yes, Min-Jung is known for being Seo Jang-geum there.
"Jang-geum's Brunch". What kind of dish is it?
I'll use sauteed peppers to make pepper rice.
I'll use beef to make potato and beef pancakes.
I'll make a stuffed cucumber dish. It's made in Court Cuisine.
I also saw octopus. I'll make fried octopus with Japanese plum chili paste.
That's what I'm preparing.
She said she liked pastries, so I'm making a dessert.
- She said she liked pastries. - Wow, all that in 15-minutes?
I'll use sponge cake to make injeolmi sponge cake.
- How many is that? - How many dishes are you making?
Sauteed pepper rice, fried octopus, stuffed cucumbers...
meat and potato pancake and injeolmi sponge cake.
- Five. - Wow! Five in 15-minutes?
The important things is that if I were to make this, it'd take more than a day.
That's making a lot of dishes.
We'll begin our cooking battle for "Show the New York Housewife Korean Dishes".
Leave it up to the professional Korean cuisine chef to cook Korean dishes.
It's Chef Yoo Hyun-soo, who wants to show New York what real Korean cuisine is...
versus Chef Oh Se-deuk, who wants to upgrade New Yorker's taste buds.
In the end, which chef will be able to move the taste buds of New Yorkers?
We'll start our 15-minute cooking battle right now!
Show me Korean cuisine.
It seems like it'll be a battle between eggplants and cucumbers.
- She needs to learn their recipe, so she can spread it in New York. - That's right.
I hope it's elegant enough for her.
Are you just making cuts, Chef Oh Se-deuk?
Usually, we're supposed to soak the eggplants in salt water.
Instead, I'll put it in the microwave oven with salt water to cook it down a bit.
It's another way.
He's also putting in salt inside the eggplant.
He's seasoning it.
(2. After seasoning eggplants with salt put in microwave oven to cook)
He's putting in a lot of vinegar into a pot.
You're putting a lot more in than I would think.
- I need to make vinegar sauce. - I see.
I need vinegar water to make radish wraps.
You can always use store-bought pickled radish wraps as well.
- The pre-packaged one? - Yes.
Will your radish become pickled in 15-minutes?
It'll work if you use hot water with it.
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo is starting to prep his tenderloin.
(3. Slice tenderloin and begin to tenderize with a meat hammer)
I'm going to make a meat pancake, so I'm marinating it with sesame oil and garlic.
It will help take away the gamey smell from the meat.
I see.
This is the potato that I'll be making potato pancakes with.
(5. Grind potatoes on grater)
(He continues to make mixture for potato pancakes)
(6. Make pancake mixture with flour, ground potatoes and starch)
(7. In an oiled-pan place potato mixture and begin to cook)
(8. Take seasoned tenderloin and mix with starch. Place beef on top of potatoes)
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo is making meat and potato pancakes.
On the other hand, Chef Oh Se-deuk is grinding his meat.
I need to grind the meat, so I can stuff it into the eggplant.
(5. Grind bulgogi beef in a hand blender)
Chef Oh Se-deuk is starting to season his meat.
- He put in sugar and soy sauce. - He put in mirim and soy sauce.
(6. Mix garlic, cooking wine, sugar, soy sauce in blender. Marinade meat with sauce)
Chef Oh Se-deuk isn't trying to fully marinate the meat but he's seasoning it.
He doesn't have enough time to marinate it.
(7. Mix bulgogi sauce with meat. Mince green onions...
and begin to cook with meat in an oiled pan)
(He continues to make stuffed eggplants)
Chef Oh Se-deuk is stuffing bulgogi into his eggplants.
(8. Stuff cooked eggplants with bulgogi and place into a pot)
(Place a set amount of cooked bulgogi on the side)
Are you just adding plain water?
I'm making braising broth with it and the eggplants will steam in the broth.
- I see, you're steaming the eggplants. - Yes.
- Their hands are moving fast. - Yes, they're fighting against time.
Chef Oh Se-deuk needs to make 3 dishes.
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo needs to make 5 dishes.
They need to make all these dishes within 15-minutes.
(He juliennes fresh paprika)
He's very busy. He's using paprika.
- Is he making kimbab with cucumbers? - Seems like it.
It seems like he's going to roll it.
Another way of making stuffed cucumbers.
- Will that roll together? - Will it stay together?
I don't think it'll work.
He's using plastic wrap to keep it rolled-up.
Wow, that's fascinating.
(Chef Oh Se-deuk has instant rice)
(He begins to make soybean sprout bulgogi rice)
Chef Oh Se-deuk is planning to put plastic wrap around the rice and soybeans...
to make soybean sprout bulgogi rice.
- That'll all mix together. - He put plastic wrap around it?
- You're cooking it in the microwave oven? - The soybean could make it smell fishy.
- That's possible. - If soybeans aren't cooked well, it could smell fishy.
(11. Make soybean sprout bulgogi rice sauce with...
bulgogi sauce, red peppers and large green onions)
(Soybean sprout bulgogi rice sauce is finished)
- Are those peppers? - Yes, it's the pepper side dish.
- it was a bit spicy. - Min-Jung said that was her mom's best side dish.
- As of now, not one dish is finished. - That's very true.
- He has rice in the bowl. - He's mixing the sauteed pepper side dish.
- That's going to be sauteed pepper rice. - Yes.
(Chef Michael is hired as the UNICEF chef)
(Sauteed pepper rice is finished)
He brought out the octopus.
The octopus looks fresh.
He must be frying it whole since he's making knife marks on it.
The whole thing? Really?
- I see him making knife cuts. - It becomes tough if you slice it and fry it.
He needs to keep it moist.
(12. Cover octopus with starch and begin to fry)
The octopus is going in.
He's frying the octopus.
- Doesn't it seem like we're going to have a party here? - Yes.
It's a party with Korean cuisine.
(Take octopus out of the fryer and begin to extract oil)
(He begins to make sauce to dip the octopus in)
(Going back and forth)
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo is busy taking short steps back and forth)
(13. Make Japanese plum and chili paste sauce)
There's 5-minutes and 5-seconds left. A lot of time has passed.
We've almost passed 10-minutes.
(By that time, the potato pancake has cooked nicely)
He's good a flipping that.
- Chef Oh Se-deuk is spending a lot of time on the eggplants. - Yes, he is.
They need to finish so many dishes within 15-minutes.
- I feel like this is a dream. - She feels like this is a dream!
- I can't believe they're cooking just for me. - I see.
I might cry when I see this show at home.
- Don't cry. - 5-minutes left.
Yes, there's 5-minutes left! There isn't much time left!
- Please go see the cooking site, Jung-hwan. - Okay.
(14. Make syrup by adding sugar and water to a pot and boiling)
He's starting on the pastry!
Didn't he say he was making injeolmi sponge cake?
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo brushed the sponge cake with sugar syrup.
(Chef Oh Se-deuk begins prepping vegetables for his radish wrap dish)
(13. Julienne carrots and cucumbers and season with salt)
(14. Stir-fry julienne carrots and cucumbers)
(15. Mix enoki mushrooms with bulgogi and stir-fry together)
(Plate all the cooked vegetables on one platter)
Chef Oh Se-deuk's radish wraps are finished.
I wonder if the radish have been pickled. That's how he's making the wraps.
(17. Make egg garnish by separating the eggs and only cooking the yolk)
These two chefs are really busy.
They're losing their minds.
- It's chaos over here. - The sauteed pepper rice is finished!
He's flipping over on the plate.
He added some sesame seeds as well.
(The potato and tenderloin pancake is nicely browned)
(17. Place potato and meat pancake neatly on a plate)
- The potato and meat pancake! - I see the potato and meat pancake.
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo already has 2 dishes out.
The octopus.
- Fried octopus. - Yes, it's nicely cooked.
He's finished with three dishes.
- Stuffed cucumber! - Stuffed cucumbers. - Don't you need to take off the wrapper?
(19. Cut stuffed cucumbers into slices and take plastic wrap off)
You have 2-minutes left.
- He only has injeolmi sponge cake left. - Yes, the injeolmi sponge cake.
Chef Yoo Hyun-soo only needs the injeolmi sponge cake.
I need more time.
Chef Oh Se-deuk is taking out the eggplant. Is it falling over?
- I put in straight. - I hope so
The eggplants can't fall down.
(19. Put soybean sprout bulgogi rice into a bowl)
Chef Oh Se-deuk is finishing up the soybean sprout bulgogi rice!
(20. Julienne the egg garnish and place alongside radish wrap vegetables)
(Bulgogi radish wraps are finished)
(Sweet sponge cake with roasted bean powder)
Wow, injeolmi.
- It's hot, it's hot, it's hot! - 30-seconds!
Last 30-seconds! The last 30-seconds.
- There isn't much time. - Chef Yoo Hyun-soo is a bit faster.
- He's bringing out the rice. - Hurry! Hurry!
- Chef Yoo Hyun-soo is finished! - Seven!
Six!
Five!
Now, Chef Oh Se-deuk is also finished.
This is "Show me the Korean Cuisines".
Do you like the dishes?
They both look fantastic.
- They do? - Good.
We have Kim Ji-hoon, our human lie detector is watching you.
(Korean Brunch is made of sauteed pepper rice, potato and meat pancake...
fried octopus, stuffed cucumbers and injeolmi sponge cake)
(Chef Yoo Hyun-soo's "Jang-geum's Brunch")
- That's the sauteed pepper rice. - Yes, sauteed pepper rice.
- I can't believe this. - Those are side dishes.
(Takes a bite)
(How is it?)
(Automatically nods her head)
(She begins nodding as soon as she takes a bite)
She didn't even chew it. How can she nod even before tasting her food?
You shouldn't do that.
You can't say it tastes good without tasting the food.
- Can you tell us after you taste the food? - I know.
You nodded too quickly.
What am I going to do? It's really delicious.
- That's meat pancake. - Potato and meat pancake.
Yes, potato and meat pancake. The bottom is potato and the top is meat.
I see that.
Pureed potato and meat.
Savor it first. Savor it.
- Have you savored it? - Yes.
- Is it okay? - Yes.
(Very refined admiration)
The sauteed pepper rice has...
sauteed pepper in it, but it's not too spicy and it's very delicious.
The potato and meat pancake tastes like a croquette.
It's delicious. It really is.
Next, she's going to taste the fried octopus.
- You should eat it with the sauce. - Try just dab since the sauce is spicy.
- The rice... - He didn't hold back.
(Nodding in approval)
(She blasts off reactions again)
Isn't it too much that you're nodding without chewing again?
- When you sit on the side, you only see the side of her. - That's right.
Her head is already nodding without her moving her mouth.
She nods her head as soon as she puts the food in her mouth.
It's really good.
It really is.
This time, it's stuffed cucumbers.
He wrapped cucumbers in a roll.
(Yum)
Her reaction was different this time.
Wow, this is really delicious.
How is it? Can you give us a review?
The fried octopus is delicious too.
The fried octopus could be a bit bland, but this sauce accentuates the flavors.
- Was it meat too tough? - No, it wasn't. The inside is very soft.
My most favorite side dish is the stuffed cucumbers.
I've never had anything like this.
That's why her reaction was a bit when she ate that.
She did? She reacted differently when she ate that?
(1. Sauteed pepper rice. 2. Potato and meat pancake. 3. Fried octopus)
(But when she ate the stuffed cucumbers)
(Yum)
- I guess Ji-hoon can catch that from her. - The stuffed cucumber is delicious.
- What's in it? Cucumbers, paprika... - Cabbage and a bit of soybean paste.
Oh, soybean paste.
- It'll taste like cucumber wraps. - I see.
(The best)
- Her sincere reaction. - Yes, that's right.
- She thinks it's delicious. - I'm going to make sure I try and make this.
- I don't want to forget it. - I believe her favorite was the stuffed cucumber.
Now, time for the injeolmi sponge cake. He used sponge cake for this.
Where did you find the powder? Was it in the fridge?
- Bean powder. - Bean powder! - It was in the fridge.
I made a simple sugar syrup to put on the cake and...
next, I sifted bean powder on the cake.
(She takes a bite of the injeolmi sponge cake)
(Blinking)
(She gives an expression we can't understand)
(Laughing)
It's the first time I've seen that expression from her.
She blinked twice.
What does her expression mean?
(She tastes it again)
Is it hard to understand the taste?
She has those expressions too.
Do you remember, how I said I wake up at 5 in the morning to eat cake?
Yes.
If I could eat this cake, I'd wake up at 3 in the morning.
I'd wake up at 3 in the morning.
Really? Hold on a second! That's not what your expression said.
You looked like, "What in the world is this?" and "Why did he make this?".
"Why did he have to ruin my favorite pastry?". That what you looked like.
- You won't wake up at 3 for this. - I'd wake up at 3 to eat this and...
go back to sleep and wake up to eat this again.
- It was very delicious. - Thank you for your comments.
(Soybean sprout rice, stuffed eggplants and radish wraps made with bulgogi)
(Chef Oh Se-deuk's "Bulgogi Without a Hitch")
You should add some of the sauce in the rice first.
She's going to try the soybean sprout rice first.
The soybean sprouts look good.
- Wow, that looks good. - My mouth is starting to water.
- The aroma is amazing. - It looks so good.
- She's trying it. - Could you eat soybean sprout rice for brunch?
(Just as usual, immediate reaction from her)
You don't like soybean sprouts, do you?
- I love it. - I think she really likes it.
Her expression seems like she likes it.
- Honestly, I make a lot of soybean sprout rice myself. - I see.
- But this is different. - What's different about it?
It's really good.
- I didn't mean that! - What's different about his dish?
Not that it tastes good, but what's the difference between your dish and his?
It has depth.
- Does it smell fishy? - No, not at all.
- It's not fishy at all? - I was kind of worried about that.
- If you cook soybean sprouts wrong. - No, not at all.
That's one way of making it.
- The sauce is really delicious. - The sauce?
The ratio is 3:6:9.
- 3:6:9? - What's 3:6:9?
3 spoons of rice wine, 6 of sugar and 9 of soy sauce.
You only need to add minced garlic and sesame oil.
- That's easy. - If you use that recipe, you'll make enough for 3 servings.
She hasn't had the radish wrap yet.
Put each ingredient on top.
- I think New Yorkers would like that dish. - I bet they'd really like it.
It's pretty and I think it'll be delicious.
It's fun eating it as well.
She wrapped it in the radish. She's tasting it.
It'll be delicious if the seasoning is spot on.
(She covers her mouth and has no expression)
She has a different expression than before.
She's smiling behind her hand.
She's not lying.
- It's really refreshing. - Refreshing?
- Yes. - Did the radish get pickled?
- Did he pickle the radish right now? - Yes.
(Shocked)
I see.
(Min-Jung!)
You saw him cutting the radish with us! You were here too.
- You didn't have that in your fridge. - I see.
It's really delicious.
My goodness. How did he make this in 15-minutes?
It's stuffed eggplants.
The inside will still be hot, so it's best to cut it open before eating it.
It really does look like cucumber kimchee.
It does look like stuffed eggplant kimchee.
Go ahead and try it.
(A piece of stuffed eggplants with bulgogi goes in her mouth)
(This time she takes her time tasting the dish)
- Wow, this is good. - Is your nose running?
Is it that good?
It's delicious.
- I'm sure it's delicious. - We're asking how it's delicious.
The viewers are curious.
It's really delicious and it's a very pretty dish to serve to guests.
What I like the most is that he used a lot of vegetables...
so, it' feels like I'm getting healthy eating all this.
- Shall we have some as well? - Yes.
Let's first try Chef Yoo Hyun-soo's dishes.
"Jang-geum's Brunch".
- Sauteed pepper rice. - Fried octopus, stuffed cucumbers...
potato and meat pancakes and injeolmi sponge cake.
The stuffed cucumbers make a big impact here.
- I like the sauteed pepper rice. - You do?
The dish as a whole isn't aggressive, but you...
keep wanting to eat it because of the peppers.
I thought the stuffed cucumbers are really delicious.
- Just as I thought. - I especially like the texture.
- It's also very refreshing. At first, I thought the rice was a bit bland.
But it tastes great when you have it with the chili paste he served together.
- It makes you want to eat it more. - Wasn't the chili paste spicy for you?
I'm not sure why, but I crave spicy foods these days.
Alright, it's now time to taste Chef Oh Se-deuk's dishes.
The best part is the soybean sprout rice.
It's the best soybean sprout rice I've ever had.
The bulgogi, soy sauce and soybean sprouts come together to make one perfect dish.
I don't think I need anything else. I could have a delicious meal with just this.
I can't say anything bad about it.
The eggplant is amazing.
- The eggplants! - Yes, the eggplants.
I was really surprised. The texture of the bulgogi was amazing.
I wish it was a bit spicier.
He wanted it to be spicier.
He's really fixed on spicy dishes right now.
Michael used to not eat spicy foods.
Now, it's time for you to decide.
Number one is Chef Oh Se-deuk.
Number two is Chef Yoo Hyun-soo.
- Yes, I've made a decision. - She's come to a decision.
She decided faster than I thought she would.
"Show Me Korean Cuisine".
Let's verify Seo Min-jung's choice.
Will it be Chef Yoo Hyun-soo's dishes or Chef Oh Se-deuk?
Let's verify the result!
Which dish did she prefer more?
Oh Se-deuk!
Chef Oh Se-deuk has won.
"Bulgogi Without Hesitation"!
I'm so sorry.
Bulgogi won the competition.
The Korean cuisine chef, Yoo Hyun-soo couldn't come out on top.
- Yes, yes, yes. - What the heck? You're the one, who picked the winner.
If I had to choose just one dish, I would've picked the stuffed cucumbers.
That's just my opinion.
Westerners usually think of bulgogi first when they think of Korean food.
- I haven't met anyone, who didn't like bulgogi. - I see.
That's what made my decision.
You can't seem to look at Chef Yoo Hyun-soo.
I feel so bad. Seriously... What am I going to do?
It's okay, it's okay.
Chef Oh Se-deuk has revived his strength after getting married.
- Congratulations on your 5th win. - Congratulations.
He's getting a star from Seo Min-Jung.
(Winner: "Bulgogi Without Hesitation")
We'll start our last cooking competition...
with ingredients from Seo Min-jung's refrigerator.
The battle will be Chef Lee Yeon-bok versus Chef Jung Ho-young.
We've come to the last part of Seo Min-jung's farewell program.
I know Seo Min-Jung is quite excited since the recording is taking longer...
but Kim Ji-hoon looks exhausted.
He came dressed as a prosecutor, too.
He looks like he's working over-time.
Are you laughing or crying?
I'm doing both.
He's also loosen his necktie as well.
He was really handsome when we started.
He was the spitting image of David's sculpture...
but now, he looks like he's already been to a dinner party.
I'm having fun.
He's trying to keep his promise he made 16-years ago.
- I was shocked when I saw myself in the waiting room - Why?
My face turned darker since my beard grew out.
- He's here even though he's tired. - Doesn't Min-Jung look lively though?
I could record for another 10-hours.
This will be her last show and our last battle.
If Chef Jung Ho-young wins today...
he'll have 8 wins, like Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
- Where else can you find a more thrilling story? - That's right.
Did you ever have the same number of wins last season with Chef Lee Yeon-bok?
I couldn't even imagine it.
Will it happen this season or not?
Today...
Today is the first opportunity to do that.
- It's a golden opportunity. - Yes, it's a chance of a lifetime.
- You can't lose an opportunity like this. - Then, you lose everything.
Of course. You have to grab opportunity when you get the chance.
(Chef Jung Ho-young's ingredients: avocado, tenderloin, bread...
pork belly, pepper, chicken breast, rice cake, paprika, Serrano peppers.
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok's ingredients: chili powder, squid...
pork belly, squash, pepper, marinated Japanese plum, paprika, cabbage)
What kind of dish will you be making, Chef Jung Ho-young?
The dish I will be making today is...
"Vicarious Satisfaction".
What does that mean?
Japanese cuisine doesn't have spicy dishes.
Instead, I'll put in Serrano pepper to make a spicy teriyaki sauce.
That's what you mean by "dae".
I'll stir fry pork belly and chicken breast, while I make a...
spicy sauce from avocados.
- I also saw really good tenderloin in her fridge. - Yes.
There's a dish called kyukatsu. I'll make bread crumbs and fry the meat.
(Thumbs up)
- Kyukatsu. - That sounds good.
The dish I'll be making today is "Precious Dinner".
"Precious Dinner".
There's a Chinese cuisine that has cat ears in it.
- Cat ears? - What do you mean cat ears?
What kind of dish is that?
You take dough and press it between your fingers to make it look like cat ears.
I'll just boil that. I'll also take marinated Japanese plums...
assorted vegetables, pork belly and stir-fry all of that together.
- It'll be spicy. - A Chinese-style stir-fried dish...
with cat ear noodles mixed with pork belly and squid.
- Yes. - That's how we understood it.
Great. From this point on, we'll begin our last cooking battle.
They won't let the fact that they are Yeonhee-dong brothers.
It's Chef Lee Yeon-bok, who wants to present the best dinner dish...
versus Chef Jung Ho-young, who'll show that master chefs can fall as well.
It's a battle with Chef Jung Ho-young, who wants to present a memorable dinner.
Will their last dinner be able to shine during the New York wife's farewell show?
We'll start our 15-minute cooking battle, right now!
This will be our last dinner.
It's Chef Jung Ho-young against Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
We're looking forward to a very delicious dish.
(1. In a hand blender, mix flour, water and salt to make dough for noodles)
He's making dough. It's been a while since I've seen him use machines.
Does it mean he's pressed for time?
Yes, I thought I might be pressed for time.
He's using a machine rather than mixing the dough by hand.
- Is the dough already done? - Yes, I think so.
It was done very quickly.
- It's not heated dough. - He saved a lot of time by doing that.
(He cuts large green onions)
(He throws them all into hot oil)
(Wo)
- Right into the oil. - Yes, all the vegetables in the oil.
(2. Make chili oil by adding large green onions, chili powder and peppers to oil)
It's the one thing Seo Min-Jung craved in New York, spicy foods.
- Yes, spicy flavors. - Spicy flavors will get you.
Yes, of course.
(Chef Jung Ho-young responds by making spicy teriyaki sauce)
(1. Add garlic, onion, sugar and Serrano peppers to 1 cup...
of soy sauce and cooking wine to make teriyaki sauce)
He put Serrano peppers into the teriyaki sauce.
What do you think is the best level of spiciness for you, Seo Min-Jung?
I want to feel a fire in my belly when I eat it.
- That much? - Yes.
- That means it needs to be very spicy. - Yes.
(Cut squid, he was saving)
(He puts the squid in a pot of boiling water)
What the heck? Five minutes has already passed?
(His hands are getting faster)
(4. Slice onions, squash, peppers, paprika and cabbage)
(Chef Jung Ho-young also begins prepping his onions)
(He takes out the avocado seed and begins to peel the skin)
- Avocado? - He's peeling it.
- What are you going to do with it? - I'm adding onions and mayonnaise.
- Are you making a sauce? - Yes, I'm making sauce for kyukatsu.
He's using avocados to make a sauce.
(2. In a hand blender, add peeled avocado, mayonnaise and garlic and blend)
(Add Serrano peppers to make it spicier)
- He's adding Serrano peppers. - It'll be spicy since he's adding peppers.
(3. In the avocado sauce, add Serrano peppers, salt, sugar and lemon juice)
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok opens the fermented dough)
(After kneading with his hand, he rolls the dough out)
(5. Cut rolled dough into bite-sized pieces)
What are you doing, Chef Lee Yeon-bok?
- I'm making cat ears. - He'll press those.
- One-by-one? - Cat ear noodles.
He has to press each one.
You're watching him make cat ear noodles.
The cat ear noodles are coming out.
Is it different from pulled dough?
It might have the same texture, but it's smaller pieces.
I'm trying to make the noodles very chewy.
He's making them extra-chewy.
The shape of the noodles will allow more sauce to be...
incorporated. You'll get more sauce when you eat it.
- The sauce will be inside the divots. - I see.
- He's starting on the pork belly. - Pork belly!
(7. After cutting pork belly, add starch and eggs to tenderize)
Chef Lee Yeon-bok is using starch and eggs to marinate the pork belly.
- He's tenderizing it. - It also extracts the oil from the pork belly.
When you do this, it extracts the oil and tenderizes it.
Tenderizes it and extracts the grease.
Are you going to be using bread?
Yes, I'm going to grind it to make bread crumbs.
- Bread crumbs! - He needs it for his kyukatsu.
(But, just then!)
- It's not lighting. - There's no fire here.
- The stove isn't lighting up? - It's on now. It's on.
- It's too low. - What are we going to do?
(And also...)
(While the gas range is being fixed...)
- It's on. - It's on.
- Chef Jung Ho-young's bread isn't grinding. - He needs that though.
My goodness! The mixer!
- Could you do this? - He's calling out for help!
- They spent time on things, they didn't foresee. - Yes, they did.
(9. Take out blanched squid and begin cooking noodles in the same pot)
Yes, he's got another pot cooking the pork belly.
(Chef Jung Ho-young also gets his bread crumbs as well)
- Do you want me to grind it more? - No, it's okay.
(4. Grind bread to make bread crumbs)
(The beef tenderloin makes an appearance)
(5. Pound tenderloin and season with salt and pepper. Cover tenderloin with starch)
(6. Take tenderloin, cover with egg and bread crumbs)
- That must be the kyukatsu. - Kyukatsu.
That might burn very quickly because of the bread crumbs.
Do you have any tips for frying kyukatsu?
The bread crumbs will burn will your oil is too hot.
- I see. - If they begin to float right away, the temperature is too hot.
- The oil is too hot. - Do you need to put in more oil? - Yes.
You'll know the temperature as soon as you put in the bread crumbs.
- Is it okay? - Yes, it is.
It's going in. He's frying the kyukatsu.
(7. Begin frying the bread crumb covered tenderloin)
- Kim Seong-joo? - Yes. - Can you go to the cooking site?
It's "Vicarious Satisfaction" and "Precious Dinner".
- Can you see if "Precious Dinner" is cooking well? - Yes.
(Slicing large green onions)
It's a farewell dinner made for Seo Min-Jung.
I wonder what kind of dish we'll see. The both of them are very busy.
(Oil, green onions, onion and chili pepper)
- Look at the chili oil. - The chili oil came out great.
That's the way you make it.
(He adds a bit of chili oil to a pan)
(11. Add prepped vegetables to the pan with chili oil and begin to stir-fry)
- Is that Japanese plums? - Yes, it is.
Japanese plums. Seo Min-jung's mom made that.
It'll be spicy pork belly and squid stir-fry.
- It'll add more spices, won't it? - Yes.
I think Min-Jung will like it.
- That was the answer to making the sauce. - He put in the ground up Japanese plums.
(Chef Jung Ho-young begins to get his pork belly stir-fry ready as well)
(8. Cut onions, pork belly, chicken breast, paprika, avocado and Serrano peppers)
(Add pork belly to an oiled pan first)
(9. Add chicken breast and vegetables to pork belly)
Chef Jung Ho-young has pork belly and vegetables. He also put in rice cakes.
- You put in rice cakes? - Yes, since she said she liked deokbboki.
It'll be like Court Cuisine deokbboki if you put in teriyaki sauce with rice cakes.
Yes, that's kind of what I was trying.
The dishes look similar on the screen.
Does it? Yes, they do. The two dishes look similar to one another.
(He even adds soy sauce to make it more similar)
He's taking the cat ear noodles out now.
(He makes them chewier by rinsing the noodles in cold water)
He added squid and pork belly to his stir-fry. He's making it very spicy.
You have 2-minutes left. 2-minutes.
- The last dinners are being made. - Yes, 2-minutes.
He needs to fry it very carefully.
- The kyukatsu came out nicely. - That's cooked nicely.
- Is it fantastic? - Yes.
- Kyukatsu. - He's going to win with kyukatsu.
This is totally what women like to eat.
We need to see the inside first.
Is it cooked inside? Is it cooked?
- He's looking inside. - I wanted it to be a bit rare inside.
- I see. You're not supposed to cook it all the way? - No.
- More towards medium? - Yes. - About medium.
- I really enjoy eating tonkatsu as well. - He's starting to plate his dish.
Jung Ho-young is lining up his ingredients.
I wonder how great the teriyaki sauce will taste.
(Browned kyukatsu)
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok also sprinkles on sugar to add sweetness to the dish)
(Once you mix it with energy...)
(you can't beat the visual aspects of the dish)
(Chef Jung Ho-young begins to finish up his dish)
(12. Add avocado sauce to kyukatsu next to the pork belly and...
chicken stir-fry. Finish by garnishing with chili powder)
- Jung Ho-young is finished. - Yes, Jung Ho-young is finished!
All Chef Lee Yeon-bok needs to do is plate his dish.
10-seconds! Nine!
Eight!
Seven!
Six!
Five!
Four!
Three!
Two!
One! We're finished! Chef Lee Yeon-bok is finished as well.
And this is how both chef's dishes were finished.
(Kyukatsu with pink hues and spicy teriyaki stir-fry)
(Chef Jung Ho-young's "Vicarious Satisfaction".
It doesn't look very spicy, but I'll try it to see how spicy it is.
Be careful of the peppers.
She started off by eating the pork belly first.
Is it not spicy?
- It's not spicy. - It isn't?
- It's the right amount of spice. - The right amount.
It's really good.
- Could you not talk to yourself? - Yes, please.
Can you make sure we can hear what you're saying?
That's the kyukatsu.
You can eat the kyukatsu with the mayonnaise sauce.
- I really like avocado. - I see.
I added ab it of Serrano peppers to the mayonnaise sauce to make it spicy.
It's against the rules if you add avocados to mayonnaise.
- It's the answer to everything. - It can't taste bad.
He mixed together great ingredients.
This is for real. She's telling the truth.
- She's not lying? - No, she's not.
This is for real. She's telling the truth.
- She's not lying? - No, she's not.
Ji-hoon called it.
- I need to savor each bite. - It's that good?
- My goodness. - I was going to chew it, but it disappeared in my mouth.
The beef melts in my mouth like cotton candy.
- Does it disappear like snow? - Yes.
It's as if "Take Care of the Fridge" finished...
recording in an hour instead of 10-hours.
- That's how I feel. - I see.
(Yum)
It must be delicious.
- It's really delicious. - I see.
- Is it that tender? - Yes.
- The avocado and mayonnaise sauce is a bit on the rich side. - Yes.
When it becomes rich, you can take a bite of the pork belly since it's a bit spicy.
You know how we look for sweets after eating something salty?
When you eat something rich, then you want kimchee.
This whole dish satisfies all of those cravings.
You don't need anything else if you eat this.
Did you season the tenderloin as well?
I only seasoned it with salt and pepper since the teriyaki sauce is strong.
- I didn't season it too much. - That really looks delicious.
(A sinister combination of stir-fried cat ear noodles and squid)
(Chef Lee Yeon-bok's "Precious Dinner")
Stir-fried squid was the dish I craved the most.
- While you were in America? - Yes.
- Honestly, I didn't get to eat it yet while I was in Korea. - Really?
- Yes. - You finally get to eat it before you return. - Yes.
I'm glad you came on the show.
The stir-fried squid!
(Wow)
I'm getting curious.
I told everyone earlier too but...
when I was pregnant with my daughter, I wanted stir-fried...
squid so much that I cried looking at the pictures.
That's so upsetting.
This really tastes like what I've been craving for.
- It's what I wanted back then. - She's finally getting to taste what she craved.
Is the squid cooked well? It's not too chewy?
- It's not chewy at all. - Is it tender?
- It's very tender but has great texture. - I see.
- Is that cat ear noodles? - Yes. - That's right.
(Nervous)
- Did he cook the cat ear noodle perfectly? - Yes, it's so delicious.
- It's been 10-years since I came back on programs. - Yes.
To be honest, I was 10% thrilled to come back but 90% scared.
I see.
When I ate this, it made me forget all my anxieties of being worried.
The dish was like a present telling me, I did a job well-done.
- That's the best. - A comforting taste. - Yes.
You would've left without eating this if you weren't on the show.
I don't want to eat anything else after eating this.
- I'm afraid I might forget how this tastes like. - I see.
- Shall we taste it too? - Of course, we should.
Let's first try Chef Jung Ho-young's "Vicarious Satisfaction".
The meat...
- Wow! - It's amazing.
- Yum! - It really does disappear from your mouth.
Can this really be true?
- It's already gone. - Is this for real?
I won't be able to eat any other tonkatsu after this.
- No, I can't eat this all. - Really?
(Wow)
It's really tender.
This is crazy.
This is the most tender tonkatsu I've ever eaten.
It was already going down my throat before I could chew it all.
Isn't it really tender?
- His temperature was precise. - The oil temperature!
Yes, it was at 170 degrees.
The meat doesn't cook or gets over-cooked if the temperature is off.
It shows the temperature was exact.
I think the avocados made this dish. It's very different from when you eat it...
raw or cooked. It tastes almost like sweet pumpkins in this dish.
It's mysterious how it can go back and forth. It was a very charming dish.
He picked the right ingredients for this dish.
- I'm sorry, Min-Jung... - Yes? - But could you tell us where you bought the meat?
- Can you tell Hae-won? - Okay.
Since they're friends, Min-Jung can make sure to tell her where she bought it.
Great. It's now time to taste Chef Lee Yeon-bok's "Precious Dinner".
- This is how it looks. - It's stir-fried squid and pork belly.
- The squid is... - Yum!
How did he cook it so well?
I think he blanched it once before adding it.
I stir-fried it after blanching it.
I had to take some of the moisture out before stir-frying it.
It's a lot better than just stir-frying it. It's more tender too.
Wow, I can't stop eating this dish.
This cat ear noodle is delicious.
It's very chewy too.
It doesn't taste as spicy as it looks.
- Doesn't it? - I finished it all, but it doesn't taste spicy or salty to me.
It's like we're only eating side-dishes if this was a meal.
- That's right. - You still don't get tired of it and you don't think of rice.
I actually don't like drinking alcohol but...
once I ate this I realized it might taste even better with soju.
(Happy)
What did you think, Kim Poong?
- Where are you going? - What?
- Where are you going? - You can keep talking, Kim Poong.
What did you think, Kim Poong?
- Well... - Wow, this is...
- Can you at least listen? - Keep talking. It'll be on the show.
- It's really good. - It is, please have some.
- Honestly, this dish reminded me of... - I didn't have any pork belly in mine.
You're not listening, are you?
You can still keep talking.
Talk about anything. Hurry.
Deokbboki is a hard dish to make since the...
flavors don't get infused into the rice cakes.
The cat ear noodles have a special texture in the middle of the noodle.
The noodles hold the sauce in, so it tastes like really delicious deokbboki.
It has the chewiness of wheat rice cakes. That's what I got from this dish.
- The flavors are infused because of the shape. - Yes, it is.
The time has come for her to decide.
Number 1 is Chef Jung ho-young.
Number 2 is Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
Please come to a decision and press one of the buttons!
Did you decide? Seo Min-Jung has pressed a button.
Now, we're about to reveal her decision...
but I'll give you an opportunity to say a farewell...
to our audience member before we reveal your answer.
Thank you very much.
To be honest...
I forgot I was an actress while living in New York...
but came back after all these years.
I leave, knowing how I was welcomed and comforted by being here...
and can't thank everyone enough for remembering me and welcoming me.
The same goes for Ji-hoon.
You know how loyal he is when he has to be really these busy these days.
I was comfortable recording the show since he came with just one call from me.
I'd like to thank all the chefs as well.
I think I'll remember these flavors for the rest of my life.
- Thank you very much. - You're welcome.
Thank you so much.
She's made her farewell greeting.
Aside from her greeting...
we need to see her decision.
Which hand will she lift before leaving us again?
To one chef, it will be a very thankful star...
to the other chef, she might be scarring them.
Let's verify her last decision. Please, show us the results!
Chef Jung Ho-young will be in the same place if he wins tonight.
Chef Lee Yeon-bok will follow Raymond Kim if he wins tonight.
Whose hand did you lift, Seo Min-Jung?
Let's see the result!
Who won?
Show us!
Lee Yeon-bok!
It's Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
Seo Min-jung's last choice was Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
It was really hard to decide and...
Chef Jung Ho-young's dish was very delicious as well.
But I'm always craving spicy foods since I live abroad.
- I think it's the first time I've eaten such a luxurious spicy dish. - I see.
I was thankful when I chose his dish.
Yes, I see.
The last star Seo Min-Jung will be placing is Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
Chef Lee Yeon-bok has nine wins now!
He's in second place all by himself.
Congratulations, Chef Lee Yeon-bok.
(We hear skilled guitar rhythms)
Your...
(He's not drunk)
Could you bring it down a notch, please?
It's Byeon Jin-seop and Kim Wan-sun.
The original ballader and national Dooly.
When I began singing, ballad became a genre because of me.
I sold about 10 million for my second album.
- I still have his albums. - I bought his tapes again because the older one broke.
Can I say this?
Back then, it was impossible to have exact amounts sold.
He's taking a sip of water.
Could you tell me what happened back then?
All the women entertainers liked me back then .
Why...
- Why... - Speak carefully. Think before you talk.
(The ballad king and dance queen's relationship?)
We'll reveal their fridge!
Most of things in our refrigerator are from my fans.
I can feel the love from your fans.
It's almost finished!
(Recreation of the best dishes)
I feel like I'm being treated out.
He's eating the short ribs.
(What will the ballad king's say about his dishes?)
(You can't tell by his looks)
(Every Monday night at 9:30)
(Come and see what's inside Jin-seop's refrigerator)
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