Edward Lee's Country Cook (에드워드리의 컨츄리쿡)

‫(Finding the taste of the country, The first region)

‫(Jumunjin Port, Gangwon Province)

‫(These ingredients in Jumunjin will inspire Chef Lee.)

‫(This is so delicious.)

‫(Foods to inspire Chef Lee)

‫(I've never tasted something like this before.)

‫(The personal touches of masters to inspire Chef Lee)

‫(Eating this today changed my life.)

‫(An octopus dish recreated with new inspiration?)

‫(This is a new sauce for me too.)

‫(Jeotgal chimichurri with grilled octopus)

‫(It's so fascinating. How do you cook like this?)

‫(Country Cook's first dish, Crazy Chimichurri Grilled Octopus)

‫(It's so delicious that I'm almost crying.)

‫(It's so delicious.)

‫(What dish will be recreated today?)

‫- Are you ready? - Yes, I'm ready.

‫(He was inspired by the ingredients he discovered in Gangwon Province.)

‫(After making the grill octopus, Eddie continues cooking.)

‫- It's cod, right? - Yes.

‫(A white fish popular in winter, cod)

‫(10am)

‫(The Country Family and cod meet for the first time.)

‫Thank you.

‫(Eddie will cook this cod with his magical touch.)

‫The texture of cod is really nice, meaty, and firm.

‫So I wanted to do something that could accentuate that.

‫But something also pretty.

‫(Cod's beautiful transformation)

‫- Okay. So you... - Yes.

‫I'm going to pick...

‫Try to find the nicest...

‫- Cutest? - leaves.

‫For the wrap?

‫What's the standard of a cute wrap?

‫A cute wrap?

‫- Someone pretty. - Okay.

‫(A cute wrap like me)

‫This is a good size. It's big enough.

‫- We have to wrap the fish. - Oh, that big.

‫- Okay. - So it doesn't get ripped.

‫And then, do you want to start cutting vegetables?

‫Sure.

‫(It's A Sung time!)

‫Very small.

‫Okay.

‫Very small.

‫(A Sung will chop the vegetables so they're cute and pretty.)

‫(Eddie will personally prep the main ingredient, cod.)

‫(Perfect angles)

‫(Sprinkling some salt on the prepped cod)

‫Then what I'm going to do is steam...

‫just the leaves.

‫- The cabbage? - The cabbage.

‫I'm just going to look at it.

‫- I want it... - When it becomes translucent?

‫- Yes, until it's... - I see.

‫So what I want to do is make a packet.

‫- A packet. - Yes.

‫A pocket of fish.

‫Okay. The thick part...

‫Because it gets in the way.

‫(Going right into Eddie's mouth)

‫- Good. - Is it okay?

‫The sliced vegetables...

‫(Add the vegetables onto the steamed cabbage leaves.)

‫And the cod.

‫(Add the seasoned cod onto the vegetables.)

‫Sprinkle a little bit more salt.

‫(Sprinkling some more salt)

‫- It has to be pretty, right? - It has to be pretty.

‫Cute and pretty.

‫Yes, that's everything.

‫(Following today's theme, make a cute and pretty wrap.)

‫Then we're going to steam all of the vegetables.

‫When all of these vegetables cook,

‫the juice is going to fall down on top of the fish.

‫So, you're very good at this.

‫When did you start cooking?

‫- When? - Yes.

‫It was when I was really young.

‫I see.

‫It was our daily life.

‫So it was like play.

‫Sometimes, we'd make bossam, suyuk,

‫braised dishes, grilled dishes.

‫So in Korean families, do you always cook together?

‫Not always.

‫But in my case, we cook together.

‫- For me? - Yes.

‫She worked in an office.

‫She was tired of everything she had for lunch...

‫nearby the office.

‫So I made some lunch for her.

‫Then I just started cooking.

‫(She started cooking to cook for her older sister.)

‫So more than flavor,

‫function was more important with my cooking.

‫I'm responsible for one meal out of this person's day.

‫Then I felt very satisfied...

‫that I took responsibility for her lunch.

‫Of course.

‫So we all started because of our families.

‫- Right. - That's why we started cooking.

‫I think cooking really is love.

‫Right. Thinking of the person who will eat it.

‫How about you, Edward?

‫(When did Eddie start cooking?)

‫I started cooking...

‫very young.

‫Like when? Around three or something?

‫I mean, I wasn't cooking.

‫(Even genius chef Eddie couldn't cook when he was 3.)

‫Probably around 10 or 11,

‫I started making some stuff.

‫- Around 10 or 11. - I was always curious about it.

‫So I would look in magazines and find a recipe.

‫Then I would save my allowance,

‫- go buy it, and make it myself. - Oh, my.

‫I remember one time, I made duck.

‫- Duck? - Yes.

‫- Duck? - Duck.

‫You know how in chickens or ducks,

‫- there are those intenstines? - Yes.

‫Usually, in American supermarkets,

‫they're already cleaned.

‫But I went to Chinatown...

‫- in New York. - I see.

‫And I bought a duck.

‫But it had all of the intestines and everything in it.

‫(Worried)

‫The magazine didn't say to cut it...

‫- and clean it out. - Oh, my gosh.

‫So I made the whole thing,

‫- From scratch? - I roasted...

‫- I roasted the whole thing. - Oh, my gosh.

‫(Appalled)

‫I didn't know, and I took it out.

‫And I served it to my family.

‫We cut into it, and all of the stuff...

‫- came out. - Oh, that's awful.

‫(A shocking ending)

‫Oh, my gosh.

‫Nobody ate it that day.

‫(A mistake of a cooking newbie)

‫(You can't listen to Eddie's story without tearing up.)

‫And then... Oh, let's get your doenjang.

‫- Oh, my doenjang? - Your special doenjang.

‫Okay.

‫(Doenjang now?)

‫This doenjang is from Pohang,

‫and a distant relative made it.

‫Really?

‫She farmed these beans,

‫- Really? - and she made this.

‫- So it was all made by her. - Oh, my gosh.

‫- Okay. - Please try it.

‫I want to try it.

‫You should smell it first.

‫(After checking the aroma,)

‫(he puts it straight in his mouth.)

‫It must be really salty.

‫- It's good. - Is it okay?

‫All of the flavor was going to be very gentle,

‫so I wanted a sauce...

‫that was going to be creamy and salty,

‫again, to balance out...

‫the gentleness of that dish.

‫To me, egg yolks are a really easy way...

‫to add flavor, texture...

‫(Egg yolk and doenjang)

‫(Eddie's special sauce using Korean ingredients)

‫Mix the egg and doenjang together.

‫- Homemade doenjang and egg yolk... - Yes.

‫- I've never seen... - Everything is new to me.

‫(Salt)

‫(Black pepper)

‫(Chili powder)

‫(Three powders to season the sauce)

‫(Olive oil to add richness!)

‫More?

‫You're going to do a lot.

‫Why do you need to stir faster when adding oil?

‫Because you want it to... We say "emulsify."

‫- Emulsify? - You want to... Yes.

‫You want it to mix.

‫(You need to stir quickly for the olive oil to mix in.)

‫- Maybe a little lemon juice? - Lemon juice?

‫Just a touch of lemon?

‫(Spontaneously adding some lemon juice)

‫This is fascinating.

‫(The sauce is turning more and more yellow.)

‫(Eddie's doenjang sauce full of inspiration is done.)

‫(The pretty cabbage wraps with cod are ready too!)

‫(Carefully cut into the wraps,)

‫(open them up like a pouch,)

‫(and add the doenjang sauce on top!)

‫This has to be delicious.

‫He's adding a bit of sliced chili.

‫(Lastly, decorate with chili and chili powder.)