YET another Korean restaurant showed up on our radar last week – Jinjin Soora in Plaza Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

It was nice to see that the menu here is rather different from the offerings at most other Korean eateries.

I was fascinated by the Jeyuk Bokkeum Hanpan (Spicy Stir-Fried Pork Set). It was brought to the table in a cast-iron pan with multiple compartments, and placed over a stove.

In the central compartment are pork belly and cabbage in a gochujang-red pepper sauce, and beansprouts on the side. Grated mozzarella, beaten egg with mushroom and spring onion, cut green chillies, garlic and kimchi occupy the other sections.

A member of the waitstaff scrambled the egg mixture, which cooked in about five minutes, by which time the cheese had melted.

We piled the pork, stringy cheese, fluffy egg and other ingredients on fresh lettuce.

The meat, creamy with fat, together with crunchy beansprouts and lettuce, heat from the raw garlic and chillies, tart kimchi, balanced out with rich cheese and egg, make for juicy, scrumptious bites.

These rolls are just the thing for those on the keto diet. Even without rice, we were satiated.

Less exciting is the banchan, or Korean side dishes, of fried broccoli, kangkung, fishcake, potato and kimchi. We did not ask for a second helping.

Oysters coated in an eggy batter are deep-fried for the Gul Jeon.

A light sweet-and-sour dip with onions makes the perfect complement to the crispy pancakes bursting with molluscs. Simply delicious.

The Kimchi Jjigae, a hot-and-sour stew with beansprouts, bean threads, enoki mushrooms and tofu, hits the spot.

We ordered tuna to go with it, which was not necessary in hindsight. The stew stands on its own, delivering the requisite punchy flavours.

I brought home the leftover ingredients – minus the cheese and egg – from the Jeyuk Bokkeum Hanpan, and made rolls with purple cabbage for another yummy, healthy meal.

The Jeyuk Bokkeum Hanpan, which feeds at least three people, is RM78, Gul Jeon (RM28) and Kimchi Jjigae (RM24, without tuna).

Besides tuna, you can also add sausage, beef, pork and dumplings to the stew.

Among the other dishes I would like to come back for are the Dwaeji Galbi (Grilled Pork Spareribs, RM30), Mandu Jeongol (Dumpling Casserole, RM78) and Chadol Jeuktteok (Stir-Fried Rice Cake with Beef Brisket, RM75).

Jinjin Soora is located at Block C-G-02, Plaza Mont Kiara, No. 2, Jalan Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur. It can be reached at 03-6206-3115. – November 30, 2019.

* Eu Hooi-Khaw has been writing about food for the longest time, covering all aspects, from restaurant reviews to cooking and recipes, as well as the healthy side of it. She has written for major newspapers and magazines, published the cookbook Fresh Ingredients, and also writes for her website hooikhawandsu.com.

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