Tips for Solving Two Meals with One Delivery per Person

4 Recommended Recipes for Using Leftover Delivery Food

No matter how much prices rise or how expensive delivery tips seem?making you wonder, "Is this really right?"?we've prepared this for those of you who open delivery apps and ponder what to eat. Especially for single-person households, ordering delivery food can be an even bigger dilemma. Not only the high cost but also the overwhelming portion size for one person, and the challenge of dealing with food waste if you get tired of the meal. Well, from now on, don’t worry. We’ll share recipes that let you perfectly enjoy an additional meal even when ordering delivery food alone. Is tonight a delivery night?

Vegetable Gopchang

Do you know Yagop? Vegetable Gopchang? It refers to vegetable gopchang stir-fried with various vegetables like perilla leaves, glass noodles, and cabbage, with the off-flavors neatly removed and cooked in a spicy sauce! Vegetable gopchang is attractive for its crunchy vegetables and the chewy, tender texture of gopchang. It’s a great menu to relieve stress with its spicy kick and chewy bite. When eating at a restaurant, K-dessert fried rice is a must, but it can be a bit burdensome at home. However, it transforms into a very enjoyable dish the next day! Ask for extra sauce separately, then cut the leftover vegetable gopchang into bite-sized pieces the next day and stir-fry it with rice to enjoy as fried rice. If possible, let the rice stick to the pan to make nurungji (scorched rice). Add a spoonful of sesame oil and sprinkle seaweed flakes on top, and you have a perfect meal.

Jokbal (Pig’s Trotters)

Jokbal is the hardest dish for single-person households to finish. If you’ve hesitated to order it because the portion usually serves 3 to 4 people, you’ve come to the right place today. You can enjoy jokbal rice bowl with the leftovers. But this recipe is recommended for those who have some time and consider themselves “a bit skilled in cooking.” In a pot, add finely chopped jokbal and onions, then pour soy sauce and sugar in a 1:1 ratio along with water, and simmer over low heat until it thickens. For the sauce, mix 2 tablespoons each of fish sauce and vinegar, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and add Cheongyang chili peppers, garlic, and onions to complete it. Place the jokbal and sauce over rice, take a big spoonful, and enjoy! You won’t be afraid to order jokbal delivery anymore. Since cleanup is tough, be sure to order jokbal delivery right before you throw out the trash?that’s the smart move.

Mala Xiang Guo

The editor, a Mala fanatic, used to think that if you order Mala Xiang Guo delivery, you had to finish it all. But! After discovering this recipe recently on Twitter, worries and concerns about ordering Mala Xiang Guo delivery disappeared. The recipe is simply mixing leftover chili oil with Chapagetti. It’s very easy: boil the ingredients and noodles, drain the water, pour them back into the Mala Xiang Guo container, add about two-thirds of the powder soup, and mix well. If you feel the chili oil is insufficient and it tastes bland, feel free to add more powder soup to your liking. The first time I tasted it, I thought it was similar to Sichuan black bean sauce noodles. But it’s definitely different. The numbing spiciness of Mala and the sweet and savory flavor of Chapagetti blend perfectly.

Yeopgi Tteokbokki

Tteokbokki is always right no matter when, where, or how you eat it. But the tteokbokki that tastes best even the next day is undoubtedly Yeopgi Tteokbokki. If you microwave frozen tteokbokki for about 5-6 minutes, it transforms into a soft-textured tteokbokki. The texture is definitely different from when you first ordered it, which makes it even better. Here’s a more special recipe: add Chapagetti, which also went well with Mala Xiang Guo, into Yeopgi Tteokbokki to make it like black bean sauce tteokbokki. Add more water than the Chapagetti recipe calls for, and when the noodles are about 60% cooked, add the leftover Yeopgi Tteokbokki and powder soup, then boil to finish. The spiciness is the same, but it’s different from the Chapagetti eaten with Mala Xiang Guo. The spiciness is mellowed, so it’s recommended even for those sensitive to spicy food. Here’s a fried rice recipe using Yeopgi Tteokbokki sauce!