Stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts (Myeolchi-bokkeum: 멸치볶음)

Who wouldn't like something sweet, crunchy, & nutty?! Today's recipe, myeolchi-ttangkong-bokkeum is exactly that: stir-fried dried anchovies and peanuts. It tastes like a sweet, salty, crunchy snack. This is one of the most common and popular side dishes for Korean lunch boxes (dosirak), and...

Stir-Fried Anchovy Banchan (Myeolchi Bokkeum)

A classic banchan that packs a ton of flavor into a plateful of little dried fish.

Anchovy kelp stock (Myeolchi-dasima-yuksu: 멸치다시마육수)

All cultures rely on stock to make their soups and stews delicious. Today I'm going to show you how to make a savory Korean stock that you can use as a base in many Korean dishes. It's a typical Korean base for soups and stews like sundubu-jjigae (spicy soft tofu stew), and noodle soup (guksu)...

Seasoned seaweed (Gim-muchim: 김무침)

Today's recipe is my all-time favorite quick emergency side dish, seasoned seaweed sheets (gim-muchim 김무침). Sometimes when I want something easy to make and eat, and all I have on hand is kimchi, this is a side dish I can make fast and then serve with kimchi and rice. It's basically just toasted...

Seasoned seaweed (Doljaban-muchim)

Doljaban muchim is very delicious, flavorful, and one of the easiest side dishes to prepare. The main ingredient, doljaban, is also called gimjaban, and its texture and flavor are very similar to kim (seaweed paper), which is used for making gimbap. If you like the flavor of kim, you'll love...

Sweet & sour seaweed salad (Miyeok-muchim)

Today I’m going to recommend you make this easy, chilly, healthy delicious recipe called miyeok-muchim or Korean sweet & sour seaweed salad. I don’t make this dish all the time, but on hot summer days I especially crave it. I always have dried seaweed in my pantry, so it’s pretty easy to put...

Myeolchi Kal Guksu (Korean Anchovy Knife-Cut Noodle Soup)

Korean knife-cut noodle soup features tender and slippery fresh wheat noodles and a balanced selection of vegetables.

Seasoned dried shredded squid (Ojingeochae-muchim)

Ojingeochae muchim is one of the most popular side dishes for Korean lunchboxes ("doshirak"). I learned this recipe from my cousin Kyeong in Korea, who was attending university when I was in high school. I couldn't believe how tasty it was when I tasted her ojingeochae muchim because it was much...

Asparagus side dish (Asparagus-muchim: 아스파라거스무침)

These days when you go to a grocery store in New York City beautiful asparagus is everywhere because it's in peak season, and usually on sale, too! We have to take advantage of this, right? I went to my local Whole Foods and I chose good-looking asparagus with thin and long stems, to make this...

Anchovy Stock

The ideal base for countless seafood soups and stews.