Cheonggukjang-jjigae (Extra-strong fermented soybean paste stew) 청국장찌개

Did you make cheonggukjang (extra-fermented soybean paste:청국장) with the recipe I showed you last time? If you don't have time to make cheonggukjang you can probably find it at any large Korean grocery store, although the packaging is often confusing. Some product labels just call it "soybean...

Ground soybean stew (Kongbiji-jjigae)

Warm, creamy, nutty, and healthy, this is the perfect stew for colder weather. Just thinking about a bubbling pot of my grandmother's kongbiji-jjigae makes me comfortable lol. In this recipe, I make it like she made it. Enjoy!

Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet red beans – Jjinppang (찐빵)

Today's recipe is for traditional Korean jjinppang: fluffy steamed buns filled with red beans. I shared a similar recipe a long time ago for steamed fluffy buns filled with vegetables and meat called jjinppang-mandu. My jjinppang mandu recipe has been used by many of my readers over years and...

Sweet, chewy, doughnut balls filled with sweet red beans (Chapssal...

Today's recipe is one of the most popular Korean snacks, chapssal doughnuts. They're a modern Korean treat combining traditional Korean rice cakes with Western style deep fried doughnut balls. On the outside the dough is crispy and chewy, and on the inside there's soft, lightly sweet red bean...

Yak-gochujang (Fried gochujang)

If you're a fan of Korean gochujang, the spicy, sweet, savory, pungent paste that's used so often in Korean cooking, you're going to love yak-gochujang. It's gochujang fried with beef, honey, sesame oil and pine nuts, and will totally knock your socks off! Yak-gochujang looks simple, but it's a...

Spicy chicken & vegetable soup (Dakgaejang: 닭개장)

Today’s recipe is spicy beef and vegetable soup, called dakgaejang. It’s a delicious hot and spicy soup, and with just one small chicken you can feed a lot of people. That’s good value! And if you’re making it for yourself just freeze the leftovers and eat them for a while. If you made my...

Quick, fresh kimchi (Baechu-geotjeori: 배추겉절이)

Today's recipe is for quick, fresh, small-batch kimchi made with napa cabbage, called baeuchu-geotjeori. I make it Jeolla province style, with a thick paste made from fermented anchovies. I filmed this video in Yeongyang, where the best red peppers in Korea are grown, and is well known for hot...

Mung bean jelly side dishes (Cheongpomuk-muchim)

Hi, everybody, I'm going to introduce another side dish recipe to you. Cheongpomuk-muchim is made with mung bean starch. It's sugar-free and fat-free but delicious. What's the taste like? Hmmm, if you like noodles, you'll like it. As you see in the video tutorial, I add 1 teaspoon of salt for 7...

Spicy stuffed green chili pepper kimchi (Gochu-sobagi: 고추소박이)

For a short time at the end of summer, large amounts of plump, thick-skinned Korean peppers appear in Korean grocery stores at bargain prices. We call them asagi (아삭이) peppers and they are mild, plump, large, and crispy, perfect for making spicy stuffed green chili pepper kimchi, called...

Thick soybean paste stew with vegetable wraps (Gang-doenjang: 강된장)

Gang-doenjang (강된장) is a reduced and thickened fermented soybean paste stew, usually served as a dipping sauce for Korean lettuce wraps (ssam:쌈). It's earthy, savory, and hearty, and full of fresh chopped vegetables and a bit of meat and/or seafood. The best way to eat it is with some...