Korean potato pancakes (Gamjajeon)

Hi everybody, today I'm introducing you to a Korean regional specialty from Gangwon province called gamjajeon (potato pancakes). Gangwon province is well-known in Korea for its delicious potatoes. Out of all the recipes on my website, this one requires some of the fewest ingredients: potato and...

Stir-fried potato and ham (Gamja-haem-bokkeum: 감자햄볶음)

Today I'm going to show you another easy, simple recipe that doesn't require any special ingredients from a Korean grocery store or anything. Just potato, ham, and onion. It's a stir fried potato and ham side dish called gamja-haem-bokkeum! How many times have I made this in my life? When my...

Potato Salad

If you've ever been to a Korean restaurant, maybe they served you a small side dish of cold, smooth, slightly sweet mashed potatoes, almost like ice cream. It might have had some carrot or cucumber in it, which made it a little crispy. There was probably no more than an tiny scoop of it on the...

Potato Dumpling Soup (Gamja-ongsimi-guk: 감자옹심이국)

Today I'm going to show you how to make Korean potato dumpling soup, called gamja-ongsimi-guk (감자옹심이국). Gamja are potatoes, guk is soup, and ongsimi means some kind of balls or dumplings. You remember when I made rice cake balls for my red bean porridge recipe? Those are considered ongsimi but...

Spicy braised potatoes (Maeun-gamja-jorim: 매운감자조림)

This spicy braised potato side dish is very simple and something you can make quickly with only a few ingredients. You'll be surprised at how delicious it is, with such little work! Your house will be full of a good aroma! As I mentioned it the video, this is a more frugal version of the same...

Pajeon (Green onion pancake)

Ever since I blogged about a pancake I made with wild green onions I picked in Central Park, many people expressed interest in the recipe through my blog, email, and Facebook page. So I decided to take another field trip to pick more wild green onions and mugwort to make video recipes with the...

Kimchi pancake (Kimchijeon: 김치전)

A kimchi pancake is one of the easiest and quickest things to make and is one of Koreans' all time favorite dishes. It's hot, spicy, crispy, a little sweet, sour, and a little salty. It is not only a great snack but also it goes well with rice as a side dish, and is great in lunchboxes in place...

Pajeon (Korean Scallion Pancakes / 파전)

Korean Scallion Pancakes (called Pajeon) are very easy to make appetizers, snacks, or side dishes for a Korean meal.

Green onion pancake skewers (Pasanjeok: 파산적)

In this recipe we skewer green onion, beef, and carrot, make them into pancakes and then cook them in a skillet. This is my late father's favorite dish, so everytime I make and eat it, I think of him.

Seafood green onion pancake (Haemul-pajeon: 해물파전)

Today's recipe is a green onion (scallion) pancake with seafood. You may remember I made a green onion pancake (pajeon) video a long time ago which used foraged green onions. But when making pajeon, most Koreans use this kind of green onion, and the most popular kind of pajeon is made with...