Pumpkin porridge (Hobakjuk)

Today's recipe is for hobakjuk, pumpkin porridge. Sweet, smooth, and comforting, with chewy rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is very popular in Korea in the late fall and winter, and my version is a bit of an upscale version because I stuff some of the rice cake balls with pine nuts and I make a pretty...

Bean porridge (Kongjuk)

Are you interested in cooking something light, healthy, gorgeous and delicious? Then this is the recipe I recommend! It will be a perfect for brunch on a weekend. It's bean porridge, called kongjuk (콩죽) in Korean. Porridge (juk) is loved by Koreans for its soft texture, lightness, nutrition, and...

Mung bean porridge (Nokdu-juk: 녹두죽)

Today let's make an easy, delicious, hearty and super-nutritious recipe for mung bean porridge called nokdu-juk (녹두죽)! The mild, smooth, and soft porridge is not only comforting but also nutty and filling. Korean cuisine has a lot of different kind of porridges (in Korean:죽 juk), and I showed...

Squash and beef over rice (Hobak-sogogi-deopbap: 호박소고기덮밥)

Today's recipe is a one bowl meal using a Korean round squash called doong-geun-hobak (둥근 호박). In English its called an avocado squash, round squash, or globe squash. It's a summer squash, only available in the summertime. Whenever I see this round squash it reminds me of the backyard of my...

Seriously Asian: Korean Red Bean Porridge

[Photographs: Chichi Wang] Previously Scrambled Tofu » All Seriously Asian recipes » In efforts to reduce my overall intake of lard, I've been making and eating a lot of porridge. Porridge fills you up without weighing you down, not to...

Beef and vegetable porridge (Soegogi-yachaejuk)

Today's recipe is a delicious, colorful, savory one-bowl meal called Soegogi-yachaejuk, a nutritious rice porridge made with cuts of lean beef and tons of vegetables. It makes for a warm, hearty meal any time of the year. And it's easy on the stomach so good for people who are recuperating. It's...

Knife-cut noodle soup with red beans

Today's recipe is a 1 bowl meal made with basically 2 ingredients! It's pat-kalguksu, knife-cut noodle soup with red beans. It's a very warming and comforting noodle soup: soft, creamy and a little nutty. Pat-kalguksu is very popular in Korea. it's comfort food served in every department store...

Danhobakbap (Kabocha with rice stuffing)

The Korean danhobak is a kind of winter squash, known by its Japanese name kabocha in English. In Korean, dan means "sweet," and hobak means "pumpkin," and bap means "rice," so you could translate this dish as "sweet pumpkin rice." A danhobak is very sweet and fluffy when cooked, so I often...

Heukimjajuk (Black sesame seeds porridge)

Hello everybody! I'm introducing a delicious, nutritious, healthy, and simple recipe today. Ow ow lots of adjectives, huh? : ) It's black sesame seeds porridge! Are you saying, "Uh oh! Warm porridge on hot day?" But this porridge is good for any season. It's a very popular dish all year round...

Korean Black Bean Noodles (Jajangmyeon)

This tasty, classic recipe for Korean black bean noodles,or jajangmyeon, uses pork belly, zucchini, potato, onion, daikon radish, and chunjang...