Mother-in-Law's Signature Kimchi from 'The Kimchi Cookbook'

Napa cabbage is the backbone to many a kimchi recipe, so it seems natural to begin a kimchi-making adventure with a leafy ferment. In Lauryn Chun's The Kimchi Cookbook, she presents a recipe for the house pickle from her company, Mother-in-Law's Kimchi. As she writes in the intro to the recipe, Chun's recipe is a variation on a fall harvest kimchi, typically eaten fresh, immediately after mixing. Chun prefers to ferment the mixture of chile flakes, salted shrimp, garlic, ginger, and cabbage for ...

The Momofuku Cookbook's Kimchi Stew with Rice Cakes

This recipe for Kimchi Stew with Rice Cakes from the Momofuku cookbook is incredibly good. David Chang uses two-week old kimchi (fresh and crisp with a not-too-sour taste), any type of broth (he suggests pork; no big surprise given Momofuku's obsession with pork), and rice cakes made with glutinous rice.

Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi fried rice is endlessly adaptable and this version takes a page from bibimbap and is topped with a whole, golden-yolked egg. It's a perfect, easy weeknight meal.

Kimchi fried rice

This is my go-to dinner when I've had a long day and need to make something quick (and have some old rice to use). Kimchi just makes this dish so great.

Crispy Kimchi Cheese Rice

Crispy-chewy rice, gooey cheese, funky and sour kimchi...what's not to like?

Stir-fried kimchi (Kimchi-bokkeum: 김치볶음)

Do you have nicely fermented kimchi in your refrigerator? Then this is going to be one of the easiest, simplest, and fastest recipes you will ever make! Stir-fry your kimchi for 5 minutes, then it will turn into very delicious side dish! A side dish for what? Yes, I mean rice, cooked rice...

Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice - fiery red colour, big flavours, can't-stop-eating-it good! Serve as a side dish or a meal with an egg, sunny side up!

Kimchi and Spam Fried Rice

Whatever the provenance of the can of Spam I found hanging out in my pantry, I knew its destination: Add to it an egg, an onion, and a few other aromatics, and I had everything on hand to make myself a big ol' plate of the ultimate Korean-American late-night drunk food: kimchi and Spam fried rice.

Pan-fried Kimchi Dumplings (Mandu) from 'The Kimchi Cookbook'

Preparing homemade dumplings can often seem like a daunting task, and when the filling is a simple mixture of ground beef or potatoes, the one-note result makes the project seem less worthwhile. Not so with Lauryn Chun's Pan-fried Kimchi Dumplings from The Kimchi Cookbook. Loaded with bright, crunchy kimchi; tofu, beef, and sesame oil, these dumplings are worth every minute spent filling and crimping.

Yeolmu Kimchi (Quick-Fermented Young Radish Greens)

This quick radish kimchi is crunchy and cooling, perfect for complementing a bowl of barley bibimbap or noodles.