Braised beef short ribs (Galbi-jjim: 갈비찜)

This rich, delicious dish is great for special occasions like birthdays, Christmas, Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), or Seollal (New Year's Day), but you can have it any time you want something amazing. It's tender, sweet, savory, and irresistible, and the meat is almost falling off the rib bones!

Braised mackerel with radish (Godeungeo-mujorim)

This is the most popular way of cooking mackerel in Korean cuisine

Makgalbi-jjim (Easy braised beef short ribs)

Hi everybody! Yay, it's time to have party with this dish! : ) Galbijjim is a popular Korean dish made with beef short ribs and it's considered an unskippable dish on special occasions in Korea. I uploaded my traditional galbijjim video a long time ago, in 2008! This is a newer version that I...

Spicy cod fillets (Daegusal-jorim: 대구살조림)

Hello seafood lovers! Today's recipe is very simple, fast, and easy, but also very delicious with an amazing texture! It's spicy boneless cod filets (Daegusal-jorim: 대구살조림). I originally developed this recipe for those who are not comfortable eating fish with bones, but it ended up becoming one...

Braised Saury (Kkongchi-jorim)

Hi everybody! Today's recipe is Kkongchi-jorim! I use a can of kkongchi (saury) instead of fresh kkongchi. Enjoy the recipe and let me know how yours turns out! Ingredients. for 4 servings total cooking time: 25 -30 minutes a can of saury 1 cup's worth Korean radish (or daikon) peeled and sliced...

Braised semi-dried pollock (Kodari-jorim: 코다리조림)

Kodari-jorim (코다리조림) is a savory braised dish made with semi-dried pollock fish and radish. They are simmered in a sweet and salty seasoning sauce until it's reduced and fully absorbed, making them savory and flavorful, and the radish soft and juicy. It's served as a side dish to rice. It's a...

Grilled salted & dried yellow corvina (Gulbi-gui: 굴비구이)

Koreans have long salted and preserved yellow corvina (gulbi: 굴비), as a way to make them more delicious and keep them longer. Yeong-gwang, in South Jeolla province, is especially well-known for gulbi and you'll see large racks of them there, drying in the sun and ocean breeze. They can be found...

Fish roe bibimbap (Al-bap: 알밥)

Today's recipe is al-bap, which is a kind of bibimbap known for the addition of fish roe. Al is fish roe in Korean, and bap is rice, so even though there are many ingredients in this dish (including stir-fried kimchi) the fish roe gives it its name. As you see in this recipe and video, it's easy...

Braised beef with eggs & peppers in soy sauce (Jangjorim: 장조림)

Jangjorim is one of the most loved Korean side dishes. It’s also a popular item for lunch boxes. I love to add lots of green chile peppers to my jangjorim. I enjoy not only the beef taste but also the juice, which contains saltiness from soy sauce, good aroma from green chile pepper, and a...

Seasoned pan fried flatfish (Gajami yangnyeom-twigim: 가자미 양념튀김)

Today I'm going to share my delicious seasoned flatfish recipe using fluke. It's crispy fried fish coated in a delicious, sweet, salty, garlicky sauce. I use fluke in my recipe, but you could use any type of flatfish. And I cleaned mine but you can ask your fishmonger to clean it for you, and...