Spicy tuna stew (Chamchi-jjigae: 참치찌개)

Today I'll introduce you to another easy, fast, and delicious recipe for your family meals. Its main ingredient is canned tuna, so you don't need many special ingredients to make it. It's spicy, chunky tuna stew called chamchi-jjigae, which we Koreans usually eat ssam-style, in lettuce wraps...

Kimchi Stew (Kimchi Jigae Recipe)

Kimchi stew, or kimchi jigae, is a fiery red stew served in a served in a stone pot. Use store-bought broth, add tofu and a protein to make this at home!.

Spicy soft tofu stew with beef (Gogi sundubu-jjigae: 고기 순두부찌개)

Today's recipe is an all-beef version of Korean spicy soft tofu stew called sundubu-jjigae. This stew is savory, spicy, comforting, delicious, and easy to make, which is why it's so popular with Koreans and non-Koreans too. When I was setting out to cook, write, and photograph my second...

Tuna Sandwich

Korean tuna Directions. Combine the cucumber and onion in a small bowl with the salt. Let it sit for 5 minutes, then put the mixture into a cotton cloth or strong paper towel and squeeze out the excess water. Put it into a mixing bowl when finished. Drain the oil (or water) from the tuna. Put it...

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...

Squash, Shiitake, Kale, and Kimchi Stew

I don't know about you, but kimchi stew (jjigae) reminds me of winter. But it turns out summer vegetables are equally at home in this dish. Plus, haven't you heard that adage that you should eat a hot soup on a hot day?

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...

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!

Kimchi hand-torn noodle soup (Kimchi-sujebi: 김치수제비)

A bowl of kimchi sujebi and oi-muchim (spicy cucumber side dish)

Chayote kimchi

Chayote belongs to the gourd family and is a vegetable native to Mexico and Central America. It's not a usual Korean cooking ingredient, but I found that it works very well as a substitute for Korean radish when making kkakdugi (Cubed radish kimchi)style kimchi. Koreans say there are almost two...