Soybean sprout soup with rice (Kongnamul-gukbap: 콩나물국밥)

Today's recipe is a popular 1 bowl meal well-loved by all Koreans. It's delicious, savory soybean sprout soup with rice mixed right in. It's fast, warm, hearty and satisfying. This style of soup is called gukbap in Korean - literally soup (guk 국) and rice (bap 밥), and this recipe with soybean...

Soybean paste stew with beef (Sogogi doenjang-jjigae: 소고기 된장찌개)

typical Korean breakfast Ingredients. (serves 4) 4 ounces any cuts of beef (or ground beef), cut very thinly. 2 teaspoons vegetable oil. 2 garlic cloves, minced. 4 ounces potato, peeled and cut into ½-inch dice. 4 ounces onion, cut into ½-inch dice. 4 ounces zucchini, cut into ½-inch dice. ¼ cup...

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...

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...

Soybean sprout soup (Kongnamulguk)

Today's recipe is for kongnamulguk (soybean sprout soup), which is one of the most common, typical, and popular Korean soups, made with soybean sprouts in a delicious, savory broth. As you know, a Korean meal is composed of rice, soup or stew, and side dishes, so soup has a very important role...

Kongnamulbap (Soybean sprouts bibimbap)

The best part about this dish is that it’s very easy to make, simple, and delicious!

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...

Geomeun-kongjorim (Braised black beans)

Braised black beans (geomeun-kongjorim) is a popular and easy side dish. Sweet and a little nutty, it goes well with beer, but usually we serve it with rice. Korean housewives make it on a regular basis and keep it in the fridge so it's available any time, because children love it. There's...

Bulgogi stew in an earthenware pot (Ttukbaegi-bulgogi: 뚝배기불고기)

Now that winter is almost here, I'm going to show you a hearty, delicious, meaty dish called ttukbaegi-bulgogi (뚝배기불고기) that's great for cold weather. It's a stew made with bulgogi (Korean marinated beef) cooked in a Korean earthenware pot (a ttukbaegi, also sometimes translated as a "stone...

Thick soybean paste stew with vegetable wraps (Gang-doenjang: 강된장)

Gang-doenjang (강된장) is a reduced and thickened fermented soybean paste stew, usually served as a dipping sauce for Korean lettuce wraps (ssam:쌈). It's earthy, savory, and hearty, and full of fresh chopped vegetables and a bit of meat and/or seafood. The best way to eat it is with some...