Minari side dish (Minari-muchim: 미나리무침)

Today I'm going to show you a very simple, delicious, and easy vegan recipe, using minari, a vegetable that's very common in Korean cuisine. It's also known as "water dropwort" in English. It's used as a main ingredient in some dishes, and is added to others to impart its unique, herby flavor. I...

Bok choy seasoned with soybean paste (Cheonggyeongchae...

A simple, quick-to-make, authentic Korean recipe made with bok choy, available anywhere in the USA? Sounds good! It's soft, savory, juicy and beautiful, a great side dish to make when you're in a hurry. Ever since I published this recipe it's been a big hit with everyone who tried it.

Soybean sprout side dish (Kongnamul-muchim)

Kongnamulmuchim made with homegrown soybean sprouts Kongnamulmuchim made with store-sold soybean sprouts Kongnamulppuribokkeum (stir-fried soybean sprout roots) Ingredients. 1½ cup of soybean sprouts roots. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 1 garlic clove, minced. 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon honey...

Sweet, sour, and spicy mushrooms with water dropwort

Today's recipe is a sweet, sour, and spicy mushroom dish with water dropwort, called Beoseot minari chomuchim. It's a variation of a popular traditional Korean dish that's prepared the same way but uses squid instead of mushrooms (called ojingeo minari chomuchim), and something I came up with in...

Mung bean sprout side dish (Sukjunamul-muchim)

Today I'm going to make a mung bean sprout side dish with my homegrown mung bean sprouts. If you followed my directions and harvested your sprouts already, this is perfect timing for you and you're ready to start! If you didn't grow your sprouts, don't worry, you can still buy them in a grocery...

Sautéed Asparagus

Sautéed whole asparagus spears don't get as much play as blanched and grilled do, but they should. When done right, they have a deep, woodsy flavor that's hard to beat. Plus, it's easy to do. Here, they're served with a bright, herbal caraway-yogurt sauce.

Sweet & sour seaweed salad (Miyeok-muchim)

Today I’m going to recommend you make this easy, chilly, healthy delicious recipe called miyeok-muchim or Korean sweet & sour seaweed salad. I don’t make this dish all the time, but on hot summer days I especially crave it. I always have dried seaweed in my pantry, so it’s pretty easy to put...

Stir-fried garlic scapes (Maneuljjong-bokkeum: 마늘쫑볶음)

Whenever the season changes, I always love to see the fresh, new ingredients available at the farmers' market and the Korean grocery store. I love to cook with these ingredients, and I love to eat them, but I'm sometimes not sure if I should use them in my recipe videos, because they might be...

Seasoned seaweed (Gim-muchim: 김무침)

Today's recipe is my all-time favorite quick emergency side dish, seasoned seaweed sheets (gim-muchim 김무침). Sometimes when I want something easy to make and eat, and all I have on hand is kimchi, this is a side dish I can make fast and then serve with kimchi and rice. It's basically just toasted...

Seasoned dried anchovies (Myeolchi-muchim)

Hi everybody! I'm introducing you to a very very simple, fast, and delicious recipe today! Myeolchi-muchim is a simple dish that you can make in a few minutes. It's made with crispy dried anchovies, and once they're coated with the delicious seasoning mixture I'm going to show you, they make for...