Stir-fried oyster mushrooms (Neutari-beoseot-bokkeum: 느타리버섯볶음)

This recipe is for mushroom lovers! I love any kind of mushrooms. Their earthy flavor, savory taste and most of all their texture, a little crispy and chewy at the same time. This recipe is for stir fried oyster mushrooms, which really shows off these mushrooms' taste and texture and is a little...

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...

Sweet, sour, crunchy mushrooms (Beoseot-tangsu: 버섯탕수)

Today I want to introduce you to a popular dish in Korea vegetarian restaurants: sweet, sour, and crunchy mushrooms, called beoseot-tangsu. It's very similar to the sweet and sour pork version, tangsuyuk, but it uses shiitake mushrooms instead of meat. You can use any mushrooms but we usually...

Beef and mushrooms stir-fried over rice (Soegogi-beoseot-deopbap:...

Today I'm going to show you a very easy recipe, where you don't even need any special Korean ingredients! It's called Soegogi-beoseot-deopbap (쇠고기버섯덮밥), or beef and mushrooms stir-fried over rice. In Korean, deopbap dishes are "something on the rice" and it can be anything at all. In this recipe...

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...

Miyeok-Guk (Korean Seaweed and Brisket Soup)

Tender seaweed and pieces of beef brisket come together in this warming, comforting, and nutritious Korean soup.

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...

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...

Beef and vegetable porridge (Soegogi-yachaejuk)

Today's recipe is a delicious, colorful, savory one-bowl meal called Soegogi-yachaejuk, a nutritious rice porridge made with cuts of lean beef and tons of vegetables. It makes for a warm, hearty meal any time of the year. And it's easy on the stomach so good for people who are recuperating. It's...

Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds (Deulkkae-kalguksu: 들깨칼국수)

How about making delicious and nutritious knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds (deulkkae-kalguksu: 들깨칼국수) today? What makes for a delicious noodle soup? I think there needs to be good noodles and a nice broth, and when it comes to these 2 points today's noodle soup is a perfect example. The...