Stir-fried Asian chives, meat, and vegetables (Buchu-japchae: 부추잡채)

Buchu-japchae is Asian chives stir-fried with meat and vegetables. It's usually served in Korean-Chinese restaurants with Kkotppang (Steamed flower-shaped buns). When you go to Korean-Chinese restaurants this delicious stirfry is the most popular dish after jjajangmyeon (noodles in black bean...

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...

Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)

Spicy, fermented Napa cabbage kimchi can be eaten at any stage of the fermenting process: My preferred aging time for baechu kimchi is between two and three weeks, when it has acidic funk and slight effervescence, but the vegetables retain their textural crunch.

Quick, fresh kimchi (Baechu-geotjeori: 배추겉절이)

Today's recipe is for quick, fresh, small-batch kimchi made with napa cabbage, called baeuchu-geotjeori. I make it Jeolla province style, with a thick paste made from fermented anchovies. I filmed this video in Yeongyang, where the best red peppers in Korea are grown, and is well known for hot...

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...

Green onion kimchi (Pa-kimchi: 파김치)

Today I have a new kimchi for you, made with green onions! It's called Pa-kimchi (파김치) in Korean or you can call it green onion kimchi! Pa-kimchi is very aromatic, strong, spicy, crispy and much easier to make than traditional Korean baechu kimchi (napa cabbage kimchi). You make it with the...

White Kimchi (Baek-kimchi)

Baek-kimchi literally translates as "white kimchi" in English, because it's not made with Korean hot pepper flakes (gochugaru), which makes it whitish. It's not spicy at all, but that doesn't mean it's bland! As you see in the video, it's made with precious ingredients like chestnuts, jujubes...

Spicy stuffed green chili pepper kimchi (Gochu-sobagi: 고추소박이)

For a short time at the end of summer, large amounts of plump, thick-skinned Korean peppers appear in Korean grocery stores at bargain prices. We call them asagi (아삭이) peppers and they are mild, plump, large, and crispy, perfect for making spicy stuffed green chili pepper kimchi, called...

Ponytail kimchi (Chonggak-kimchi)

Hi everybody! I’m very excited to introduce chonggak-kimchi to you today, a special kind of kimchi made with radishes called chonggakmu. Chonggak-kimchi is often translated as "ponytail kimchi." I think it’s an awesome translation because the name not only sounds cute but the greens on the...

Nabak-kimchi (Vegetable and Fruit Water Kimchi) 나박김치

Today's recipe is vegetable and fruit water kimchi called nabak-kimchi in Korean. It's fruits and vegetables fermented in a spicy rose-colored brine: savory, refreshing, tangy, cold and delicious with a little bit of heat. Koreans serve this kimchi as a side dish to rice, but also rice cake...