Pumpkin porridge (Hobakjuk)

Today's recipe is for hobakjuk, pumpkin porridge. Sweet, smooth, and comforting, with chewy rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is very popular in Korea in the late fall and winter, and my version is a bit of an upscale version because I stuff some of the rice cake balls with pine nuts and I make a pretty...

Squash and beef over rice (Hobak-sogogi-deopbap: 호박소고기덮밥)

Today's recipe is a one bowl meal using a Korean round squash called doong-geun-hobak (둥근 호박). In English its called an avocado squash, round squash, or globe squash. It's a summer squash, only available in the summertime. Whenever I see this round squash it reminds me of the backyard of my...

Danhobakbap (Kabocha with rice stuffing)

The Korean danhobak is a kind of winter squash, known by its Japanese name kabocha in English. In Korean, dan means "sweet," and hobak means "pumpkin," and bap means "rice," so you could translate this dish as "sweet pumpkin rice." A danhobak is very sweet and fluffy when cooked, so I often...

Layered rice cake with red beans (Pat-sirutteok: 팥시루떡)

Today, I'm going to introduce you to Korean pat-sirutteok (팥시루떡), a steamed, layered rice cake with red beans. Its basically made from two ingredients: pat (azuki beans) and glutinous rice flour. Just thinking of a piece of thin, steamy, chewy rice cake coated with a generous amount of fluffy...

Super-nutritious rice cake (Yeongyang-chaltteok: 영양찰떡)

I'm going to show you a very popular and well-loved Korean rice cake, Yeongyang-chaltteok (영양찰떡). I call it super-nutritious rice cake in English because it's made with all nutritious ingredients: black beans, pine nuts, jujubes, honey, and rice flour. It's not only super-nutritious, it's also...

White steamed rice cake (Baekseolgi-tteok)

Koreans often make baekseolgi-tteok to celebrate a baby's 3 week birthday (saei rye in Korean) or any child's birthday, but it's most often traditionally prepared to celebrate a baby's 100 day birthday (baek il in Korean). The white cake represents purity and perfection and is attained by using...

Hobak Beombeok (Korean Squash, Sweet Potato, and Bean Porridge)

A simple, warming, all-vegetable porridge from Korea, loaded with winter squash, beans, sweet potatoes, and chestnuts.

Songpyeon 송편

This recipe is a very special one, made for a very special occasion in Korean culture. It's rice cake called songpyeon, which Koreans make for Chuseok, the Korean harvest moon festival (although you can also make them any time you want). The cakes are a little sweet, chewy, and nutty, with a...

Pan-fried rice cakes with sweet red bean filling (Bukkumi)

Today I'm going to show you how to make bukkumi, pan fried rice cakes filled with sweet red beans, or with mung bean paste. These rice cakes are gooey, chewy, and sweet on the inside and crispy on the outside. The texture is just wonderful, both soft and crispy at the same time. The best thing...

Chapssaltteok (Korean-style mochi)

This is my first attempt to make the same recipe with 2 videos in English and Korean. Yaho! : ) I can't wait to share this delicious sweet and chewy rice cake with my readers and my fellow Koreans. Chapssaltteok used to be called "mochi" among Koreans, but these days everybody calls this...