Steamed egg side dish (Gyeranjjim)

Gyeranjjim is very easy to make if you use a microwave oven, but my grandmother made her gyeranjjim using her special method. She had a huge pot made of cast iron (gamasot in Korean) with which she made rice or soup. She made her gyeranjjim when she cooked rice at the same time. When her rice...

North Korean style spicy stuffed steamed eggplant (Gochujang...

Asian eggplant Gochujang gaji-jjim made with American Eggplant For seasoning paste: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. 5 garlic cloves, minced. ¼ cup chopped onion. 2 green onions, chopped. 2 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoons Korean hot pepper flakes ¼ cup Korean hot pepper paste 1 teaspoon sugar. ¼...

Rice cooked in eggshells (Gyeran-kkeopjilbap: 계란껍질밥)

Today I'm going to show you a fun way to cook rice: in a hollowed-out eggshell! It's called gyeran-kkeopjilbap in Korean. My grandmother used to cook rice in a cauldron over a fire. While the rice was simmering my grandmother would grill fish over the embers or just tuck a potato or sweet potato...

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...

Korean rolled omelette (Gyeran-mari: 계란말이)

This recipe for Korean rolled omelette is very easy, and it's one of the most popular and common dishes for a Korean dosirak (lunchbox). This is because it's easy to make, looks beautiful, goes well with rice, and can last for hours in a lunchbox and still look delicious and fluffy when you open...

Jeukseok-tteokbokki (On-the-spot tteokbokki: 즉석떡볶이)

Note: the contest has ended and the winners contacted. If you didn't win, thank you for entering! Today's recipe is on-the-spot tteokbokki (jeukseok-tteokbokki: 즉석떡볶이). I assume by this point everyone here knows what tteokbokki is. If you don't know, you can check out my spicy rice cake recipe...

Gaji-naengguk (Cold eggplant soup side dish)

How about making this cold eggplant soup side dish?

Steamed shishito peppers (Kkwarigochu-jjim)

Today I’m happy to re-introduce you to kkwarigochu-jjim made with shishito peppers. When I first made a video for this recipe 10 years ago, these thin-skinned, wrinkly, mild peppers could only be found at Korean or Japanese grocery stores, but now you can find them in many more neighborhood and...

Egg rice (Gyeranbap: 계란밥)

The recipe I'm showing you today is so simple! It's gyeranbap, or egg rice, a healthy and flavorful light meal you can make in no time at all. It's basically a fried egg and crispy rice, with some soy sauce, sesame oil, and gim (roasted seaweed). This is my upgraded version of a dish all Koreans...

Spicy chicken & vegetable soup (Dakgaejang: 닭개장)

Today’s recipe is spicy beef and vegetable soup, called dakgaejang. It’s a delicious hot and spicy soup, and with just one small chicken you can feed a lot of people. That’s good value! And if you’re making it for yourself just freeze the leftovers and eat them for a while. If you made my...