Braised beltfish (Galchi-jorim: 갈치조림)

Today I'd like to introduce you to a delicious, braised fish dish, made with a fish called galchi in Korean. It has a lot of names in English like hartail. cutlassfish, and ribbonfish, but I like beltfish, becaue it's a very long, thin, silvery fish, and it looks like a shiny belt. Tender...

Spicy grilled squid (Ojingeo-tonggui)

This spicy grilled squid is a favorite in Korean bars, and if you've ever been to one, you couldn't have missed it. A huge grilled squid covered in shiny, juicy, spicy sauce in the middle of a table full of drinkers. It's not a dish you eat alone, you share it with friends, the more the merrier...

Spicy cod fillets (Daegusal-jorim: 대구살조림)

Hello seafood lovers! Today's recipe is very simple, fast, and easy, but also very delicious with an amazing texture! It's spicy boneless cod filets (Daegusal-jorim: 대구살조림). I originally developed this recipe for those who are not comfortable eating fish with bones, but it ended up becoming one...

Braised Saury (Kkongchi-jorim)

Hi everybody! Today's recipe is Kkongchi-jorim! I use a can of kkongchi (saury) instead of fresh kkongchi. Enjoy the recipe and let me know how yours turns out! Ingredients. for 4 servings total cooking time: 25 -30 minutes a can of saury 1 cup's worth Korean radish (or daikon) peeled and sliced...

Seasoned pan fried flatfish (Gajami yangnyeom-twigim: 가자미 양념튀김)

Today I'm going to share my delicious seasoned flatfish recipe using fluke. It's crispy fried fish coated in a delicious, sweet, salty, garlicky sauce. I use fluke in my recipe, but you could use any type of flatfish. And I cleaned mine but you can ask your fishmonger to clean it for you, and...

Roasted seaweed sheets (Gim-gui)

Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple but delicious Korean side dish: crispy and salty roasted seaweed sheets. Called gim-gui (김구이) in Korean, they are a common item in lunchboxes because they taste great and are a good source of protein, vitamin, minerals, and fiber. Their saltiness...

Fried dried squid (Ojingeo-twigim)

Dried squid was one of my all-time favorite snacks when I was young. I still love it and if I don't eat it for a while, I get cravings. I always keep a few dried squids on hand in my freezer. Then I can just take one out whenever I want it, toast it on the stove and eat it. If you've never...

Fried seaweed paper coated with glutinous rice paste (Gim-bugak: 김부각)

Today I'm going to introduce you to gim-bugak, which is seaweed paper coated with glutinous rice paste and then fried. It tastes very crispy, airy, savory, and full of the fresh flavor of the sea that is unique to gim. When it's coated with rice paste and dried and fried, it expands like a...

Easy bulgogi (Mak-bulgogi: 막불고기)

BBQ Season has come! How about making Korean easy bulgogi? You can simply pan-fry the marinated beef on the BBQ and it's done in minutes. Just a few ingredients but full, delicious traditional Korean flavor!

Dried shredded pollock seasoned with gochujang (Bugeopo...

Today I'm going to show you my recipe for dried shredded pollock seasoned with hot pepper paste. I've been making this for a long time and everyone loves it. It's sweet, spicy, juicy sauce covering light, dried flaky fish. Called Bugeopo gochujang-muchim in Korean, it's a great side dish for...