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...

Gaji-Namul (Korean Marinated Eggplant Banchan)

A sweet, savory, and smoky summer banchan.

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...

Icy-Cold Korean Cucumber Soup (Oi Naengguk)

Using only a few key ingredients, this refreshing Korean cucumber soup delivers tons of savory flavor.

Cold spicy platter noodles (Jaengban-guksu: 쟁반국수)

These cold, spicy noodles served on a large platter, called jaengban-guksu, were a really trendy in Korea when my children were young. They were all over the media and my friends and I all made them for our families. When developing this recipe I asked my daughter if she remembered me making...

Spicy, chewy, sweet & sour cold noodles (Jjolmyeon: 쫄면)

2 brands of jjolmyeon noodles, sold without broth I prefer to buy the just the noodles and then make my own seasoning sauce at home, which is more delicious and cheaper. If you're in a hurry you can get the set with the sauce, but I suggest that when you make jjolymyoen with the kit you dress it...

Potato Salad

If you've ever been to a Korean restaurant, maybe they served you a small side dish of cold, smooth, slightly sweet mashed potatoes, almost like ice cream. It might have had some carrot or cucumber in it, which made it a little crispy. There was probably no more than an tiny scoop of it on the...

Spicy steamed eggs in an earthenware bowl

Today's recipe is spicy steamed eggs in an earthenware bowl, or maeun ttukbaegi gyeranjjim in Korean. I call it a spicy volcano eggs side dish because it's reddish and gets puffed up like a steaming hot volcano! I actually made a traditional steamed eggs recipe and video all the way back in...

Bibim-naengmyeon 비빔냉면 (Cold, spicy, chewy noodles)

Today I’m going to show you how to make a spicy Korean icy cold noodle dish called bibim-naengmyeon. Unlike mul-naengmyeon (물냉면) it’s not very brothy, but it's still ice cold and made with a slightly sweet, vinegary, spicy sauce as well as some cucumber and pear. When you eat it, the first thing...

Squid soup (Ojingeo-guk)

I'm excited to introduce another soup recipe to you today, this one made with squid! If you are a soup lover and love seafood, I'm sure you will love this. It's very easy to make but it is smells and tastes great. I made this soup when I visited Tanya in Canterbury UK. We made a large pot of...