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...

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...

Braised semi-dried pollock (Kodari-jorim: 코다리조림)

Kodari-jorim (코다리조림) is a savory braised dish made with semi-dried pollock fish and radish. They are simmered in a sweet and salty seasoning sauce until it's reduced and fully absorbed, making them savory and flavorful, and the radish soft and juicy. It's served as a side dish to rice. It's a...

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 beef with eggs & peppers in soy sauce (Jangjorim: 장조림)

Jangjorim is one of the most loved Korean side dishes. It’s also a popular item for lunch boxes. I love to add lots of green chile peppers to my jangjorim. I enjoy not only the beef taste but also the juice, which contains saltiness from soy sauce, good aroma from green chile pepper, and a...

Eomukguk (Fish cake soup)

Hi everybody! I'm going to introduce you to the Korean snack Eomukguk today. Eomuk are fish cakes and guk is the Korean word for soup, so this recipe is fish cake soup with anchovy stock. If you've ever been to Korea, you've probably seen this food being sold by street vendors. You'll always see...

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...

Radish salad (Musaengchae)

Musaengchae is one of the easiest and most common Korean side dishes. A good quality Korean radish is firm, and the taste is juicy, sweet, and crunchy! Choosing a good radish is very important to make good musaengchae. How can you know if it’s firm and juicy? The outer skin should look smooth...

Spicy braised potatoes (Maeun-gamja-jorim: 매운감자조림)

This spicy braised potato side dish is very simple and something you can make quickly with only a few ingredients. You'll be surprised at how delicious it is, with such little work! Your house will be full of a good aroma! As I mentioned it the video, this is a more frugal version of the same...

Fermented pollock roe (Myeongnanjeot: 명란젓)

Today I'm going to introduce you to one of the most popular salty fermented seafoods (jeot 젓, or jeotgal 젓갈) in Korea. It's salty, savory fermented pollock roe called myeongnanjeot. Pollock roe (myeongnan 명란) is used in many dishes in Korean cuisine, usually in stew or in jeot. This recipe is...