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...

Gaji-naengguk (Cold eggplant soup side dish)

How about making this cold eggplant soup side dish?

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...

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...

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...

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...

Seasoned dried shredded squid (Ojingeochae-muchim)

Ojingeochae muchim is one of the most popular side dishes for Korean lunchboxes ("doshirak"). I learned this recipe from my cousin Kyeong in Korea, who was attending university when I was in high school. I couldn't believe how tasty it was when I tasted her ojingeochae muchim because it was much...

Egg bread (Gyeran-ppang: 계란빵)

Let me introduce you to a popular Korean street snack gyeran-ppang (계란빵) or "egg bread" today. This is a sweet, steamy, hot and fluffy little loaf of bread with a whole egg inside. It's sold by street vendors all over Korea. Until recently, I had never had gyeran-ppang before. Many of my readers...

Stir-fried shredded potato side dish (Gamjachae-bokkeum)

This potato dish can also be made without mushrooms, but I found the taste turns out very good when mushrooms are added. The other recipe in this video is for gamja-bokkeum (stir fried potato side dish). Ingredients. Potatoes, garlic, mushrooms, onion, kosher salt, olive oil, toasted sesame oil...