Hobak Beombeok (Korean Squash, Sweet Potato, and Bean Porridge)

A simple, warming, all-vegetable porridge from Korea, loaded with winter squash, beans, sweet potatoes, and chestnuts.

Danhobakbap (Kabocha with rice stuffing)

The Korean danhobak is a kind of winter squash, known by its Japanese name kabocha in English. In Korean, dan means "sweet," and hobak means "pumpkin," and bap means "rice," so you could translate this dish as "sweet pumpkin rice." A danhobak is very sweet and fluffy when cooked, so I often...

Bean porridge (Kongjuk)

Are you interested in cooking something light, healthy, gorgeous and delicious? Then this is the recipe I recommend! It will be a perfect for brunch on a weekend. It's bean porridge, called kongjuk (콩죽) in Korean. Porridge (juk) is loved by Koreans for its soft texture, lightness, nutrition, and...

Squash and beef over rice (Hobak-sogogi-deopbap: 호박소고기덮밥)

Today's recipe is a one bowl meal using a Korean round squash called doong-geun-hobak (둥근 호박). In English its called an avocado squash, round squash, or globe squash. It's a summer squash, only available in the summertime. Whenever I see this round squash it reminds me of the backyard of my...

Heukimjajuk (Black sesame seeds porridge)

Hello everybody! I'm introducing a delicious, nutritious, healthy, and simple recipe today. Ow ow lots of adjectives, huh? : ) It's black sesame seeds porridge! Are you saying, "Uh oh! Warm porridge on hot day?" But this porridge is good for any season. It's a very popular dish all year round...

Squash rice cake (Hobaktteok)

Today let's make squash rice cake (Hobaktteok), using a small ceramic bowl or cup. I'm so excited to release this recipe because with it you can easily make fluffy rice cake and sweet squash filling. Ramekins work well, but you could try any other kind of similar-sized, heat-resistant bowl or...

Pine nut porridge (Jatjuk)

Beautifully white, mild in taste, warm and satisfying, I’ve never seen anybody who doesn’t like pine nut porridge (jatjuk). The recipe is also very simple, made with just a few ingredients, and it's super-nutritious!

Mung bean porridge (Nokdu-juk: 녹두죽)

Today let's make an easy, delicious, hearty and super-nutritious recipe for mung bean porridge called nokdu-juk (녹두죽)! The mild, smooth, and soft porridge is not only comforting but also nutty and filling. Korean cuisine has a lot of different kind of porridges (in Korean:죽 juk), and I showed...

Knife-cut noodle soup with red beans

Today's recipe is a 1 bowl meal made with basically 2 ingredients! It's pat-kalguksu, knife-cut noodle soup with red beans. It's a very warming and comforting noodle soup: soft, creamy and a little nutty. Pat-kalguksu is very popular in Korea. it's comfort food served in every department store...

Potato Dumpling Soup (Gamja-ongsimi-guk: 감자옹심이국)

Today I'm going to show you how to make Korean potato dumpling soup, called gamja-ongsimi-guk (감자옹심이국). Gamja are potatoes, guk is soup, and ongsimi means some kind of balls or dumplings. You remember when I made rice cake balls for my red bean porridge recipe? Those are considered ongsimi but...