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Noodles & black bean sauce platter (Jaengban-jjajangmyeon: 쟁반짜장면)
Today I'm going to introduce you to anther one bowl meal, a noodle dish called jaengban-jjajangmyeon. A jaengban is a platter, and jjajangmyeon is noodles in black sauce. If you've followed me for years or have watched Korean dramas you have already heard of jjajangmyeon, and maybe you made it...
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...
Inside out gimbap (Nude gimbap: 누드김밥)
Today's recipe is inside out gimbap (seaweed rice rolls), known as "nude gimbap" (누드김밥) among Koreans. It's so easy to make, although preparing the ingredients can take some time. You don't even need a gimbap mat, you can just roll it with your hands. You can also use your favorite fillings if...
Pan-fried perilla leaves with fillings (Kkaennip-jeon: 깻잎전)
Today's recipe, Kkaennip-jeon (pan-fried perilla leaves with fillings), is a fast, fun, and light savory side dish. If you like perilla leaves (kkaennip: 깻잎), you will love this dish: the egg batter makes the lightly minty leaves a little crispy, and the juicy, savory, beef patty fillings go...
Pan-cooked beef salad (Sogogi chapssal-gui: 소고기 찹쌀구이)
The weather is getting warmer so I want to introduce you to a great beef dish for summertime: pan-cooked beef salad (Sogogi chapssal-gui: 소고기 찹쌀구이). It's good for summer because you don't serve it hot, it's best at room temperature or cold. This is usually a pretty fancy dish you serve to...
Jellyfish salad (Haepari-naengchae: 해파리냉채)
Today I'm going to show you how to make haepari-naengchae, a side dish made with salted jellyfish strips. The thinly sliced crunchy jellyfish mixed with colorful ingredients and a spicy garlicky mustard sauce is a real delicacy. The dish is usually served on a large chilled glass plate with all...
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...
Green onion pancake skewers (Pasanjeok: 파산적)
In this recipe we skewer green onion, beef, and carrot, make them into pancakes and then cook them in a skillet. This is my late father's favorite dish, so everytime I make and eat it, I think of him.
Seafood green onion pancake (Haemul-pajeon: 해물파전)
Today's recipe is a green onion (scallion) pancake with seafood. You may remember I made a green onion pancake (pajeon) video a long time ago which used foraged green onions. But when making pajeon, most Koreans use this kind of green onion, and the most popular kind of pajeon is made with...
Chicken gimbap (Dakgogi-gimbap: 닭고기김밥)
Today I'm going to share my chicken gimbap recipe with you! It's very easy to make, great for lunchboxes and picnics. Korean gimbap (seaweed rice rolls) can be as simple as some rice (bap in Korean) rolled and pressed in a sheet of dried seaweed (called gim in Korean), but usually the typical...
Today's recipe is a special one. It's Gujeolpan (구절판), the traditional Korean Platter of Nine Delicacies. It's considered to be a classic dish of Korean Royal Court Cuisine, the style of cooking popular with the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty, which ruled Korea from 1392 to 1897. Unlike a lot...
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Japchae (Korean Sweet Potato Noodles with Meat and Vegetables)
A classic Korean noodle stir-fry, Japchae is a colorful dish featuring sweet potato (or glass) noodles and a variety of bright vegetables.
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...
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles With Pork and Vegetables)
Korean japchae is festive, a colorful array of vegetables, egg, meat, and noodles that combine in a joyous celebration. This version is lighter, cleaner, and more refined than the hot and oily ones many restaurants serve.
Quick, fresh kimchi (Baechu-geotjeori: 배추겉절이)
Today's recipe is for quick, fresh, small-batch kimchi made with napa cabbage, called baeuchu-geotjeori. I make it Jeolla province style, with a thick paste made from fermented anchovies. I filmed this video in Yeongyang, where the best red peppers in Korea are grown, and is well known for hot...
Stir-fried kimchi (Kimchi-bokkeum: 김치볶음)
Do you have nicely fermented kimchi in your refrigerator? Then this is going to be one of the easiest, simplest, and fastest recipes you will ever make! Stir-fry your kimchi for 5 minutes, then it will turn into very delicious side dish! A side dish for what? Yes, I mean rice, cooked rice...
Rice balls in seaweed flakes (Gimgaru jumeokbap)
Hello everybody! Let's learn how to make jumeokbap today! Jumeok literally means 'fist' and bap means 'cooked rice,' so jumeokbap is the Korean word for any kind of dish that consists of hand-shaped rice balls, no matter the size, ingredients, or seasonings used. There are many kinds of jumokbap...
Octopus Poke With Kimchi
Octopus is tough in more ways than one. Sure, it's literally tough and requires some technique to make it palatable, but it's also tough in that it has no problem standing up to strongly flavored ingredients. Like kimchi. Octopus is great with kimchi.
Kimchi pancake (Kimchijeon: 김치전)
A kimchi pancake is one of the easiest and quickest things to make and is one of Koreans' all time favorite dishes. It's hot, spicy, crispy, a little sweet, sour, and a little salty. It is not only a great snack but also it goes well with rice as a side dish, and is great in lunchboxes in place...
Michael Natkin's Kimchi Jigae with Shiitake and Daikon
We've got to thank Michael Natkin, author of Herbivoracious for veg-ifying one of our favorite Korean dishes, kimchi jigae so that our vegetarian compatriots can enjoy the goodness that is this sour-spicy stew.
Chayote kimchi
Chayote belongs to the gourd family and is a vegetable native to Mexico and Central America. It's not a usual Korean cooking ingredient, but I found that it works very well as a substitute for Korean radish when making kkakdugi (Cubed radish kimchi)style kimchi. Koreans say there are almost two...