Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds (Deulkkae-kalguksu: 들깨칼국수)

How about making delicious and nutritious knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds (deulkkae-kalguksu: 들깨칼국수) today? What makes for a delicious noodle soup? I think there needs to be good noodles and a nice broth, and when it comes to these 2 points today's noodle soup is a perfect example. The...

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...

Soybean sprout soup with rice (Kongnamul-gukbap: 콩나물국밥)

Today's recipe is a popular 1 bowl meal well-loved by all Koreans. It's delicious, savory soybean sprout soup with rice mixed right in. It's fast, warm, hearty and satisfying. This style of soup is called gukbap in Korean - literally soup (guk 국) and rice (bap 밥), and this recipe with soybean...

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...

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...

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.

Cold kimchi noodle soup (Kimchimari-guksu: 김치말이국수)

Today's recipe, cold kimchi noodle soup (or Kimchimari-guksu: 김치말이국수) is an icy-cold, spicy noodle dish made with the quick-fermenting water radish kimchi (dongchimi) we made in my last recipe. I developed that recipe so that it would yield a lot of broth, which is perfect for making this noodle...

Soybean sprout soup (Kongnamulguk)

Today's recipe is for kongnamulguk (soybean sprout soup), which is one of the most common, typical, and popular Korean soups, made with soybean sprouts in a delicious, savory broth. As you know, a Korean meal is composed of rice, soup or stew, and side dishes, so soup has a very important role...

Ground soybean stew (Kongbiji-jjigae)

Warm, creamy, nutty, and healthy, this is the perfect stew for colder weather. Just thinking about a bubbling pot of my grandmother's kongbiji-jjigae makes me comfortable lol. In this recipe, I make it like she made it. Enjoy!

Pumpkin porridge (Hobakjuk)

Today's recipe is for hobakjuk, pumpkin porridge. Sweet, smooth, and comforting, with chewy rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is very popular in Korea in the late fall and winter, and my version is a bit of an upscale version because I stuff some of the rice cake balls with pine nuts and I make a pretty...