Korean Japche (Fried Noodles)

INGREDIENTS: 8.8 oz (250 grams) Dangmyeon (Korean sweet potato- replacement: glass noodles) 1 small zucchini 1/2 onion 1/2 carrot 1/2 red bell pepper 1/2 yellow bell pepper 4 shiitake mushroom MARINADE INGREDIENTS: 6 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons sesame oil A pinch of black pepper 1 teaspoon minced garlic OTHER: […]

Korean Beef Short Ribs

INGREDIENTS: 1 1/2 pounds (700 grams) beef short ribs 1/2 onion 1/2 kiwi 1/2 apple 5 garlic cloves 1/4 cup (60 ml) soy sauce 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon light brown sugar 1 tablespoon honey 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3/4 cup water

Korean Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Sobaegi)

INGREDIENTS: MAIN INGREDIENTS: 4 long cucumbers 2 tablespoons sea salt (or rock salt) STUFFING INGREDIENTS: A large bunch of garlic chives (buchu) 1/2 onion 1/2 red bell pepper 1 small carrot (or 1/2 large carrot) 2 large garlic cloves A small piece of fresh ginger SEASONING INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup Korean red chili flakes (or a […]

Korean Egg Bread

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (128 grams) all-purpose white flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 2-4 tablespoons sugar (to taste) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg for the batter 2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter 3/4 cup (177 ml) milk 2 tablespoons white vinegar 8-10 whole eggs toppings: shredded cheese, chopped parsley, etc.

Pomegranate Tea (Seoklyu-cha: 석류차)

Ingredients 3½ cups pomegranate seeds (from 2 large pomegranates) 1 cup sugar

Spicy grilled Squid (오징어통구이)

Ingredients (serves 4): 1 large squid (about 1 ½ pounds) 2 cloves garlic cloves, minced ½ teaspoon minced ginger 3 tablespoons hot pepper paste (gochujang) 3 tablespoons rice syrup or corn syrup 1 teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1-2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 2 green onions, chopped salt for cleaning the […]

Bok Choy Doenjang Muchim (청경채 무침)

1 pound bok choy 1 garlic clove, minced 1 green onion, minced 2 tablespoons doenjang (fermented soybean paste) 2 teaspoons gochujang (hot pepper paste) a pinch of sugar 2 teaspoons sesame oil 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Lobster Gimbap (랍스터 김밥)

Ingredients: for 2 servings (3 rolls) 2 ½ pounds of lobster, cooked in boiling water for 20 minutes, drained 2 to 2 ½ cups cooked rice (made with 1 cup short grain rice) 3 sheets of seaweed (gim), lightly roasted 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks ½ of an English cucumber, cut into strips 6 […]

Sesame Seed Candy (깨강정)

Ingredients: 1 cup toasted sesame seeds (store bought or home-toasted 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts 1/4 cup freeze dried strawberries (optional) 1/4 cup freeze dried raspberries (optional) 2 teaspoons vegetable oil For the syrup: 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup rice or corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon water

Toasted Sesame Seeds (볶은깨)

Ingredients: 1 cup raw sesame seeds

Tteokgalbi (떡갈비)

Ingredients: 1 pound beef short ribs (4 meaty ribs) 2 tablespoons soy sauce 5 cloves of peeled garlic, minced ¼ cup worth minced onion and 1 green onion, chopped 1 tablespoon rice syrup (or sugar) 1 tablespoon honey (or sugar) 2 teaspoons sesame oil ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 4 large bulb green onions (optional), […]

Spicy Mushrooms with Water Dropwort (버섯 미나리 초무침)

Ingredients: 1/3 an English cucumber, sliced in 3 to 3 1/2 inch long and thin strips ½ medium carrot, peeled, and sliced in 3 to 3 1/2 inch long and thin strips ½ a medium-sized onion, sliced thinly 1½ teaspoons salt ½ pound king oyster mushrooms (5 to 6 large king oyster mushrooms), cut into […]

Roll-ppang (롤빵)

Ingredients (for 6 rolls): serves 3 to 4 3 tablespoons butter ½ cup cold milk 2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 large egg 2 teaspoons dry yeast 1 ½ cups plus ¼ cup all purpose flour 1 egg white

Gamja Salad (감자샐러드)

Ingredients (Makes about 2 pounds’ worth): 1 pound peeled russet potatoes, cut into ½ inch thick pieces 3 hard-boiled eggs, shelled 1 English cucumber, washed, seeded, and chopped into pieces salt ¼ teaspoon white ground pepper (or black pepper) ½ cup any mayonnaise (or canola cholesterol free mayonnaise)

Seaweed Soup with Mussels (홍합미역국)

Ingredients: 1 ounce dried miyeok (20 grams), soaked in cold water for 30 minutes 2 pounds fresh mussels, debearded, rinsed, and drained. 5 clove garlic, minced 2 quarts (8 cups) water 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or Korean soup soy sauce or salt) 2 to 3 teaspoons sesame oil 4 -5 green onions, chopped salt

Korean Pancake with Ramps

Ingredients: 1 ounces (about 25 grams) ramps, rinsed and pat-dried ½ cup broccoli flowers or edible flowers (optional) 1 cup chicken broth ¾ cup all purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt vegetable oil For the pickle sauce (optional but recommended!): 2 tablespoons soy sauce 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 teaspoon sugar ¼ cup worth onion, cut […]

Fish Cakes (Eomuk: 어묵)

Ingredients: ½ pound fresh white fresh fish fillet (cod, pollock, flounder, or snapper) ¼ pound (4 ounces) squid: cleaned, rinsed, and chopped ¼ pound (4 ounces) shrimp: shelled, deveined, rinsed, and drained 2 garlic cloves ½ medium onion (about ¼ cup) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper 3 cups plus […]

Kimbap (김밥)

Ingredients: (serves 2-3 : 5 rolls) 5 sheets of gim (seaweed paper), roasted slightly 4 cups cooked rice (the recipe is here, but make with 2 cups of short grain rice instead of 1 cup) ½ pound beef skirt steak (or tenderloin, or ground beef) 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks (about 1 ½ cup) […]

Korean Chicken Noodle Soup from Scratch (Kalguksu: 칼국수)

Ingredients (Serves 4): 1 pound chicken breast 16 cups water 16 peeled garlic cloves (about ½ cup) 1 medium onion, cut into quarters 3½ cup all purpose flour, plus ⅓ cup flour to dust ½ cup potato starch 1 medium zucchini, cut into matchsticks (about 1½ cup) 2 green onions, chopped vegetable oil sesame oil […]

Korean fish-shaped bread (Bungeoppang: 붕어빵)

Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 tablespoon brown or white sugar 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Gim-Gui (김구이)

Ingredients: 20 sheets of gim (seaweed sheets) 2 tablespoons cooking oil 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon salt

Kimchi Fish Cake Udon (김치 어묵우동)

Ingredients 1½ Cup Udon Noodles (10 oz) ½ Cup Well Fermented Kimchi ½ Cup Fishcakes (5 oz) ¼ Cup Green Onion ¼ Cup Kimchi Broth ½ Tbsp Red Hot Pepper (Optional) 1 tsp Hot Pepper Powder 1 tsp Soup Soy Sauce Broth Ingredients 3 Cups Water 1 Dried Anchovy Packs (6 Dried Anchovies) 4 Pieces […]

Kimchi and Mackerel Camping Stew

Ingredients: 1¼ cup fermented kimchi, chopped 1 onion (about 1 cup), chopped 1 medium size potato, peeled and cut into bite size chunks 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced 2 to 3 tablespoons gochujang (hot pepper paste) 1 green chili pepper, chopped 1 cup water 1 can of saury or mackerel

Crunchy Superbowl Fried chicken

Ingredients: 3½ pounds chicken wings (about 1.6 kg), washed and drained ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon minced ginger 2/3 cup potato starch or corn starch 1/3 cup peanuts (optional) 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 to 4 large dried red chili peppers, seeded, cut crosswise into ⅓ inch pieces (optional) ¼ […]

Chilli Chicken

Ingredients: Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs – 1lb (approx 1/2 kg) Salt – to taste Pepper- to taste Cornstarch – 1.5 tbsp Dry Red Chilli – 4-5 or to taste, cut Oil – 4 tbsp Ginger – 2 tbsp, minced Garlic – 2 tbsp, minced Green Chillies – to taste, slit Onion – 1/2 medium, chopped […]

Korean Street Toast (길거리 토스트)

Ingredients 4 Slices White Bread (1 Tbsp Salted Butter) 2 Eggs ⅔ Cup Cabbage ½ Cup Cucumber ⅛ Cup Carrot 1 Tbsp Cooking Oil ¼ tsp Sugar ⅛ tsp Salt Some Ketchup Some Mayonnaise or Mustard (optional) Yield: 2 Sandwiches

Fried Gochujang (약고추장)

Ingredients: 1 cup gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste) buy it in a Korean grocery store or make your own ½ pound beef: shell steak, tenderloin, or flank steak, cut into ½ inch small cubes 4 teaspoons sesame oil ¼ cup honey 3 garlic cloves, minced ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ cup pine nuts

Rice cake soup (떡국)

Ingredients: 1 pound sliced tteok rice cakes (or homemade) soaked in cold water for 30 minutes and drained 7 cups water ½ pound beef (flank steak or brisket), chopped into small pieces 3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 dae-pa large green onions (or 3 green onions), washed and sliced thinly and diagonally. 2 teaspoons […]

White Kimchi (Baek-Kimchi: 백김치)

Ingredients: 1 large napa cabbage (3 pounds’ worth) ⅓ cup, 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons salt ½ pound Korean radish (or daikon) cut into matchsticks ¼ cup carrot, cut into matchsticks ¾ cup buchu (Asian chives), cut into 1 inch pieces 3 jujubes, seeded, cut into thin strips 2 fresh chestnuts, peeled and cut into […]

Ginseng Jujube Tea (인삼대추차)

Ingredients: 2 large fresh ginseng roots (2 ounces), washed and dried with paper towel ½ pound dried jujubes, washed and pat-dried with a paper towel water ½ cup honey pine nuts

Ppopgi (old-fashioned Korean sugar candy)

ingredients: 1½ tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon white or brown sugar a pinch of baking soda

Yanggaeng (Sweet Red Bean Jelly: 양갱)

Ingredients: 1 cup azuki beans water 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 pkg of gelatin canned chestnuts (optional)

Korean Sweet Potato Latte (고구마 라떼)

Ingredients: • 1 Korean Sweet Potato (8 oz) • 2 Cups Milk • 1½ Tbsp Sugar • 1 Tbsp Maple Syrup • Some Cinnamon Powder (For Garnish) Yield: 2 Servings

Korean Ramen (Ramyeon)

Ingredients: 1 package of Korean ramyeon 2½ cups water 1 egg 2 green onions, chopped

Cold Salad with Spicy Mustard Sauce (Gyeoja Naengchae)

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Korean mustard seed powder (gyeojagaru) 2 teaspoons water 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons white vinegar 6 ounces artificial crab sticks (about 140 grams) 1 medium size English cucumber (7 ounces: about 200 grams), cut into 6 inch long matchsticks 1 large Korean pear (1 pound), cored and cut into […]

Soju Watermelon Cocktail (Subak Soju)

Ingredients (Serves 4-8): 2 small seedless watermelons, kept in the fridge 2 bottles of soju, kept in the fridge (about 4 cups’ worth) 2 cups of ice cubes

Beef and Radish Soup (Soegogi Muguk – 쇠고기무국)

Ingredients (serves 2-3): ½ pound beef brisket, cut into small pieces ½ pound Korean radish or daikon, washed and peeled 2 green onions, sliced thinly diagonally 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 tablespoon fish sauce (or soup soy sauce) 1 teaspoon salt 7 cups water

Bokkeumbap (볶음밥)

Ingredients: 2 bowls of cooked rice (about 3 cups) 1-2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 garlic cloves, minced ¼ cup onion, chopped 5 ounces beef (about 3/4 cup), cut into small pieces ⅓ cup kimchi, chopped 3 cups colorful vegetables,cut into small pieces (¼ inch cubes): carrot, zucchini, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, white mushrooms […]

Sweet Rice Cakes with Edible Flowers

Ingredients: ½ cup sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) punch of salt ¼ cup hot boiling water 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons water 2 teaspoons vegetable oil edible flowers

Ganjang-Gejang

Ingredients: 2 pounds live blue crabs (6 or 7 crabs) 1 apple, sliced thinly 1 medium onion, sliced 6 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon ginger, chopped 2-3 green chili peppers, chopped 3-4 small dried red chili peppers 5 inch x 8 inch dried kelp 2 ½ cups soy sauce ¼ cup rice syrup 6 cups water […]

Cucumber Kimchi (오이소박이)

Ingredients: 2 pounds kirby cucumbers (9 or 10 cucumbers) or 4 4½ inch long small, thin cucumbers. 2 tablespoons salt 1 cup buchu (Asian chives), chopped into ½ inch pieces 4 garlic cloves, minced 1 medium carrot, cut into thin matchsticks (about 1 cup) 1 cup onion, sliced thinly ½ cup hot pepper flakes 3 […]

Bulgogi (불고기)

Myeongaju Muchim

Ingredients: 10 ounces lamb’s quarters (about 300 grams): young leaves and stems 3 tablespoons doenjang (soybean paste) 1 tablespoon gochujang (hot pepper paste) 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 green onion, chopped 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Kimchi Fried Rice

Ingredients: 3 bowls steamed rice (3 cups) 1 cup chopped kimchi ¼ cup kimchi juice ¼ cup water 2-3 tablespoons gochujang 3 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon vegetable oil 1 green onion, chopped 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds 1 sheet of kim, roasted and shredded

Soybean Sprout Side Dish (콩 반찬 새싹)

Ingredients: 1 pound of soybean sprouts, rinsed and drained 1 teaspoon salt 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 green onion, chopped ½ teaspoon of hot pepper flakes 1 teaspoon fish sauce (or soup soy sauce, or salt) 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds, 2 teaspoon roasted sesame oil