Korean Food and Recipes
Pumpkin porridge is a popular dish in Korea around this time of the year. It is popular with all ages for a snack or with a meal. For this recipe, I used an easier way to make the beans. I used a can of beans instead of cooking dried beans. It saved a lot of time and tastes the same. 😉 The sweetness from pumpkin porridge with beans and chewy rice balls tastes great. This would be a great dish for a Halloween party.
Yield: 1½ Quarts
In Korea, spicy cold buckwheat noodles (Bibim Naengmyeon) are as popular as the cold buckwheat noodle soup (Mul Naengmyeon) that I posted last time. I got many requests for this and mul naengmyeon over the years. Finally, I can post both of those two good recipes in a row, so I am very happy. Bibim means mixing something, naeng means cold, and myeon means noodle. We use the same toppings as mul naengmyeon: pickled radish, pickled cucumber, meat, hard-boiled egg, and Asian pear. An easy way to make this dish is to buy a package that has the noodles and sauce. However, if you make this the authentic way, it takes time and effort. Of course, the taste can’t be beat, plus it is healthier to make food at home. You can freeze the sauce and use it later. Summer is gone, but I hope you will enjoy this as much as I did.
Yield: 4 Cups
Cold buckwheat noodle soup is a number one summer dish in Korea. It is a very cool and refreshing meal. Some people like to eat this in the cold of winter too. You can make a large portion of broth and beef and then freeze them. This way, whenever you want to have this dish, you can quickly and easily prepare it. There is a package that is sold for this noodle, which includes the buckwheat noodles, broth powder, and liquid seasoning. With that, you only need some garnishing such as the beef, egg, pickled radish, pickled cucumber, or Asian pear depending on your tastes. However, many people asked me to teach them how to make this soup from scratch, so I’m happy to share this recipe with you. It can be a little complex and time consuming to make it, but it is worth it to get the great flavor and good health. 🙂
Yield: 4 Servings
Yield: 2 Servings
Egg fried rice (계란 볶음밥, GyeRan BokkEumBap) is a Korean style fried rice dish. It is a very good recipe to try when you do not have enough time, or if you do not feel like cooking much. With only few ingredients such as rice, eggs, and green onions, you can make very tasty meal quickly. This can be used as a main dish with kimchi and other side dishes, or it can be used as a side dish even though it is not an authentic Korean style meal. If you reduce the amount of salt or oil, this can be good for a kid’s meal too. If you do not know what to cook tonight, then maybe you can try this recipe – if you have eggs, rice, and green onions on hand. 😉
Yield: 2 Servings
In Korea, cheese oven spaghetti is popular in pizza or some other Western-style restaurants. Today, I will make my own version of cheese oven spaghetti. Spaghetti with melted mozzarella cheese, meat, and vegetables tastes great. 😀
Yield: 3 Servings
It is porridge time again! Sometime ago, I posted Korean style chicken porridge, and many people wanted to know how to make more Korean porridge dishes. Today I will post beef and vegetable porridge. If somebody gets sick, or doesn’t have a good appetite, this is a good dish to try. I hope you will enjoy this recipe. Thanks!
Yield: 4 Servings
Fried rice (볶음밥, BokkEum) is a very common food in Asian cooking. Depending on the Asian country, the ingredients can vary somewhat, but not by that much. Today, I will show you how to make Korean styled vegetable fried rice. There are no particular rules for the ingredients. So, you can use any kinds of vegetables you like. If you add some chopped ham, sausage, or hot dogs, it will be very delicious too. (Just reduce the amount of salt in those cases.) I like to make fried rice when I have leftover rice in the refrigerator. It is a very good way to use your old rice without wasting it. Plus, if your kids don’t want to eat their vegetables, try this dish for them. Not only is it healthy, but it is also delicious. Thanks!
Yield: 2 Servings
There are many different kinds of DeopBap in Korea. Today, I will show you how to make one of them. Wait, you may start to wonder what is DeopBaps. hehe… It is a type of food that is served with some food (usually meat, vegetables, and/or sauce) on top of rice, and you mix it all together before eating. SoGoGi DeopBap is a non-spicy type of DeaopBap with a beef topping. The beef has a bulgogi flavor, and there are many different kinds of vegetables in this dish. Later, I will post more types of DeopBap.
Yield: 3 Servings
JjamBbong (짬뽕) is a Korean version of Chinese spicy seafood noodles. It is as popular as JaJangMyun (blackbean paste noodles) in Korea. You need a lot of ingredients to make this, but it is not that difficult to make and does not take a long time. Do you like spicy seafood dishes? Then, you have to try these noodles someday.
Yield: 3 Servings
