Korean Food and Recipes
I just picked some fresh lettuce from my garden, and I thought, why not turn it into a tasty pickle? This pickled lettuce recipe is crunchy, tangy, and super easy to make. It’s perfect as a side dish or to wrap around grilled meats. Plus, it’s a great way to enjoy your homegrown veggies in a new way. Give it a try—you might just love it!
Yield: About 15 Cups
Today I will make one of the simplest kimchi you can make using onions. If you are an onion and garlic lover like me, you definitely should try this someday. 🙂
Yield: 2 Cups
Today, I will make a delicious food that can either be a soup or side dish using extra soft tofu and eggs.
This soft and warm food has a savory flavor along with a little bit of crunchiness from the veggies. In less than 10-15 minutes, you can make amazing Korean food you can enjoy for breakfast or any other meal. You will especially love it on cold days.
Yield: 2 Servings
Avocado is not a traditional Korean ingredient. However, recently more and more Koreans are enjoying avocado in their daily meals since it is supposed to be healthy and good for their diet. So, I want to introduce one of the many yummy ways to enjoy avocado in Korean meals as a side dish. The nutty flavor from the avocado is mixed with tasty soy sauce, onion, and hot pepper to make a great combination. It is very hard to not make it because it is very delicious.😉
Yield: 2 Cups
I shared so many Korean pancake (Jeon) recipes over the years. Today, I want to add another delicious Jeon recipe using Korean radish. It is called “무전 (MuJeon) in Korean. I tried to make this jeon as simple as possible to fully enjoy the natural flavor of the Korean radish. You do not need any dipping sauce! 🙂 Please try it someday.
Yield: 1 Dozen
A salad is a great way to enjoy leafy green vegetables. Because of that, different cuisines have many varieties of salad dishes. Today I want to share how we Koreans enjoy our leafy green vegetables. This is a little bit spicy, salty, sweet, and sour. It is called “상추 겉절이 (SangChu GeotJeolI)” in Korean.
Yield: 1½ Cups
There is a Korean proverb that says, “It is good to eat rice cakes that look good.” It seems that pretty food that pleases our eyes tastes even better. So today, I’m going to make a very pretty side dish using tofu and spam. This is called “tofu spam pancake.” The savory taste of tofu combined with the salty spam creates a very pleasing taste. I think it would be perfect as a side dish for a lunch box or as a finger food for a party. Try making it sometime.
Yield: 1 Dozen
What if you can grab a common ingredient from your local grocery store and turn it into a tasty Korean side? Does that sound good? Then, here is my super simple, yet healthy and delicious chickpea side dish recipe called 병아리콩 조림 (ByeongARiKong JoRim) in Korean. It has a salty, slightly sweet, nutty, and savory flavor. Oh~ it is so good. Btw, the even more appealing part for this recipe is that you can get just as great of a result by using canned chickpeas instead of dried chickpeas. Of course, you can save lots of time for cooking this way.
Yield: 1½ Cups
Cucumber is one of the vegetables that people either love or hate. I think that the refreshing flavor of cucumber can be part of the reason. Depending on the way you eat the cucumber, the refreshing flavor can easily turn into an unpleasant watery veggie flavor. That case in particular can happen to some of Korean cucumber sides. When you make a fresh cucumber side using Korean seasoning ingredients, it tastes wonderful right after you make the side. But, later, the texture and flavor of the cucumber changes, and it is not that great. So, today, I will share a Korean cucumber side-dish called 오이 생채 무침 (OI SaengChae MuChim) in Korean. You can enjoy this even after keeping it in the refrigerator for days with my special tip.
Yield: 1 Cup
Hi! Today, I will share a delicious way to enjoy tofu called DuBu JangTteok (두부 장떡) in Korean. The soft and nutty tofu makes great fritters with delicious veggies and Korean fermented seasoning ingredients such as hot pepper paste and soy bean paste.
Yield: 1 Dozen
