Aeri's Kitchen

Korean Food and Recipes

Nutritious JjinBbang

영양 찐빵, YeongYang JjinBbang

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Some people sometimes ask me what kind of snack food I feed my son. My husband and I want to feed him healthy food, but it can be challenging to feed kids nutritious food. Kids like colorful and uniquely shaped food. Today, I will share one recipe that my son loves. It is called “nutritious steamed bread,” or “영양 찐빵,” in Korean. It is very colorful, pretty, and more importantly, delicious. It is a great way to introduce the taste of vegetables such as carrots and peas to your kids. My son, Bryson, is not a big fan of carrot or peas. However, when he tried the bread, he said “Hmm! This is good carrot. This is good pea.” … lol … You can also have fun making this colorful steamed bread with your kids. They will remember the precious memory with you. Of course, it can be a good dessert or snack food for adult too. 😉 Try it someday. 🙂

Yield: 9 Pieces

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Kimchi Juk

김치 죽, KimChi Juk

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When you have leftover cooked rice, what do you usually do with it? There are many creative ways of eating leftover rice. Today, I will show one very simple and delicious way to eat leftover rice – kimchi porridge. The soft texture of this porridge, with its savory kimchi flavor in a homemade broth, tastes great.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Mung Bean InJeolMi

녹두 인절미, NokDu InJeolMi

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Injeolmi (인절미) is a type of Korean rice cake. It is sticky rice cakes rolled in some kind of powder or crumbs. Depending on the powder or crumbs, the name for the rice cakes are different. Today I will make injeolmi rolled in mungbean crumbs, which we call “nokdu injeolmi.” Chewy rice cakes, covered with the sweet and nutty flavor of mung brean crumbs, tastes very delicious.

Yield: 40 Pieces

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Napa Cabbage Water Kimchi

나박김치, NaBakGimChi

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There are many types of water kimchi in Korea. Today, I will make one made with Napa cabbage and a Korea radish called “nabak kimchi (나박김치)” in Korean. This is so delicious and refreshing. This also does not have any fish sauce or seafood in it, so this can be a good kimchi for vegetarians too. Try it someday.

Yield: 1 Gallon

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Mung Bean Juk

녹두죽, NokDuJuk

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Today I will make a healthy and tasty porridge made with dried mung beans. It is called “nokdujuk” in Korean. This porridge is thought to be good for people who are sick, or for those who do not have much of an appetite. In Korea, mung beans are thought to reduce fever and cleanse your body of toxins. When my husband got sick recently, I made this for him and it helped his condition. Of course, you can eat this delicious porridge even if you are not sick. 🙂 The mild mung bean flavor, along with the rice, tastes great. Try it someday.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Black Bean JaBan

콩자반, KongJaBan

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Kongjaban is a common Korean side dish made from black beans. It is very popular for lunch boxes because it is easy to make and it lasts a long time in the refrigerator. The bean flavor mixed with soy sauce and sugar gives it good flavor.

Yield: 1 Pint

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Sweet Potato Stem MuChim

고구마 줄기무침, GoGuMa JulGiMuChim

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I have been hungry for a Korean side dish made with sweet potato stems for a while. We cannot buy Korean sweat potato stems in the area that we are living (in America). So we decided to plant our own using American sweet potatoes. I was hoping American sweet potatoes would work for this dish, but I wasn’t sure since American sweet potatoes and Korean sweet potatoes are totally different in their flavor and texture. Anyway, we just harvested our American sweet potato stems and I made the Korean side dish that I was craving. The result is much better than I expected. 🙂 The taste is almost the same with Korean sweet potato stems. So I am super excited to share this recipe with you. If you can get either Korean or American sweet potato stems, please try this delicious side dish.

Yield: 1 Quart

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Homemade Gelatin Dessert

홈메이드 젤로, Homemade Jello

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Sempio makes several different flavors of drinking vinegar such as pomegranate, red ginseng, wild grapes & black raspberry, citron, wild berry, honey. Many people think drinking vinegar is healthy, so these are meant to serve as a more diverse and delicious way to drink vinegar. Normally, you mix some of this drinking vinegar with water or milk to drink. However, I want to show you a fun and different way of enjoying it. I will make a homemade gelatin dessert using their drinking vinegar. It has no artificial food colorings or artificial flavorings in it – just healthy ingredients. So try it someday. 🙂

Yield: 9 Servings

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Soybean Sprout NaengChae

콩나물 냉채, KongNaMul NaengChae

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Soybean sprout naengchae is a delicious and refreshing summer appetizer. The honey mustard sauce and fresh vegetables are a great match together. This is served chilled and can be a good match with greasy food. It can also be good party food because you can make this ahead of time. 🙂 Try it someday.

Yield: 1½ Cups

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Perilla BokkEum

깻잎 볶음, KkaenNIp BokkEum

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We harvested some fresh perilla leaves from our garden. So, I made this delicious fried perilla side dish. Perilla leaves have their own unique flavor. The seasonings make this a very savory dish. If you like perilla, this can be a simple and great side dish for your Korean meals.

Yield: 1 Cup

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