Aeri's Kitchen

Korean Food and Recipes

Cucumber BokkEum

오이 볶음, OI BokkEum

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When you think of cucumbers, what kinds of food do you think about first? We might think about a salad with fresh, crispy cucumbers. Or maybe you thought of sweet and sour cucumber pickles. Did anybody think about fried cucumbers? When I first heard the name “stir-fried cucumbers,” it was totally new to me and sounded a little strange. However, once I made a Korean cucumber stir-fry dish, I was attracted by the taste and unique texture. So, I will share my tasty recipe with you today. I’m going to use this cucumber side dish for my lunch box post next, so check it out too. 🙂

Yield: 1 Cup

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Tiny Anchovy BokkEum 2

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This stir-fried tiny anchovy side (잔멸치 볶음, JanMyeolChi BokkEum) is another Korean side-dish that was requested a lot from my viewers. Since the main ingredient, dried tiny anchovies, is not that common in the Western world, I am very surprise that people asked me about it. Wow! How did people find out about this dish? I assume that they saw it in Korean dramas or on Korean TV programs since it is a very common daily side-dish for Korean meals. I have my own secret recipe to make this side-dish extra delicious, and that’s what I’m going to share with you today. Are you excited? Okay, let’s get started.

Yield: 2 Cups

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Cucumber MuChim

오이 무침, OI MuChim

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When you eat at a Korean restaurant, what is the most unique part about it? I think it is the various Korean side-dishes they serve for your meal. Among them, which one is your favorite? I can guess, based on comments from my viewers over the years that it is this cucumber side-dish called Oi Muchim in Korean. Many people seem to try this Korean cucumber side-dish at a Korean restaurant for the first time and they instantly fall in love with it. hehe I can also see why most Korean restaurants choose this as one of their side-dishes. It is because it is very easy and cheap to make. Of course, more importantly, it tastes delicious. It is refreshing, savory, sweet, spicy, and little sour. Wow, so many flavors in one side … Mmm … yummy ~~~ Now, you can enjoy this Korean cucumber side-dish without going out with this delicious recipe. 🙂 Are you ready to try it? Then, let’s get started.

Yield: 4 Cups

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Pickled Eggs

달걀 비트 피클, DalGyal Beet Pickle

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Pickled eggs are one of my favorite American foods. When I tried these for the first time, I thought “Wow! These are GOOD.” 🙂 I like hard boiled eggs and also sweet & sour flavors, so it is a perfect food for me. As you know, beets, eggs, and vinegar are healthy. I highly recommend these eggs. Since I liked them so much, I’ve made them several times, and at the end my husband said “No more please~~~” hehe. Oops, my poor honey. I can eat them more often though. I learnt how to make these from my mother-in-law, who gave me a good recipe for pickled eggs, which was from her husband’s mother. So I want to share this delicious food with you. 😉

Yield: 18 Pickled Eggs

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Veggie Hotteok

야채 호떡, YaChae HoTteok

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Today, I will make a delicious variation of Korean street food, Hotteok. Hotteok is a Korean fried bread with brown sugar and cinnamon filling. By changing the filling, you can make many different versions of it. Among them, I will introduce veggie hotteok. This recipe especially for people who are vegetarians or people that love savory food. I will also show you how to make my delicious dipping sauce for it and share other cooking tricks in this recipe. Btw, I already posted the original hottoek recipe years ago, and my husband and I both think that my dough recipe for this veggie hottoek is even better than the original one. (Don’t get me wrong, the other recipe is delicious too. 😉) So, if you want to try to make sweet hotteok with the dough from this recipe, go for it, it will be great. 🙂 I cannot wait for you to try this recipe and let me know how it turned out. It is that good. 🙂

Yield: 18 Pieces

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Tuna Kimchi Rice Burger

참치 김치 밥버거, ChamChi Kimchi BapBeoGeo

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Today, I will make a trendy Korean food that is fun to make and very delicious. It is a rice burger, which is called “bap burger” in Korean. Bap means cooked rice, and you know what burger is. Instead of using buns for making the burger, we will use cooked rice shaped as buns, as well as using Korean flavored ingredients inside to make this very delicious rice burger. There are many different versions of it, but this time, we will make a tuna-kimchi rice burger, 참치 김치 밥버거. The flavors of tuna and kimchi are great together, so they are used together in many Korean dishes. It sounds like a guaranteed success for this recipe in that point. Plus, it can be a standalone meal, without the need for other things, making it a good choice to pack and carry for a trip or to use it in a lunchbox. 🙂 If you like this rice burger idea, I can share other versions one by one in the future. Let’s get started.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Crab Stick and Egg MalI

맛살 계란말이, MatSal GyeRanMalI

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There are so many creative ideas to use for cooking eggs. A rolled egg is one of them. I always like my fried eggs with green onions, and I also wanted to make this recipe even more colorful and flavorful by adding red hot pepper and crab sticks. Instead of shredding the crab sticks or cutting them into little chunks, I will put the crab sticks in the center of the egg roll. The result was as great as I thought it would be, so I highly recommend you to try it. It is fun to make and delicious to taste. 😉

Yield: 2 Servings

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Kimchi BokkEum

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Kimchi is the most representative dish in Korean cuisine. There are so many delicious dishes you can make with kimchi as an ingredient, or you can enjoy some Korean food with kimchi as a side-dish. So, we Koreans will always have some kimchi in the refrigerator. We make a huge amount of winter kimchi and enjoy it for several months, or longer. We usually end up with old kimchi, which becomes too sour to eat as a side-dish. That sour kimchi is still good for making kimchi stew, kimchi jeon, etc. One simple way to enjoy old kimchi is to fry it. Turn your old kimchi into an amazing side-dish today! 😉

Yield: 2 Cups

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Egg Jjim

계란찜, GyeRanJjim

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Today, I will make a popular Korean steamed egg side-dish called gyeranjjim. It is very simple to make and delicious, so many Koreans like to eat this on a daily basis. It is simple to make, but it is not easy making it perfectly – if you want it soft, fluffy, and savory. It is very important to use the right ratio of ingredients and it is critical to control the cooking temperature and time for perfection. To share a great recipe with you, I made this recipe several times to get all of the measurements and times just right. So, you can just follow my instructions to get an amazing gyeramjjim. 🙂 Let’s get started.

Yield: 4 Servings

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