Korean Food and Recipes
Have you ever played or worked outside in the scorching sun? After some sweating, you will want something to cool yourself down. Well, here is a recipe for you. Cold cucumber and sea mustard soup is a wonderful dish for this type of weather. This cold soup is so refreshing that it can bring your taste buds back to life. Since it is summer now, I hope you enjoy this flabbergasting dish!
Yield: 1 Quart
Today I will share my upgraded version of sweet rice and the red bean rice cake called ChapSsalTteok in Korean. It has an amazingly nice and chewy texture with a perfect balance of sweetness & saltiness for the rice cake part. I will share several tips to make a non-failure ChapSsalTteok in the video instruction, so please watch the video to the end.
Yield: 24 Pieces
If you are into Korean cuisine, you know that Koreans eat many different side-dishes for each meal. Sometimes, you might wonder how they can prepare all those various foods whenever they eat. The tip is that there are many Korean side-dishes that you can prepare ahead of time and store them in the refrigerator. This recipe is one of them. This spicy and crunchy tiny anchovy side is very simple to make, yet can keep for a while to enjoy later. You can check my non-spicy version of it too.
Yield: 1 Cup
There are different kinds of delicious Korean pancakes such as zucchini jeon and shrimp jeon. So, what about combining them together in a fun and fancy shape? A delicious way to enjoy zucchini and shrimp together is called AeHoBak SaeU Jeon in Korean.
Yield: 20 Pieces
When the weather gets hotter, it is great to have something refreshing. Personally, I think that cucumber a perfect choice for that job. Cool cucumber and savory crab sticks, along with a sweet and sour mustard sauce will make this dish very tasty.
Yield: 3 Cups
If the most famous street food in South Korea is TteokBokkI (Spicy Rice Cake Dish, 떡볶이), in North Korea, it is DuBuBap (Tofu Rice, 두부밥), which I would like to introduce to you today. This North Korean food that I stumbled across on TV made me think that I should make and eat it someday. After studying how the North Koreans make this on the Internet, I made my own delicious recipe. I made some changes to this that I wanted, but the finished food is very satisfying. Despite the fact that tofu is not a personally preferred ingredient for me, this tofu rice is so delicious that I keep eating it. Filled with seasoned rice in a tofu that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and served with delicious seasoning, the taste is the best. Be sure to make this tofu rice someday. I bet my vegan or vegetarian subscribers will be so happy to try this.
Yield: 24 Pieces
A deep fried sweet potato dish called GoGuMa TwiGim (고구마 튀김) is a popular street food in Korean. Some Koreans make it at home, but since it is a deep fried food, and you have to deal with the leftover frying oil, it is not always an easy option to choose. (I already shared the recipe before, so you can check it out.) Therefore, we make it as a simpler version pan frying them instead, which I’m going to teach you how to do in this post. I seasoned the sweet potatoes for use as a side dish, but you can also enjoy it as a snack food. The slightly sweet and salty flavor, along with its crispy and soft texture make it a great dish.
Yield: 3 Dozens
We know that cabbage is very healthy, bu cabbage doesn’t seem to get picked for cooking as often, compared to other vegetables. Why? Maybe because of its bitter flavor and tough texture? Or maybe because we just don’t know how to enjoy it much? Here, I brought one way to enjoy cabbage in a Korean side-dish called YangBaeChu SoSeJi BokkEum (양배추 소세지 볶음). You can simply use oyster sauce as the only seasoning, or you can also use a few more seasoning ingredients that I will list in more detail later. This stir fried cabbage covered with the smoky flavor from the hotdogs and savory oyster sauce flavor is just amazing.
Yield: 2 Cups
Korean radish is often used for cooking soup in Korean cuisine. Among different ways to cook it, today I will show you how to make a very spicy and delicious radish and beef soup called MaeUn SoGoGi MuGuk (매운 소고기 무국) in Korean. The tender radish and beef along with flavorful and spicy broth make a perfect soup, especially when you are hungry for something spicy. If you don’t have any appetite or need energy, this soup is recommended. After eating a bowl of soup, you will feel that your mood and condition is improving.
Yield: 3 Servings
When it is the right season (winter), fresh oysters can be transformed into an amazingly delicious Korean side-dish with some Korean radish and seasoning ingredients. If you ever tried new kimchi with fresh oyster inside, you will know the great taste of raw oyster. Today, I will show you a tasty side-dish called Gul MuSaengChae (굴 무생채) in Korean. The crunchy salted radish and soft fresh oyster with Korean style spicy and savory seasoning make this dish very special. Since the weather is getting hotter, it is not a good time to eat raw oyster, but you definitely need to try it when winter comes back.
Yield: 2 Cups
