Aeri's Kitchen

Korean Food and Recipes

Napa Cabbage GeotJeolI

배추 겉절이, BaeChu GeotJeolI

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Napa Cabbage GeotJeolI (배추 겉절이) is a common and simple daily side dish in Korea. Instead of napa cabbage you can use lettuce, bok choy, or another leafy vegetable. In a few minutes, you can prepare a very delicious side dish by just mixing some ingredients with the cabbage. A secret for a good tasting dish is to use baby leaves (soft) that do not have much of a bitter or strong flavor. Baby leaves also have a nice soft texture. If you get a head of napa cabbage, use the thick outer leaves for napa cabbage soup, and use the soft inside leaves for this recipe. 🙂

Yield: 4 Servings

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Army Base JjiGae

부대 찌개, BuDae JjiGae

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Army base soup, budae jjigae was originated during and after the Korean War, when Koreans had very little to eat. People made this dish by combining leftover Spam and hot dogs from U.S. Army facilities, and mixed it with whatever else was available. All of the leftovers were combined with water in a large pot and boiled. Nowadays, most Koreans have enough to eat, but this soup is still very popular with more varied ingredients added to it. Try it someday.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

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Oyster TteokGuk

굴 떡국, Gul TteokGuk

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The rice cake soup called “tteokguk” in Korean is one of my favorite Korean meals. We usually eat this soup on New Year’s day, but you can eat it anytime you want. You can make the soup with different kinds of meat such as beef or oysters. Today, I will make oyster rice cake soup the way my mom usually made it for us.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

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Endive Salad

앤다이브 샐러드, Endive Salad

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Endive dressing is a sweet and sour salad dressing that goes well with endive. I love bacon, but if you do not eat bacon you can leave it out. When we eat this, we also like fried potatoes as a side dish.

Yield: 5 Servings

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Kimchi Dumpling Filling Jeon

김치 만두속 전, KimChi ManDuSok Jeon

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Have you ever had leftover dumpling filling? Recently, I made a large batch of garlic chive dumplings. Those delicious dumplings are now steamed and waiting in the freezer to be eaten later. I feel very satisfied having frozen dumplings on hand, since they are convenient for quick meals later. Anyway, for that batch, I had some leftover filling, and with it, I made this recipe. Maybe you had the same experience before and did not know what to do with it; this is a good solution for that problem. 😉 Simply mixing the dumpling filling with a few other ingredients turns into a very tasty snack or appetizer. 🙂

Yield: 15 Patties

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Tuna Mayo & Tuna Kimchi Triangle KimBap

참치 마요 & 참치 김치 삼각 김밥, ChamChi MaYo & ChamChi KimChi SamGak KimBap

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Triangle kimbap is a very popular food sold in convenience stores in Korea. For people who are too busy to prepare breakfast or lunch, this is a good option. Since the kimbap is wrapped in a disposable plastic package, it is easy to carry and eat wherever or whenever you want. There are many different types available; however, today I will only show you how to make two different types using tuna and kimchi. In a Korean grocery store, you can find the kit for making this triangle kimbap. Why not try making this simple and amazingly delicious kimbap at home? If you have kids, it will be fun to make this together with your children. I cannot wait to make these with my son, Bryson, someday. hehe

Yield: 10 Servings

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Sweet and Spicy TongDak

양념 통닭, YangNyeom TongDak

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YangNyeom TongDak (양념 통닭) must be the most popular snack food in Korea. There are many restaurants that offer free delivery service to your home with no tipping. Many companies deliver their food until midnight, and this fried chicken is always a popular choice in Korea. Whenever people have to be up late into the night watching the Olympics, World Cup, or other big events, the fried chicken restaurants will be very busy. lol This chicken is nicely battered and fried with a slightly sweet and spicy sauce. Try it someday.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

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Napa Cabbage Soybean Paste Guk

배추 된장국, BaeChu DoenJangGuk

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Napa cabbage soybean paste guk is a healthy and delicious daily soup in Korea. Napa cabbage is mainly used for making kimchi in Korean cuisine, but sometimes it is used for soup, side dishes, or as an ingredient in a main dish. When you make kimchi, you might throw away some of the Napa cabbage leaves since they are not fresh or good. You can use those Napa cabbage leaves instead of throwing them out. You can also buy a small Napa cabbage for just this soup. Try this someday.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Korean Pickled Radish for Fried Chicken

치킨 무, Chicken Mu

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Whenever we order fried chicken in Korea, this pickled radish comes along with it. Usually the amount they give isn’t enough. So it is great to make extra picked radish at home, or if you make Korean fried chicken at home, you can make this picked radish too. It can’t be any easier or simpler than this. Try it someday. 🙂

Yield: 6 Cups

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