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Valentines Day Lunch Box

하트 김밥 도시락, HaTeu KimBap DoSiRak

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Hi everyone! Valentine’s Day is coming. So today I’m going to make a very special Valentine’s day Luch box that is filled with heart-shaped foods so that your special someone can feel your love. Not only is it pretty, but it is also very easy to make and, most of all, delicious. I tried to put a mix of grains, meats, vegetables, fruits, and desserts in this lunch box for a balanced diet. On this Valentine’s Day, make this lovely and delicious lunch box for someone you love. Let’s get started.

Yield: 1 Serving

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Vegetable Silken Tofu Jjigae

야채 순두부찌개, YaChae SunDuBuJjiGae

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A few years ago, I posted a recipe for a typical Korean soft tofu stew (a.k.a sundubu jjigae). Many people liked the recipe and I also got requests from people to share a vegetarian version of the soup too. Since I made savory homemade vegetable broth recently, I’m going to share my vegetable sundubu jjigae recipe with you today. Without any seafood or meat, which gives soup a rich savory flavor, you can still make delicious sundubu jjigae with just vegetable ingredients. It is healthy, easy, and tasty. Of course, you can always add some seafood such as clams or mussels if you want. I’m glad to share another vegetarian friendly recipe with you. Please try it someday and let me know what you think.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Homemade Vegetable Broth

야채 육수, YaChae YukSu

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Hi! Welcome back to Aeri’s kitchen. A few weeks ago, I asked you this question in my community tab, “What would you like to see the most on Aeri’s Kitchen in 2018?” 72% of the people voted for lunch box recipes and ideas. So, I’m going to post many more lunch box recipes this year. The second most voted option was vegetarian recipes, with 18% of the vote. Along with that poll result, today I want to share my homemade vegetable broth recipe with you. Whether you are a vegetarian or not, it is nice to have good homemade broth on hand, so whenever you cook some kind of Korean food, especially soup or stew, you can grab some from your refrigerator or freezer. Many of my soup and stew recipes have steps for making broth with either anchovies or meat. You can replace those non-vegetarian broths with this vegetarian broth. It is easy to make, and it does enhance your Korean food. So, let’s get started.

Yield: 8 Cups

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Multicolored Lunch Box

4색 도시락, SaSaek DoSiRak

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Hi everyone! Happy New Year! Did you start off to a great New Year? Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? This year, I want my family and I to become healthier and happier. I also want to share many more delicious recipes this year. One of the categories that I want to post more often this year is Korean lunch box recipes a.k.a. dosirak in Korean. Many people are interested in it, so I will be more than happy to share fun and tasty lunch box ideas. As a start, I will make this multiple colored Korean lunch box. I got my inspiration from Japanese Soboro bento. Basically, you put your choice of side-dishes on top of rice for your lunch box. My design has a good combination of Korean flavors and is also colorful, so you will love it. I used egg for yellow, cucumber for green, kimchi for red, and beef for brown. You can prepare things ahead of time, so you can easily can pack the lunch box quickly in the morning.

Yield: 1 Serving

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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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