Aeri's Kitchen

Korean Food and Recipes

Oyster Jeon

๊ตด์ „, Gul Jeon

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Oyster is popular and common in Korea. Since it is popular, there are many different ways to eat oyster. You can use it for soup, Korean pancakes (Jeon), deep-fried foods, steamed foods, or raw foods, etc. Among them, I will show you how to make oyster jeon, which is fried oyster with an egg and flour coating. For extra flavor, it will have some green onions and hot peppers too.
I love seafood and miss the many different kinds of fresh seafood in Korea. However, since I have moved to the USA, I am living far away from the ocean and cannot easily buy good seafood. Anyway, one day we were shopping a nice grocery store, Wegmans, and I found a container of oysters. My eyes were sparkling with joy when I saw it. I was hungry for oysters. lol … They are not fresh enough to eat raw; however, they were good enough to make this Korean dish. So here is a simple but tasty oyster recipe for you. ๐Ÿ™‚

Yield: 15 Pieces

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Chili Bread

์น ๋ฆฌ ๋ธŒ๋ ˆ๋“œ, Chili Bread

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Chili bread has become one of my sister-in-law’s signature recipes. Below is my variation on it, which is basically the same except it is a little spicier. I hope you enjoy it as much as both my family and my in-laws enjoy it.

Yield: 2 Loaves

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Chicken GgoChi

๊ฐ„์žฅ ๋‹ญ ๊ผฌ์น˜, GanJang Dak GgoChi

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There are several kinds of skewered chicken preparations in Korea. Among them, I will show you how to make one today. This one is made with chicken, garlic, peppers, and green onions, all marinated in a special sauce. It all tastes really good together. Depending on your tastes, you can use more garlic or pepper for each skewer. Sometime ago, I posted a recipe using some korean peppers that a friend gave us. This is another recipe using those peppers. My husband loved the flavor of the cooked peppers with the sauce; he thinks I could have added more pepper pieces on each skewer. It is up to you. ๐Ÿ™‚

Yield: 8 Skewers

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Red Bean Ice Cream

ํŒฅ ์•„์ด์Šคํฌ๋ฆผ, Pat Ice Cream

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Red bean ice cream is one of the things you can make with homemade red bean paste. So if you decided to try my recipe for that, this ice cream recipe will be a good use for it. We have a very popular red bean ice cream bar called “bibibig” in Korea. It has a good red bean flavor along with a sweet milky flavor. It is harder than normal ice cream. My recipe tastes very similar to bibibig. Yummy~~~ ๐Ÿ™‚ I made this recipe a while ago, but because of our summer vacation, I am posting it almost too late, since it is almost fall now. However, I hope you can still enjoy my recipe this year.

Yield: 7 Ice Cream Bars

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Homemade Red Bean AngGeum

์ ์•™๊ธˆ, JeokAngGeum

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Red bean paste is called “PatAngGeum (ํŒฅ์•™๊ธˆ)” or “JeokAngGeum (์ ์•™๊ธˆ)” in Korean. It is used for different kinds of sweet Korean dishes and desserts such as red bean porridge, red bean rice cakes, red bean ice cream, red bean paste bread, and so on. “Pat” means red bean, “Jeok” means red, and “AngGeum” means a paste. You can easily buy pre-made red bean paste in a can from a Korean or Asian grocery store; however, it is good to make your own at home, since it is healthier and tastier. I have been asked to make this recipe from many people who cannot buy it. So today, I very happy to share my recipe for red bean paste. Once you taste the delicious homemade red bean paste, you will not want to buy the one in the can anymore. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Try it someday.

Yield: 2 Quarts

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Green Pepper MuChim

ํ’‹๊ณ ์ถ” ๋ฌด์นจ, PutGoChu MuChim

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One of my Korean friends gave me some very fresh Korean green sweet peppers from her garden. Wow! They were so fresh and delicious! We call this pepper “putgochu” (ํ’‹๊ณ ์ถ”) in Korean. We could not find an English name for this pepper. The skin is a little thick and the texture is crunchy. It is not very spicy compared to other hot peppers. It even has a little sweet flavor to it. It is good eaten raw, dipped in soybean paste, or used in meat wrapping. Today, I will show you how to make a simple side dish using it. I still have more peppers left, so I will post another recipe using them later. Expect it. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Yield: 1 Cup

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Potato & Vegetable BokkEum

๊ฐ์ž ์•ผ์ฑ„ ๋ณถ์Œ, GamJa YaChae BokkEum

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Potato and vegetable bokkeum is one of the most common side dishes in Korean lunch boxes. There are several different types depending on how you make it, or what ingredients you use. Today, I will show you my version of fried potato and vegetables bokkeum. I love potatoes, and this is how I like my potatoes as a side dish. Frying just potatoes by themselves tastes great, but if you add other vegetables and especially hot peppers and garlic, it boasts the flavor in the dish. I am happy to share this delicious food with you.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Beef Short Rib Jjim

์†Œ๊ฐˆ๋น„ ์ฐœ, SoGalBi Jjim

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Beef rib jjim, called “SoGalBi Jjim (์†Œ๊ฐˆ๋น„ ์ฐœ)” in Korean, is a popular traditional holiday or party food in Korea. Since it takes some time for the preparation, marination, and cooking, Koreans usually save this dish for special days. The meat is tender and delicious with a sweet and salty flavor to it. Many people requested this dish, so I am very excited to share my beef rib jjim recipe with you. Try it someday.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Eggplant NaMul

๊ฐ€์ง€ ๋‚˜๋ฌผ, GaJi NaMul

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Summer is eggplant season, and Eggplant NaMul is a delicious, quick side dish that you can make for your meal. If you can’t eat spicy food, you can skip the spicy ingredients for this recipe. Try it someday. ๐Ÿ™‚ It is especially good if you have eggplants coming out of your ears, and if so, you might want to try one of my older recipes: Eggplant Bokkeum. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Yield: 2 Cups

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Cannellini Bean GwaJa

์ƒํˆฌ ๊ณผ์ž, SangTu GwaJa

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Cannellini bean cookies, called SangTu GwaJa in Korean, can easily be found in Korean bakeries. The Korean name is interesting because “sangtu” means a married man’s haircut – a topknot. “Gwaja” is a type of snack food like cookies or chips. Since these cookies look like topknot haircuts, Koreans called them “sangtu gwaja.” Another unique thing about this recipe is that there is no flour in it, which makes it great for those who have an allergy to wheat. My husband said he was surprised that there are no grains used to make them when he tried them for the first time. The main ingredients are: cannellini bean paste (a.k.a. white kidney beans) and almond powder. They are very tasty and sweet cookies. The texture is slightly chewy, but mostly, it is cake-like: as if they have flour in it.

Yield: 50 Pieces

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