Basic Ingredients
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- February 3, 2010 at 2:42 am #49286Hae-MiMember
Does anybody know the basic korean recipes i should be keeping around my house?
- February 3, 2010 at 7:55 am #53247koralex90Participant
Basic Korean cooking ingredients include:
1. Sesame Oil
2. Hot Pepper Powder
3. Hot Pepper Powder
4. Dried Anchovies
5. Garlic
6. Short-Grain Rice
7. Soy Sauce
8. Soy Bean Paste
9. Sesame Seeds
10. Tofu
11. Green Onions
12. Kimchi
I think if you have these basic ingredients, you can make almost any dish on Maangchi’s site.
- February 3, 2010 at 8:13 am #53248ReinierMember
Also, dried shii-take mushrooms.
Very conventient and you can keep them almost forever.
- February 4, 2010 at 1:48 am #53249jeaniem23Participant
I would also suggest Kelp
- February 4, 2010 at 5:15 pm #53250sirdanilotMember
Don’t forget to buy hot pepper paste (gochujang).
- February 8, 2010 at 8:44 pm #53251laughladyXDMember
Is there another way to distinguish “short-grain” rice at my local Asian Market? I can’t tell the difference between a lot of the selections.
- February 9, 2010 at 6:04 am #53252samyoowellMember
1. Sesame Oil (cham gereum)
2. Hot Pepper Powder (gochu garu)
3. Hot Pepper Paste (gochu jang)
4. Dried Anchovies (myul chi)
5. Garlic (ma neul)
6. Soy Sauce (jo seon gan jang)
7. Soup Soy Sauce (gook gan jang)
8. Soy Bean Paste (dwen jang)
8. Sesame Seeds (crushed and uncrushed) (kke)
9. Green Onions (pa)
To be realistic, in my opinion, a lot of the recipes that are posted on Maangchi’s site take a lot of time and effort. There are more normative foods that are really basic. I would say the basic recipes would have to be like knowing how to make kimchi, kimchi stew (kimchi jjige), dwenjang jjige’s, also all the basic soups like mi yuk guk (seaweed soup), kong namool guk (bean sprout soup), moo gook (radish soup).
- February 9, 2010 at 11:47 pm #53253Pure_HapaMember
Korean recipes are more time-consuming than some cuisines, granted. But I find that Maangchi’s recipes lean toward simplicity.
Laughlady, just ask for rice that Koreans and Japanese eat.
- August 17, 2012 at 9:43 am #53254MaangchiKeymaster
I added new section “The beginner’s gude to Korean cooking”. Check this out.
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