Maangchi's cookbooks


Which to get? I suggest my second book, Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking because it has the most recipes, but my first book has recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces!
Maangchi's recipes by category:Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
My most popular Korean recipes
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Kimchi
Traditional-style spicy fermented whole-leaf cabbage kimchi
김치 -
Easy Kimchi
A traditional, simpler, & faster way to make kimchi
막김치 -
Japchae
Stir fried noodles with vegetables
잡채 -
Kkwabaegi
Twisted Korean doughnuts
꽈배기 -
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
순두부찌개 -
Yachaejeon
Vegetable pancake
야채전 -
Jjajangmyeon
Noodles with blackbean sauce
짜장면 -
Tteokbokki
Hot and spicy rice cakes
떡볶이 -
Dakgangjeong
Crispy and crunchy chicken
닭강정 -
Gimbap (aka Kimbap)
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 -
Kimchi-jjigae
Kimchi stew
김치찌개 -
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
Kimchi fried rice
김치볶음밥 -
Bibimbap
Rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste
비빔밥 -
Garaetteok
Long, cylinder-shaped rice cake
가래떡 -
Kimchijeon
Kimchi pancake
김치전
Dear Maangchi ! I have a girlfriend – a pen friend and she lives in Ukraine. There are few Korean restaurants in this country, but there are absolutely no shops with ingredients and spices of Korean cuisine! What is the easiest way to cook the simplest kimchi from the minimum number of products in Ukraine (vegetables: white cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, sweet peppers, bitter red pepper, beet, radishes, lettuce, onion. And from spices: Anise, Asafoetida, Badian, Basil, Barberry, Vanilla Pod, Carnation, Hibiscus, Mustard, Mushroom Mower, Ivan Tea, Ginger, Cabbage, Cardamom, Coriander, Cinnamon, Cumin, Sesame, Turmeric, Bay Leaf, Lyon, Lemon Grass, Onions, Majoram, Juniper berry, Carrot, Mint, Oregano, Nutmeg, Fenugreek, Paprika , Pasternak, Pepper, Pepper Exotic, Parsley, Rosemary, Beetroot, Celery, Sumy, Thyme, Cumin, Tomato, Dill, Ucho-suneli, Fennel, Horseradish, Savory, Garlic, Sage, Shambhala, Saffron, Tarragon (seeds) Goji Berries).
Hi maangchi! I correspond with a beautiful girl from Ukraine. She writes that she cannot buy the right ingredients for making maangchi recipes in the capital Kiev. Do you think and when are you planning to expand your network of stores in Ukraine? There are a few Korean restaurants, but my pal tried Korean cuisine and wants to learn how to cook Korean dishes.
Hi Maangchi,
I am sooo happy I found your videos. I ordered your book and just got it in the mail. I am half Korean and was never taught to cook my family’s food before. Anytime we want to eat Korean food, we have to go to a Korean Restaurant. I can now cook those meals for my family. I plan to go to the Korean store tomorrow and pick up my essential ingredients. 나는 잘 먹을 것이다.
Hi Maangchi,
I am seeing your channel first time today. Korean food is really awaesome. I will like to get your e cookery book. But shipping things from amazon to Nigeria is always a problem. May be when Biafra is restored we will stand a better chance. I want to start trying korean food if i can lay my hand on the ingredients. I will try soyamilk first. Do you have videos on weight loss food. I will keep exploring you channel. Thank you. Favour. Nigeria – Biafra.
Hi Maangchi! Korean cooking newbie here! I don’t know why I just found your website and youtube channel! I wish I had found them sooner. ;D I love watching your shows. Thank you so much for showing how to cook octopus. It’s one of my favorite dishes. I’ve tasted Spanish, Mexican and Thai versions and now I can’t wait to try and make it myself Korean style! Super excited!
Hello maangchi! A avid k-drama fan and really love the culture as well the foods korean make (17 years old last sept 12 hohoho). Due to our long weekends, I’m finding well rated recipes in youtube then suddenly I found yours. And today, I’m currently fond of watching your korean cooking videos last wednesday. And yes after watching almost 20 of your videos, I decided to cook kwabaeggi since it look so easy but I struggled twisting the dough perfectly like yours hahaha. Well, thank you! I’d made my family happy. Next time, I’ll make garaeddeok, ggongal ppang, bibimbap, heotteok, dakgangjeong, bokkeumbap, gyeran ppang, kkampunji, gimbap, eomuk and gamjajeon.. Hihi. Thank you maangchi!
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I just found your comment today! Continued success in Korean cooking!
Hello maangchi,
i’m new to korean cooking. i want to make kimchi, but i don’t think i can get fish sauce in india easily so what can i do? Is there any ingredient that can replace the fish sauce?
Your cooking is so good and i’m very happy to find your blog!!
cheers from India!!
You can use soup soy sauce and a bit of salt. Are you sure there is no Korean or Asian grocery stores near you? There are some near Delhi.
There is no need.u can buy fish sauce from a big Spencer’s shop.it has all of the ingredients like fish sauce ,oyster sauce etc
Or u can even buy online
안녕하세요 Maangchi!
You use always “CUP” as unit…. I wonder how many “ml” or “cl” one cup is!
Please let me know because it is hard to follow your recipes without having such nice cups!
Cheers from Germany,
Marcus
1 cup = 250ml
1/2 cup = 125ml
1/3 cup = 80ml
1/4 cup = 60ml
These are rounded up!
Actually I’m using USA measuring cups. My 1 cup is 240 ML.
Annyeonghaseyo Maangchi ssi :) I’m your new avid fan. Just started watching your cooking videos this month August(can’t remembered what exact date, hehehe!). I’m curious about what’s the taste of Korean dishes that i see on Korean dramas. So this afternoon, I bought Hot Red Pepper Paste in a grocery store inside of a mall. It’s my first precious Korean ingredient that i found. But can’t find Hot Chili Pepper Flakes, they have only Chili Powder. Day after tomorrow, I’ll look for a Korean Grocery store so that i can start your delicious recipes to cook and I’ll post the photos here on your site. Planning to buy Korean Grill also. Thank you very much Maangchi :)
I found out that the packaging of some hot pepper flakes (gochugaru) have it translated as “hot pepper powder. Check out the inside, please. Usually you can see through the package.
The only difference between hot pepper flakes and powder is coarseness. If they are coarse flakes, they are hot pepper flakes. If they are really like powder, that’s hot pepper powder. I use hot pepper flakes in almost all of my Korean cooking. I use hot pepper powder only when I make gochujang (hot pepper paste).
Hot pepper flakes
Hot pepper powder
Thank you Maangchi for giving us the info about the difference between Pepper flakes and Pepper Powder. I don’t want to use other ingredient. I’m strict on cooking because i want to feel and the real taste as yours :)
I am waiting on your next recipe tomorrow August 29. See you soon! LOL!
Gamsahabnida Maangchi :)
Dear Maangchi.
For my slumber party i want it korean themed. any tips or ideas. Im thinking of making jajanmyeon or baechu gook but i cant decide. Also could i use the same ingredients and spices for american beef than korean beef.
Jjajangmyeon is a good choice for a large group of people. You need 2 large pots. One for sauce, the other for noodles. You can add some vegetable dishes like kongnamul muchim and sigeumchi namul if you want.
Kongnamul muchim (Soybean sprout side dish): https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kongnamul-muchim
Sigeumchi namul (Spinach side dish):
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/sigumchi-namul
Drove by a ‘specialty grocier’, to me anyways, and then spent an hour and ahalf in awe! So happy, love food, but know very little of Korean cooking.
Would appreciate some help for a beginner and I have caucasian taste buds and want to explore!
Have cooked many ethnic things over the years but have not gotten to the Asian ‘daily meals’. Only things offered in restaurants. Not many around me.
Hope I don’t sound like a fool, because I REALLY want to go get those beautiful ingredients and cook away! Thx, Mary
Hi Mary, I’m very happy to hear that this section helps you. It sounds like you love cooking and delicious and healthy food. Good luck with your Korean cooking! : )
I have a Korean food shop near my school where I buy my ingredients. They come shipped all the way from South Korea.
P.S. I loove this website! It’s so reliable and informative. I’m going to the Dakjuk. It looks delicious. ^_^
Dakjuk is a good choice! You don’t need any particular Korean ingredients to make it. https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/dakjuk
Dear maangchi,
Can we roast white sesame seeds at home and store it and keep it in fridge? Or roasting has to be done immediately before preparing food?if yes,how long will roasted sesame seeds will last in fridge?
thanks
snigdha
I posted how to roast sesame seeds here. https://www.maangchi.com/ingredients/sesame-seeds
1.Wash 1 cup of sesame seeds in a colander with running water. Drain.
2.Heat a pan or wok over medium to low heat and pour the washed sesame seeds into it.
3.Stir with a wooden spoon until evenly golden and crispy. It will pop when it’s cooked. It may take about 10 minutes.
You can keep it in the fridge up to about 2 months.
I usually put about 1/2 cup of roasted sesame seeds in a jar or container and keep them in my spice drawer, and I keep the leftover sesame seeds in the freezer. When my sesame seeds container is empty, I fill it with the sesame seeds from the freezer.
Hello Maangchi!
Thank you so much for these handy little guides. Now I’ll know exactly what I need to buy.
Your recipes are a real blessing for those of us who can’t eat wheat gluten. So many of your recipes are gluten free, yet they have so much wonderful flavor. :D
Thank you! : )