I love love love this rice dish! I’m not a big fan of barley so I was a bit hesitant to add it in, I almost skipped it but later decided to follow the recipe exactly and then tweak from there. And surprise surprise (or not so much lol) I loved it! Lots of different textures and colours, made a really interesting change from regular white rice and healthier as well with the whole grains. Oh and it’s a million times better than the recipe I tried to invent because I was too impatient to wait for Maangchi’s lol! I added the green peas towards the end of cooking time so they stayed lovely and vibrant green! I served it with doenjang jjigae and homemade kimchi. I’m getting so good at Korean cooking!
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My cookbooks
Which to get? my first book has all the recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces, but my second book Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking has more recipes. Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking.
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
I’m sure your japgokbap photo will make many of my readers smile because it’s so awesome! Each grain looks firm but fluffy! I love all these 3 photos. It’s such a delicious and well balanced meal!
Thanks so much Maangchi, I’m learning from the best!