Thanks again for another great side dish Maangchi! I substitute bitter melon instead of the cucumber. I’ve discovered that the bitterness of the melon is removed when it is seated with the salt. So, the final outcome is the bitter melon is not bitter anymore and goes perfectly with the taste of the mung bean sprouts. Amazing! I can’t wait to introduce this dish to my wife who is a vegetarian.
The recipe for mung bean sprouts with cucumber side dish (sukju-oi-namul: 숙주오이나물) is here!
Have a cool photo you want to share?
Which to get? Both are best sellers and either one is a good choice if you want to learn Korean home cooking. Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking 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, more photos, and more variety.
Essential Korean dish
Banchan makes the meal
Our most important grain
Savory & simple
Tteok for every occasion
Jjigae is our comfort food
Long noodles = long life!
Guk at every meal
Soft tofu stew
Seaweed paper rolls
Special sweet stuff
Consider these mains
Korean dumplings
Drinking food
The Korean way to grill
Double-deliciousness
Nutritious & convenient
Quick & fun
Anyone can make these!
Dosirak made with love
These could be first
Taste of centuries
Korean cuisine basics
Preserved side dishes
Quick-brined
I love spicy food :)
There are plenty!
For meat lovers
Surrounded by the sea
Some new dishes to try
Our most delicious
No fish, meat or chicken
No animal products at all
From Buddhist temples
Chinese style Korean
Quick dishes on the run
Breads & pastries
Good for your health!
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Fruits, grains & herbs
Fusion and western food
Using a bitter melon sounds very creative!