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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!
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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
My most recent recipes
Egg rice
Jun 3rd
Spicy cod fillets
Apr 20th
Soybean paste stew with beef
Mar 23rd
Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds
Mar 9th
Hi Maangchi!
I’ve been following your recipe for 2 years and I’m in love with Korean dishes now! haha
I just wanna ask you for this dish, can I use corn starch instead of potato starch? Thanks! :D
yes, you can use corn starch, too. Good luck!
Wow! Looks really delicious! I really want to try to make it :)
Do you think it is ok to use chicken thigh?
Thank you so much for the recipe
yes, chicken thigh or a whole chicken will work perfectly.
Yumm~~ you don’t know how excited I was to watch this video Maangchi xD
By chance, do you know how to make hand-pulled noodles? If you do, please make a video! I bet it will be very entertaining to watch! ^^
Hi Maryanne365,
Are you looking for “hand torn” noodle soup? If so, Maangchi has a recipe for it here:
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/sujebi
I hope this helps!
Dave
Hi Maangchi,
Is there any reason why you didn’t use food processor to knead the dough?
Yum! It’s before lunchtime for me and I am craving kalguksu now! When I was growing up, my grandma used to make kalguksu often. And I don’t think I’ve had kalguksu that matched up to hers. I’ve actually been searching for good kalguksu places in my area, but most are just meh. I’ll have to try making it soon. My (paternal) grandma was a good cook, my mom is a horrible cook, and me…thankfully I didn’t take after my mom’s culinary talents haha.
Looks so delicious Maangchi !! Esp ,the spicy version .. i am going to have to try the spicy version soon !!
Oh so yummy looking Maangchi! I love kalguksu! The last picture with the chili mixing in with the noodles look so mouth watering. I will have to try making the noodles from scratch. I love going to a local Korean noodle house and i always order their spicy seafood kalguksu. Amazing!
I cannot wait to try the Korean version of this classic comfort food. I bet it will be the best soup in the world. Seeing you make noodles brought back memories of when my grandmother made homemade noodles – it was a treat. I will be thinking of both of you as I make my first noodles.
Thanks, Maangchi!
Wow…this recipe looks amazing. This is something I crave occasionally but I didn’t have a good recipe for it till now! Homemade noodles make this so special!!! And I love chicken broth!! Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic recipe, Maangchi!!! xoxo
At the risk of being foolish, do you think that the noodle shop could be using alkaline noodles (like ramen)? Even if not, if you have any recipes for alkaline/ramen noodles, I would love to see it.
What kind of starch can I use?
Ops! Hehehe…. I know the answer….
Kalguksu!!!! Finally!!!! Maangchi you don’t know for how long I have been waiting for this. I loved your sujebi recipe, and ever since then I was looking for recipe for kalguksu. When I was visiting my parents-in-law in Seoul, we visited a friend and his wife served us Kalguksu with makgeoli… Best~~
Gonna try it soon!
hi Maangchi! I love Korean food and been making lots of Korean dishes thanks to you!
Soondubu, yukkejjan, seaweed salad, bean sprout banchan, etc! My local favorite Korean restaurant has a very similar chicken noodle soup like this one and they’re delicious so I’m so glad you posted this recipe. This will be my next Korean food challenge!
Question:
Do you think the dough will be okay if I freeze half of it and use it another time? I’ve never made my own noodles before so I don’t know how it’s going to turn out if I froze it.
Happy cooking!
My husband had never tried Korean food… and didn’t want to UNTIL I made some of your recipes. Now… my WHOLE FAMILY is addicted to Korean food… but mostly, we are addicted to your recipes! :) We really are your big fans in Syracuse, Maangchi! If you are ever here, we want to host you! <3 Thank you for sharing your talents and sweet spirit!
Oh, Maangchi, what a wonderful soup! I must make this today – it has been so cold and rainy, but is sunny now, tho still cold. Of course, I will make the spicy version. ; 0 )
Your tears of joy are amazing! Wow, what feeling. So real and so touching. Wow!
Have a great day, Maangchi!
omg, you must be a passionate cook! Good luck with making delicious kalguksu!
Totally true, Maangchi. Totally true.