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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
Is there a substitute for barley that can be used.
Hello Maangchi!
I have a lot of Jasmine Long grain rice in my cupboard, do you think that would work for this recipe?
I visited Seoul a year ago December and bought so much of the nut candy while I was there and could not figure our why the flavor was different from what I grew up eating (nut brittles). Now I know and I am SO excited.
Not having a rice cooker I did the old fashioned way and being ambitious I doubled the recipe. Followed your instructions and I now have 2 beautiful quarts of rice syrup! Next up…Crunchy nut candy!
“I now have 2 beautiful quarts of rice syrup!” Fantastic! I made rice syrup recently, too!
Good luck with making delicious Crunchy nut candy (Yeot-gangjeong)!
Hi Maangchi!!
Thanks again for all your wonderful recipes. I have a question concerning barley malt powder: is it absolutely necessary for making rice syrup? I wanted to make the crunchy nut candy, so I bought the nuts, and forgot that barley malt powder was needed. I’m gluten sensitive so I try avoiding it as much as possible and I actually don’t know where to find b
* where to find barley malt powder where I live (almost the middle of nowhere regarding korean ingredients :p ).
So, can I skip it, or can I replace it with something else?
(sorry for the splitted comment..)
Yes, you need barley malt powder to make rice syrup. Check out a Korean grocery store in your area and good luck! https://www.maangchi.com/shopping/france
I dumped the failed ‘try’ and remade using the right rice and it turned out beautifully. It’s been two days and its almost done! My hubby already asking when I’ll make more, he’s been putting it on toast lol…
You are such a passionate cook because you made this again even though the first try didn’t work. Happy cooking!
can you pls tell me exactly which rice did you use?
I tried this today, and failed! Electric stove was difficult to guage the right temperature. Will try again :(
Also, can medium grain rice be used? I couldn’t find any small grain in the store. Thank you.
I wonder if this can substitute for corn syrup in pecan pie. Thanks.
wow, this was so fun to make! I made it in my Instant Pot and it worked perfectly. it tastes delicious!
Hi deedle2038! Congratulations on making the rice syrup! Did you do the recipe exactly, or did you double it? 1 1/2 cups seems a small amount. For cooking the liquid, did you use the pressure cooker setting as shown in the pics? I tired the stove top method today and it didn’t work :(
Thanks.
I made it just as the recipe states. I ended up with about 1.75 cups, which is all I wanted. and yes, I used the pressure cooker settings as shown. I hope it works for you!
I have a mini Instant Pot that only holds 3 quarts (I only feed 2 people); if you have a regular 6 quart one, I’m sure you can double it. good luck!