The milky broth is achieved by simmering for hours and hours. There’s no rule to how many hours you have to boil it, but I can tell you that you need simmer until you get a milky broth, and the bones are smooth with no more meat is sticking to them. The bone marrow should be all boiled away so that there’s a cavity in the center of each bone. The inside of the bones should look like a sponge.
Collard greens are not a familiar vegetable in Korean cuisine. However, since the vegetable is nutritious, healthy, and delicious, I wanted to use it in my cooking. First I tried to make kimchi with it, but it turned out too tough. Then I tried cooked collard greens at a BBQ restaurant in New York and […]
Dried shredded squid are moist and chewy with a strong squid flavor. They are often eaten straight, as a snack. You can find them in the dried seafood section of Korean grocery stores next to the dried squid threads, which are similar but not nearly as soft.
Ojingeochae muchim is one of the most popular side dishes for Korean lunchboxes (“doshirak“). I learned this recipe from my cousin Kyeong in Korea, who was attending university when I was in high school. I couldn’t believe how tasty it was when I tasted her ojingeochae muchim because it was much softer than my own […]
I read an article about ramps in Time magazine today. Ramps are a member of the onion family and are also called “wild garlic.” The article says ramps are getting popular and are considered a delicacy in North America. They’re called “san-maneul” in Korean. San is mountain and maneul is garlic in Korean. They’re grown […]
Hotteok is a flour dough pancake filled with sugar syrup inside. It’s one of the most popular street snacks in Korea. Ok, now it’s time for me to release my hotteok recipe! I used to make hotteok for my children. How often? So many times! When they came home from school, I would surprise them […]
This chicken and chicken soup called Yeonggye-baeksuk in Korean (영계백숙) is a simple, communal dish that’s delicious, filling, and easy to share with many people. It uses a young chicken between 3 and 4 pounds which is boiled and then served with a rice porridge made from the broth. I remember my grandmother on my […]
Warm, creamy, nutty, and healthy, this is the perfect stew for colder weather. Just thinking about a bubbling pot of my grandmother’s kongbiji-jjigae makes me comfortable lol. In this recipe, I make it like she made it. Enjoy!
A traditional, simpler, & faster way to make classic kimchi, done by chopping the cabbage in the beginning. Spicy, fermented, and delicious, it’s a great side dish for any meal!
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.
