I made this pan-fried seasoned Spanish mackerel on a trip to Mexico where I bought the fish early in the morning from fishermen coming in from the ocean, but it’s really an old recipe that I used to make for my children’s lunchboxes. Savory and just a little sweet, it’s a big hit with kids (and adults, too) : )
Let me introduce you to Dubu-gangjeong (두부강정), sweet, spicy, and crunchy tofu! It’s part of Korean Buddhist temple cuisine. When I went to Korea to study their cooking techniques and dishes I tasted it many times. I had it in an upscale, expensive temple cuisine restaurant in Seoul and in Buddhist temple in the mountain, […]
Today I’m going to introduce you to a very easy but incredibly addictive side dish. If you love anything a little salty like the sea a little and stinky like squid, you’ll fall in love with ojingeo-silchae-bokkeum (오징어실채볶음), or crunchy squid threads. It’s tastes sweet, crunchy, and a little salty, and once you start eating […]
This spicy tofu is juicy, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and tastes meaty even though it’s totally vegetarian. It also has over 5 million views on YouTube and is a favorite in households around the world. Who says tofu is boring?? : )
Today I’m going to show my my all-time favorite fast and easy recipe for a quick, spicy salad that can be made from a head of lettuce. When my napa cabbage kimchi gets old and sour, I sometimes crave a fresher kimchi that’s not so aged. Sangchu-geotjeori is a bright, spicy, lightly seasoned lettuce salad […]
Patricia posted the above photo on the Korean Food Community on G+. As soon as I saw it I got a flood of good memories. When I lived in Korea, I used to go to a Korean restaurant that would create traditional table settings like this, with rice and 30 side dishes! This kind of […]
Today’s recipe is a sweet, sour, and spicy mushroom dish with water dropwort, called Beoseot minari chomuchim. It’s a variation of a popular traditional Korean dish that’s prepared the same way but uses squid instead of mushrooms (called ojingeo minari chomuchim), and something I came up with in my hotel room in Sydney, Australia during my […]
Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple but delicious Korean side dish: crispy and salty roasted seaweed sheets. Called gim-gui (김구이) in Korean, they are a common item in lunchboxes because they taste great and are a good source of protein, vitamin, minerals, and fiber. Their saltiness also makes them a great accompaniment […]
Hi everybody! I’m introducing you to a very very simple, fast, and delicious recipe today! Myeolchi-muchim is a simple dish that you can make in a few minutes. It’s made with crispy dried anchovies, and once they’re coated with the delicious seasoning mixture I’m going to show you, they make for an awesome, delectable, easy-to-make […]
If you’re a fan of Korean gochujang, the spicy, sweet, savory, pungent paste that’s used so often in Korean cooking, you’re going to love yak-gochujang. It’s gochujang fried with beef, honey, sesame oil and pine nuts, and will totally knock your socks off! Yak-gochujang looks simple, but it’s a very special dish. “Yak” means medicine […]
Let’s learn how to make delicious mumallaengi-muchim today! It’s a Korean banchan (side dish) that’s very common in a Korean dosirak (lunch box). The main ingredient is mumallaengi – Korean white radishes, cut into pieces 3-4 inch long and ¼ inch thick and dried in the sun. You can buy packaged mumallaengi in Korean grocery stores. […]
