You probably know that the recipes on my website are still used in my everyday cooking. This time I’m making hwajeon, disc-shaped pan-cooked rice cake with flowers on top. Whenever I crave some chewy rice cakes, this is my go-to recipe because it’s so easy and fast to make. The rice cakes are sweet and […]
Every Korean lunchbox (dosirak) can use a bit of these spicy stir-fried fish cakes. Spicy, chewy, salty and spicy, kids love them but so do parents. What’s not to love?
Kongnamul-guk is a typical Korean everyday soup. If you see someone who can make delicious kimchi and kongnamu-guk, you can say they’re good at Korean cooking! This version is from my 2009 kongnamulguk video where I post 2 versions: Spicy and non-spicy. I updated my spicy version video and the written recipe on Dec.3 2020. […]
Today’s recipe is for kongnamulguk (soybean sprout soup), which is one of the most common, typical, and popular Korean soups, made with soybean sprouts in a delicious, savory broth. As you know, a Korean meal is composed of rice, soup or stew, and side dishes, so soup has a very important role in Korean cuisine. […]
Abalone porridge (jeonbokjuk) is known as the “king of porridges” in Korea. Not only is it creamy, savory, delicious, hearty, and satisfying, but because they live on the rocks on the bottom of the ocean, abalones are incredibly lean and have almost no fat. They are full of good minerals and vitamins, too. It’s hard to beat […]
Sikhye (rice punch) is a traditional sweet Korean drink made of fermented malt and rice. As the rice ferments, the grains turn white and become spongy, releasing their starch into the liquid, which turns light amber. The punch is never fermented long enough to become alcoholic, and it’s often served as a dessert in Korean […]
Teeokguk (rice cake soup) is a delicious, light but filling soup made of disc-shaped rice cakes in a clearish, milky broth. Koreans traditionally eat it first thing on New Years Day (Jan 1st) and on Seollal (Korean New Year’s Day) for good luck in the coming year!
Ingredients 1 medium size Korean radish, kosher salt, garlic, toasted sesame oil, vegetable oil, shredded red pepper (silgochu). Cut radish into thin strips. Make about 5-6 cups. Heat up a pan and add the radish strips, 1tbs vegetable oil, 1 ts kosher salt, and 1 clove of minced garlic. Sauté for a few minutes. Add […]
If you’re going to have a party or get-together with your friends, one dish you can serve that almost everyone loves is Chinese sweet and sour pork. Koreans have their own Chinese-Korean variation of it called tangsuyuk. It’s crunchy pieces of fried pork coated in a jelly-like sweet and sour sauce filled with colorful fruits and […]
Today’s recipe is for hobakjuk, pumpkin porridge. Sweet, smooth, and comforting, with chewy rice cake balls. Hobakjuk is very popular in Korea in the late fall and winter, and my version is a bit of an upscale version because I stuff some of the rice cake balls with pine nuts and I make a pretty […]
If you love seafood and spicy stews, I’m sure you’ll absolutely love this one, called maeuntang in Korean and spicy fish stew (or soup) in English. It can be made with pretty much any type of fish but most importantly the fish should be fresh! In this recipe and video I use black sea bass, or […]
This rich, delicious dish is great for special occasions like birthdays, Christmas, Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving), or Seollal (New Year’s Day), but you can have it any time you want something amazing. It’s tender, sweet, savory, and irresistible, and the meat is almost falling off the rib bones!
Hoe-deopbap is one of my all-time favorite dishes, so I’m happy to show you how to make it. It’s made with raw fish, rice, and a spicy seasoning sauce – it’s cool and soft and melting in your mouth, and fresh and spicy. The key to this dish is to make sure the fish is […]
Are you looking for something refreshing, light, healthy, and cold cold cold? This is it! These cool cucumber matchsticks in an icy, garlicky, sweet, sour, and salty brine are just the thing.
I heard that there is a huge Korean community in Flushing, so I went there the other day. It took about 40 minutes to ride the subway from Manhattan. I was so excited about visiting there that my heart started beating before getting there even on the subway. Yes, it was surprising scene! I felt […]
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.
