Gang-doenjang (강된장) is a reduced and thickened fermented soybean paste stew, usually served as a dipping sauce for Korean lettuce wraps (ssam:쌈). It’s earthy, savory, and hearty, and full of fresh chopped vegetables and a bit of meat and/or seafood. The best way to eat it is with some freshly-made multigrain rice and wrapped in fresh, […]
Today’s recipe is hot and spicy and great for summertime; it’s Korean-style spicy BBQ chicken. It will be welcome at any family barbecue or get-together with your friends. I made it with chicken drumettes but you could use any chicken for this, as long as the pieces are small and can absorb the spicy sauce well. […]
I visited Paris last month as a last-minute vacation. I really wanted to meet my Parisian readers! We had a potluck meetup and it was a big success. You can check out my meetup video mixed with my buchu-kimchi video here. I’ve been to Paris a few times in my life, and I’ve always been […]
Today I’m going to show you how to make a delicious Korean crab stew called kkotgetang (꽃게탕). You can enjoy not only sweet crab meat but also the spicy, savory, and hearty broth and soft, chunky, earthy vegetables. Rice, kkotgetang, and a few more side dishes will make for a complete and delicious typical Korean meal. This stew is ideally […]
Koreans have long salted and preserved yellow corvina (gulbi: 굴비), as a way to make them more delicious and keep them longer. Yeong-gwang, in South Jeolla province, is especially well-known for gulbi and you’ll see large racks of them there, drying in the sun and ocean breeze. They can be found sold frozen in the […]
I was honored to be invited by the Decatur Book Festival this year to do a cooking demo and book signing. It’s one of the biggest book festivals in the US, and I was excited by the idea of going to Decatur, Georgia, which I had never been to (and is part of Atlanta), and also […]
Hello my cookbook purchasers! Have you enjoyed some recipes from my cookbook? Yes! I know many of you have already made delicious dishes from the cookbook! I’m very excited whenever I get messages from you guys about it, or see your photos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and your own blogs. I wanted to make a […]
Hello everybody! You’re all invited to my cookbook launch party in New York City! May 19th is a very important date for me because my cookbook “Maangchi’s Real Korean Cooking” will be sold in bookstores on that day! I gotta celebrate the day with you instead of staying at home. Without you, I would never have thought […]
This spicy grilled squid is a favorite in Korean bars, and if you’ve ever been to one, you couldn’t have missed it. A huge grilled squid covered in shiny, juicy, spicy sauce in the middle of a table full of drinkers. It’s not a dish you eat alone, you share it with friends, the more […]
A simple, quick-to-make, authentic Korean recipe made with bok choy, available anywhere in the USA? Sounds good! It’s soft, savory, juicy and beautiful, a great side dish to make when you’re in a hurry. Ever since I published this recipe it’s been a big hit with everyone who tried it.
Do you like lobster? Do you like gimbap? Then you’ll love this recipe: it’s simple to make and a real delicacy. I had always wanted to visit Maine to taste their great seafood: lobsters, crabs, oysters, and clams, so recently I took a road trip through New England. It’s a really pretty part of America, especially in […]
My readers requested this recipe so many times that I became a budae-jjigae expert, reluctantly. Now I love it: it’s hot, spicy, savory, salty, meaty, and most of all, it’s so enticing to eat when it’s bogeul-bogeul boiling with all your friends and family together around the table.
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.
