This airy, fluffy bread has the flavor and aroma of Korean traditional rice liquor but is alcohol-free. Best of all: no kneading whatsoever, just mix, rise, and steam.
I’m introducing you to jujube ginger tea today! I’ve been using jujubes in my cooking for years, so you have probably seen them in my recipes. This time it’s the main ingredient in this tea, something I have been drinking every day these days. There are a lot of health benefits to jujubes and Koreans […]
These days when you go to a grocery store in New York City beautiful asparagus is everywhere because it’s in peak season, and usually on sale, too! We have to take advantage of this, right? I went to my local Whole Foods and I chose good-looking asparagus with thin and long stems, to make this […]
Earthy, flavorful, and savory, stir-fried fernbrake, or gosari-namul, has always been one of my favorite sidedishes. I always have it in my bibimbap and I regularly have it as a side dish to rice. Recently I went to Goun temple in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province in Korea to learn about Korean Buddhist temple cuisine, and this […]
Today let’s make an easy, delicious, hearty and super-nutritious recipe for mung bean porridge called nokdu-juk (녹두죽)! The mild, smooth, and soft porridge is not only comforting but also nutty and filling. Korean cuisine has a lot of different kind of porridges (in Korean:죽 juk), and I showed you many of them already. Nokdu-juk is […]
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?? : )
Hello everybody! I know some of you have been waiting for my doenjang and ganjang recipes for a long time! Today I feel a real sense of achievement to release this recipe here. It’s one of the recipes in my cookbook, and whether you have my book or not, this video and recipe should still be useful to you. […]
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.
