[myulchi: dried anchovies, bokkeum: sauté]
First, I want to thank my growing followers despite my long absence. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a recipe; I’ve been traveling a lot, to Seoul, L.A., Honolulu/Maui and Cleveland (my husband’s hometown). Today, I decided to start with one of my favorite banchans (반찬, side dishes), myulchi-bokkeum (멸치볶음). Continue reading
[jeon: Korean pancakes or dish cooked in oil with flour and egg batter, boochu: Korean or Asian chive]
Over the weekend, my sister-in-law requested that I post pa-jeon (파전), or scallion pancakes. Unfortunately, I used all my scallions to make pa-kimchi (파김치, scallion kimchi) so I decided to make jeon or Korean pancakes with kimchi and boochu (부추, Korean or Asian chives). You can replace the boochu with scallions to make pa-jeon (파전). Continue reading
[ojingau: squid, bokkeum: sauté]
I make my ojingau-bokkeum with my spicy BBQ sauce, the same marinade I use for osam-bulgogi and dubu-kimchi. I usually buy my squid from the farmer’s market, which is much fresher than squid from any other grocery store. Continue reading
[Jeon: Korean pancakes, or vegetables, seafood or meat fried in flour and egg wash]
Jeon is made on every special occasion in Korea such as lunar New Years, jaesa (ancestral memorial services) and parties. It can be made with any ingredient you like such as fish, shrimp, mushrooms, vegetables and meat by simply coating it with flour and an egg wash. Continue reading
[Boogau: dried pollack, Bopuragi: lint]
3 colored Boogau-bopuragi (북어보푸라기) is an elegant dish that was served to Chosun dynasty kings with juk or rice porridge. Boogau-bopuragi literally means dried pollack lint but it is basically dried pollack finely grated into a powder form. Continue reading
[Honghap: mussels, Miyuk: seaweed, Guk: soup, Juk: porridge]
Miyuk-guk (미역국) is a hearty soup made of seaweed known as miyuk. It is surprisingly a very versatile soup that is easy to make and full of nutrition.
[Bajirak: manila clams, Kalguksoo: Korean pasta]
Yesterday, I purposely made more clam stock than I needed when I made soondubu-jjigae. The reason for this was so I could make today’s lunch, bajirak-kalguksoo. Bajirak is a manila clam but you can use cockles or little neck clams, which are easier to find.
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[Soondubu: silken tofu, Jjigae: soup, stew]
I simply love soodubu-jjigae. It is just one of those classic dishes that everybody likes.
[Al= egg or fish roe, Tang = soup]
One of my husband’s favorite tang (탕, soup) is al-tang. He especially loves his grandmother’s al-tang that I will introduce today. This recipe consists only a few ingredients but is delicious. Continue reading
[Boogau= dried pollack, guk= soup]
Koreans are kings of preservation. We salt, cure, ferment and dry ingredients to make them last long but also to enhance their inherent tastes and oftentimes even increase their nutrition. Koreans love dried seafood, which includes dried pollack. Continue reading
GANGNAM KITCHEN 