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Spicy Grilled Korean Chicken
Here’s another Korean BBQ option for your summer grilling! This spicy chicken bulgogi recipe is so flavorful, and I am confident that it will become one of your grill favorites. Not a spicy lover? Not...
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Dak Kalguksu (Chicken Noodle Soup)
It’s been extremely hot and humid here! I previously mentioned the Korean idea of cooling off and boosting energy with boiling hot chicken soups, such as samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) and dak...
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Yangnyeom Gejang (Spicy Raw Crabs)
Yangnyeom gejang (양념게장) is a spicy marinated raw crab dish. As I mentioned in my ganjang gejang (간장게장) recipe, gejang (게장) is a traditional dish that used to be marinated in a very salty soy sauce...
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KCON 2015 Los Angeles
Last weekend, I was in Los Angeles, California for KCON 2015! I held two cooking workshops on tasty Korean street food — tteokbokki and mini gimbap. This was my second year at KCON, and I felt...
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Korean Temple Food and Hobak Mandu
I recently had the opportunity to interview with a Korean TV network, BTN – Buddhist Television Network. BTN sent a team of four people to travel and film a documentary about Korean temple cuisine in...
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Tofu Bibimbap
One of the nice things about bibimbap is its versatility. It can be made in many different ways with any combination of vegetables and proteins. Whether you use leftover side dishes from previous...
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Ueong Jorim (Braised Burdock Root)
Autumn is a good time to start eating more root vegetables. Burdock root (ueong, 우엉) is very popular in Korea and other Asian countries. It’s full of nutrients and an excellent source of fiber. I love...
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Tofu Gimbap
I’m finally sharing this gimbap recipe I made last summer for visitors from a Korean TV network, BTN (Buddhist Television Network). They were traveling to film a documentary about Korean temple...
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Galbitang (Beef Short Rib Soup)
Galbitang (갈비탕) is a clear soup made with beef short ribs (galbi, 갈비). It’s a hearty, nourishing soup with a delicate flavor. Typically, the ribs are boiled along with Korean radish (mu, 무), onion,...
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The Year in Photos 2015
Bibimbap – I started the year updating the bibimbap post with new photos. This bibimbap recipe is the most popular recipe on my blog! Kimchi soondubu jjigae (순두부 찌개) – It’s a stew made with uncurdled...
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Musaengchae (Sweet and Sour Radish Salad)
I am going to start the new year with this simple Korean radish side dish. Musaengchae (무생채) is a salad like dish that’s made with julienned radish. Typically, it’s made spicy with gochugaru (red...
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Mapo Tofu (Korean-Style)
Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish in which small tofu cubes are braised in a spicy chili bean paste-based sauce. It originated from the Sichuan province that’s known to have cuisine with bold...
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Korean Food for Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday is coming up! I put together ten of my favorite party/snack dishes here to help you try something different for game day this year. Whether you have a few friends over or a large...
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Tteok Sanjeok (Skewered Rice Cake with Beef and Vegetables)
Sanjeok is a variety of jeok – skewered meat and vegetables. Unlike some other jeok varieties, sanjeok is not flour- or egg-battered. The ingredients are skewered and then grilled or pan-fried. Tteok...
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Haemul Jeongol (Spicy Seafood Hot Pot)
It has been bitterly cold around here over the last few days, and it’s snowing again today. Luckily, it’s Presidents Day holiday in the U.S., so I don’t have to leave the house! Cold winter days call...
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Seafood Doenjang Jjigae
It’s been over 5 years since I last posted a doenjang jjigae (된장찌개) recipe, which is a staple stew made with fermented soybean paste, doenjang. It was a very basic doenjang jjigae recipe, that I made...
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Mini Gimbap (Mayak Gimbap)
This child-size gimbap (or kimbap) is called ggoma gimbap (꼬마김밥) because of its small size. Ggoma means a little one or little kid in Korean. It’s also known as mayak gimbap (마약김밥). Mayak means...
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Tteokgalbi (Korean Short Rib Patties)
Today, I’m excited to feature very special pottery from Huue Craft Store. It was a pleasant surprise when I received an email from Mr. Choi, at Huue Craft, about sponsoring my blog with this beautiful...
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Tuna Gimbap
Here’s another gimbap (김밥) recipe! This time, it’s tuna gimbap made with canned tuna (chamchi, 참치, in Korean). In the past, I’ve posted classic gimbap, myulchu gimbap, and mini gimbap. The tuna...
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Baechu Geotjeori (Fresh Kimchi)
Last month, I introduced a salad-like kimchi called geotjeori (겉절이) using baby bok choy. Geotjeori is basically a kimchi that’s made to be eaten fresh without fermentation. As such, the vegetables are...
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