Beh-choo Gook - (Napa Soup) - (배추국)

Your shopping list for the day:Green napa (I have NO idea what it's really called in English~ the next time I'm at the K-market I'll take a note of it).White napaKongnamool2 cups green onions1/4 (or less) lb. of beef - NOTE: If you have galbi meat with the bones on hand, use that with 1 more tb of red pepper powder. It tastes better and it will make it kind of like a ooh-guh-ji galbi gook....

Tofu w/Seasoning Sauce - (두부 무침)

Start off by purchasing firm tofu.I start off by cutting it into thirds, then cutting it into 1/4 inch slices.Lightly oil (I use regular Olive Oil) a pan and fry all the tofus until golden brown. Some people will sprinkle salt at this point, but I'm sure I've mentioned before but I try to avoid salt and MSG whenever possible...While the tofu is frying, get your seasonings in order. I LOVE these

Spinach Moochim - Version 1.0 - (시금치무침)

This is probably one of the easiest Korean side dish out there, but I figured there might be people who might still not know how to make it. First start off by filling a medium sized pot with water and bringing it to a strong boil.While the water is boiling, start off with one bunch of spinach, make sure to cut off the tips and wash it thoroughly.In a small bowl mix together the following: 1/2

Yook Gae Jang - 육개장

Note: You can add the egg directly into the soup. I live with a man who absolutely detests eggs, so I tend to always make any eggs "on the side". I made Yook Gae Jang today. I bought all the ingredients earlier in the week, but didn't have time until today to make it. Here's a grocery list of what you need: Beef flank steak (anywhere from 1.25-2 lbs. of it) Bean sprouts

Pickled Jalapenos

We ate shabu shabu AGAIN for dinner tonight because it was just SO good yesterday. We had all the left over veggies and one more meat package so dinner tonight was a cinch. Munchkin ate SOOOOO much. Whew! Anyhow, after such a breezy dinner I decided to make a couple of banchans for the week. I've been meaning to make this for a while, but I never had a pickling jar, so I kept putting it

Pickle Moochim - (오이 무침)

The hot summer days have been making me crave cold pickles. I made two kinds today. Let's start with the pickle moo-chim first.I used three Korean pickles today. I think this kind of pickle can be found at any Korean market, but you can use regular pickles if that's all you can find. I just prefer these because the skin is less bitter. I peeled off only half the skin because I like to leave

Shabu Shabu - (샤부 샤부)

The MR and I couldn't decide what to eat today, so I decided to make some Shabu Shabu at home. It's probably the simplest dinner to make.You can purchase Shabu Shabu meat at almost any Korean market or even Ranch 99.I always buy this pre-made sauce that they sell at the K-market.I take some moo pieces and puree it in my food processor.Then I just add a little to the sauce and it's done.Once the

Ssam Jang - (쌈장)

Part two of dinner tonight involved the galbi I marinaded yesterday. I wanted to eat it with some homemade ssam jang.I use 1 Korean pepper (a jalapeno will do too), 1/4 onion, handful of garlic cloves, and some green onions.I was running low on gochujang, so I decided to recycle the container and I added approximately 2x as much dwenjang (soy bean paste) to it. Let's just say about 3 tb of

Kimchi Jjigae - (김치 찌개)

My husband is quite pleased that I decided to start a food blog because it gives me more incentive to cook. =) The constant question of, "What should I make for dinner tonight?" is quite annoying for me. On the days that I don't want to think about dinner I end up resorting to kimchi jjigae. I'm sure everyone has their own version of kimchi jjigae but I thought I would share my version

Galbi Tang - (갈비탕)

Start off by draining the blood from some galbi meat. Just wash some galbi and put into a pot of cold water. Change the pot every 15 minutes or so for about 45 minutes. Normal galbi tang uses the large beef short ribs used for galbi jim, but I just used galbi that I had left aside from marinading earlier today.Total Cook Time: 3 hoursI love these little tea bags they sell at the Japanese

Galbi Marinade - with Pineapple - (파인아뿔 갈비 양념)

I realized that I never put up a recipe for Galbi online. I normally just make everything by taste and I do different things each time, so I guess it never crossed my mind to put up a recipe. Anyhow, while I was marinading some galbi today, I decided to write everything down. I will call this Pineapple Galbi Marinade. There are other ways I marinade it, so I will post those recipes up when the

Dduk Gook - 떡국

Every time I take my son to the K-market with me, he INSISTS on buying dduk. However, since those packages are pretty big, he's only able to finish about 1/3 of it. This means that I'm faced with the predicament of thinking of ways to use it up. I usually just make dduk-bbok-ggi (don't you just love Konglish?). But today, I decided to make dduk gook instead.You need meat (I bought galbi

Galchi Jorim - Steamed Hairtail - (갈치조림)

Growing up, my mom used to always make this for us. To be honest, I don't think I've had it since I lived with my mom many, many years ago. While I was spending the day at her house today, all of a sudden I had a craving for this........so I asked her how to make it. Then I headed off to the K-market to buy the ingredients and attempt it at home for the first time. You need moo,

Kimchi Gooksoo - (김치 비빔 국수)

I made yulmoo bibim gooksoo today. You can pretty much make this however you want with whatever kimchi you have on hand. I just happened to have yulmoo kimchi in the fridge that needed to be used up.First make the cho gochujang sauce. You can even buy ready made sauce. I used 6 tb gochujang, 2.5 tb vinegar, 1.5 tb sugar and then I threw in some sesame seeds to give it texture. Set this aside

Ojinguh Bokeum - Squid Stir Fry - (오징어 볶음)

I bought 3 o-jing-uhs that day and I forgot to ask the ahjusshi to clean it. EWWWWWWWWWWW. I had to clean it for the first time. It was quite gooey and sticky...First I made the marinade, it's almost exactly like the nakji bokeum recipe I posted earlier.3 tb gochujang1 tb red pepper powder1 tb soy sauce1/2 tb sesame seeds2 tb minced garlic2 tb sugar1 tsp sesame oildash of pepperThen you set

Bool Gogi - (불고기 양념)

Needed:1 cup soy sauce2 cups water3 tb sesame seeds2 tb sesame oil6 tb sugar3 tb minced garlic1/2 teaspoon pepper1 tablespoon rice winegreen onions - however much you want1/2 onion1/2 asian pearI started off by putting just under one cup of soy sauce in my measuring cup. Later I did a taste test and added more soysauce, so I think 1 full cup would be perfect.Then I filled it up to the 3 cup line

Lamb Chops glazed with brown Sugar

After I discovered this recipe online at Allrecipes.com last year, it has become a family staple.I buy my lamb chops at Whole Foods and the butcher cuts the meat into 2 bones per chop. This recipe is for about 2 lbs. of lamb.I just take my heavy duty knife and cut them up individually, then wash each lamp chop thoroughly and pat it dry.In a separate bowl I mix the following ingredients which is

Beef Tomato Stew

Obviously, this isn't a Korean recipe, but I thought I would share it anyway. The cold weather made me want to make some of my beef/tomato/bean soup. It's just something I started to do when I got married to use up all the leftover veggies in the fridge.First I drain the blood from some beef stew meat and then sautee it in a pot with oil, minced garlic, and LOTS of herbs and spices, most

Soondooboo Jigae - Soft Tofu Soup - (순두부 찌개)

Soon-doo-boo jigae (soft tofu soup) Ingredients needed: 1/4 cup of drained beef (maybe even less...) 1/4 cup of sliced up kimchi 1/2 small onion green onions 1 mushroom cut up 1 shrimp (or more) 1 clam (or more) 1 tb of minced garlic 1 tb of sesame oil 1 tb of gochu-jang 1 egg 1 package of soon-doo-boo (I used the Pulmuone (sp?) brand that's in the plastic case, not the tube)

Spinach Dwenjang Gook - 시금치 된장국

There's no denying the fact that my son is a Korean kid. His two favorite things to eat are 1) miyuk gook and 2) spinach gook. I think he could eat those two every day if he had to. Wash a bunch of spinach. Be sure to wash it very thoroughly. You would be surprised how dirty spinach is. Drain the blood from some beef stew meat. Then pour the water down the drain, squeeze

Moo Gook - 무우국

There's only so many gook's you can make, but this one is something that my mom always used to make for us when we were younger. She says it's moo gook with a 경상도 twist. Meat Moo Bean Sprouts Green Onions Red Pepper Powder Minced Garlic Gook Soy Sauce Drain the blood from some beef and stick it into a pot. I just add all the ingredients directly into the pot.

Jeyook Bokeum - Pork Kimchi Stir Fry - (재육 볶음)

Things needed: 1) 1.25 pounds of sam gyup sal (pork bacon/butt?) 2) 2 tablespoons sesame oil 3) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 4) 1 green jalepeno 5) 1 red jalapeno 6) green onions (you be the judge) 7) onions (a little) 8) 1 tablespoon red pepper paste 9) KIMCHI 10) Tofu First get about a pound of pork butt. I just HALF the sam gyup sal that they sell at

Gamja Tang - (감자탕)

So I finally made gamja tang today using the recipe I found a few days ago. The HK Market didn't have the pork backbone (I wonder why?) so I went to Ranch 99 and the butcher was nice enough to cut them into 2 inch pieces for me. HERE IS THE ORIGINAL RECIPE I FOLLOWED. Although the recipe was a good outline for me to follow, I thought it could stand to use a little tweaking. Hubby really

Dak Doritang - Korean Style Chicken with Potatoes - (닭도리탕)

Items Needed: Chicken ~ (I normally just use the wing drumettes, or I cut up a cornish game hen, or use only chicken breast. Whatever part/type of chicken is purely up to you!) Vegetables - Potatoes, onions, green bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, peppers, etc. You can pretty much add whatever combination of vegetables you have on hand. Water & Soy Sauce (I just do a 2.5 to 1 ratio)

Chicken Kalgooksoo - (닭칼국수)

My mom's favorite childhood comfort food is chicken kal gooksoo. She always talks about how my grandmother used to make the noodles and broth all by hand from start to finish. Well, we're NOT going to be doing that here today.  I will make noodles in the future, but today will be an instant day.  =P Ingredients needed: Kalgooksoo Noodles Cornish Game Hen Broth: 5 dae chus (jujubes),