Korean Bapsang

Haemul Pajeon (Seafood Scallion Pancake)

December 9, 2019

Haemul pajeon is a popular Korean savory pancake made with scallions and seafood. With this easy scallion pancake recipe, you can enjoy your restaurant favorite at home.

Pajeon is a Korean savory pancake made with scallions. Pa means scallion, and jeon means pan-fried battered food. The most popular variation is made with seafood (haemul), hence the name haemul pajeon. Along with other savory pancakes such as kimchi jeon, buchjeon, and nokdujeon, it’s one of Korea’s favorite snacks or appetizers.

Filed Under: Appetizer/Snack, Recipes, Seafood Tagged With: buchim garu, green onions, Korean pancake, pajeon, scallions, seafood 39 Comments

Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi Bokkeum Bap)

December 1, 2019

If you have some kimchi and rice, try this easy kimchi fried rice recipe! It's so versatile that you can add any protein you like or omit it entirely. It'll become one of your go-to easy meals. Kimchi fried rice (kimchi bokkeumbap, 김치볶음밥) is a humble Korean dish made basically with kimchi and leftover rice. Since Korean homes almost always Continue reading

Filed Under: Kimchi dishes, Main Dish, Noodles and Rice, Recipes Tagged With: bacon, eggs, kimchi, rice 38 Comments

Spicy Soup with Leftover Turkey

November 24, 2019

Red spicy Korean soup made with turkey leftovers

If you like spicy food, this Korean spicy soup made with leftover turkey will become your favorite recipe to use up all that leftovers from your Thanksgiving dinner! Thanksgiving is coming up! Every year, I prepare a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner for my extended family. There isn't much Korean flavor on our turkey day table, Continue reading

Filed Under: Main Dish, Meat, Recipes, Soup Tagged With: Chicken, scallions, soup, spicy, Thanksgiving 21 Comments

Musaengchae (Spicy Radish Salad)

November 17, 2019

Korean spicy radish salad in a small bowl

This Korean spicy radish salad is an easy side dish (banchan) to put together. It can be a quick substitute for kimchi and is great in bibimbap. It’s that time of year again! Korean radish, mu (or moo), is in season! I’ve posted several radish dishes before, such as kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), dongchimi (radish water Continue reading

Filed Under: Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetables Tagged With: banchan, Korean radish, mu 21 Comments

Chicken Stir Fry with Kale and Mushrooms

November 11, 2019

This chicken stir-fry with kale and mushrooms is a quick healthy one-pot meal! The stir fry sauce is so versatile that you can use it with any meat and/or vegetables in the fridge. Perfect on a busy weeknight! This chicken stir fry recipe is a variation of dak yachae bokkeum (닭야채볶음). Dak (닭) is chicken, yachae is vegetable, and bokkeum (볶음) Continue reading

Filed Under: Main Dish, Meat, Recipes, Vegetables 14 Comments

Traditional Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)

November 4, 2019

This Korean kimchi recipe shows you everything you need to know about how to make traditional cabbage kimchi. With this small batch recipe, you’ll find it not that difficult to make good authentic kimchi at home. What is kimchi? Kimchi (김치) is a collective term for vegetable dishes that have been salted, seasoned, and fermented. The Continue reading

Filed Under: Favorites, Kimchi dishes, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetables Tagged With: fermentation, fish sauce, gochugaru, kimchi, Korean food, napa cabbage, pogi kimchi, saeujeot 193 Comments

Gyeran Mari (Korean Egg Roll)

October 27, 2019

This Korean rolled egg recipe is made with chopped carrot and scallion. It’s a popular side dish, especially for a lunch box, that you can easily whip up in no time! What is gyeran mari? Gyeran mari (계란말이), literally translated to egg roll, is Korean-style rolled omelette. It's usually served as a side dish for any meal, not just breakfast, and Continue reading

Filed Under: Appetizer/Snack, Recipes, Side Dish 35 Comments

Anchovy Broth for Korean Cooking

October 6, 2019

Anchovy broth is essential in Korean cooking. Learn the basics of making anchovy broth to enhance flavors of your stews, soups, and other dishes. What is Korean anchovy broth Anchovy broth (myeolchi yuksu, 멸치육수) is essential in Korean cooking. It's a traditional base for many soups, stews and other dishes. If you've been following Continue reading

Filed Under: Recipes, Seafood, Soup 40 Comments

Seolleongtang (Ox Bone Soup)

September 29, 2019

Boiling hot ox bone soup in an earthen ware

This post demystifies seolleongtang so you can make this restaurant favorite at home. A few dollars’ worth of beef bones make lots of rich and nourishing soup. What is Seolleongtang Seolleongtang is a milky beef bone soup that's made by boiling down ox leg bones for several hours until the broth becomes rich and creamy white. This broth Continue reading

Filed Under: Main Dish, Meat, Recipes, Soup Tagged With: beef bones, Korean, soup 86 Comments

Sigeumchi Namul (Korean Spinach Side Dish)

September 23, 2019

Sigeumchi namul is an easy Korean side dish (banchan) made with spinach. Simply blanch the spinach and season it. This recipe shows different ways to season the spinach. Sigeumchi namul (시금치나물) is a simple Korean side dish (banchan, 반찬) made with spinach. Namul is the general term that refers to a seasoned vegetable dish, and sigeumchi Continue reading

Filed Under: Recipes, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian dish Tagged With: banchan, side dish, siguemchi, spinach 33 Comments