Korean Bapsang

Domi Maeuntang (Spicy Fish Stew with Red Snapper)

April 8, 2018

One of the classic Korean stew dishes is this spicy fish stew, called maeuntang (매운탕). In Korea, maeuntang is made with all sorts of fish, including freshwater ones. For this recipe, I made it with a red snapper (domi, 도미), which has a firm, white flesh with a mildly sweet and nutty flavor.

Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipes, Seafood, Stew Tagged With: fish, gochugaru, Korean, radish, red snapper, spicy, stew 2 Comments

Pressure Cooker Dakbokkeumtang (Korean Spicy Chicken Stew)

March 20, 2018

Instant Pot Dakbokkeumtang (Korean Spicy Chicken Stew)

My love for the Instant Pot grows with each use! I’ve been making this classic Korean chicken dish, called dakbokkeumtang (닭볶음탕) or dakdoritang (닭도리탕), using the Pressure Cooker function of the Instant Pot. I love how quick this juicy, flavorful dish is! If you’ve tried my original dakdoritang recipe, it takes 3 to 4 hours of cooking time Continue reading

Filed Under: Main Dish, Meat, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Braised, Chicken, dakbokkeumtang, dakdoritang, Instant Pot, Korean, pressure cooker, spicy, stew 2 Comments

Pa Kimchi (Green Onion Kimchi)

March 4, 2018

I’ve shared sixteen kimchi recipes so far on this blog, and here’s another one! This easy kimchi made with tender green onions (also called scallions) is a favorite of mine. Green onions are called pa (파) in Korean. Pa kimchi (파김치) is popular in the spring, when the thin variety of green onions is in season. Continue reading

Filed Under: Kimchi dishes, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetables Tagged With: green onions, kimchi, pa, scallions, spicy 7 Comments

Gosari Namul (Fiddlehead Ferns Side Dish)

February 13, 2018

In a couple of days, Korea and many other Asian countries will be celebrating the Lunar New Year. To help you prepare for the holiday feast, I previously posted 15 Korean New Year Dishes. Here, I’m showing you how to make a side dish made with dried gosari (고사리, fiddlehead ferns or bracken). As I mentioned in my doraji (도라지, bellflower roots) Continue reading

Filed Under: Recipes, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian dish Tagged With: banchan, bracken, fernbrake, gosari, kosari, side dish Leave a Comment

Eomuk Guk (Fish Cake Soup)

January 28, 2018

When it’s cold outside, skewered eomuk (어묵) simmered in a light savory broth is hugely popular at street food carts and stalls in Korea. Eomuk (aka odeng, 오뎅) is processed fish cake made with pureed fish and other ingredients. It’s a common ingredient used in various Korean dishes such as gimbap and eomuk bokkeum. The street version of eomuk guk Continue reading

Filed Under: Appetizer/Snack, Main Dish, Recipes, Seafood, Soup Tagged With: eomuk, Fish cake, Korean, odeng guk, radish, soup, street food Leave a Comment

Crispy Guljeon (Korean-style Oyster Fritters)

January 15, 2018

Crispy Guljeon (Pan-fried battered oysters)

Do you like oysters? I hope you do because I have another oyster recipe to share today! If you remember my Trip to Korea Part 1 post, I talked about our first meal in Korea at a restaurant specializing in oyster dishes. We ordered guljeon (굴전, pan-fried battered oysters) to share. To everyone’s delight, what came out was a big plate full of golden Continue reading

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Gul Tteokguk (Oyster Rice Cake Soup)

January 9, 2018

Happy 2018! Did you have a bowl of tteokguk (떡국) on New Year’s day? It’s a Korean tradition to eat this soup made with white oval rice cake to welcome a bright, prosperous new year. Don’t worry if you didn’t. Lunar New Year is coming up! Tteokguk (ddeokguk or ddukguk) is usually made with beef broth, but I made it with oysters (gul, 굴) this Continue reading

Filed Under: Main Dish, Noodles and Rice, Recipes, Seafood, Soup, Traditional holiday food Tagged With: ddeokguk, ddukguk, gul, new year, Oysters, rice cake soup, tradition, tteokguk 1 Comment

Trip to Korea Part 1 – Seoul

December 13, 2017

Click here to pin this post. When my daughter suggested we should go to Korea together in the fall, I was a bit hesitant at first. I had wanted my next trip to Korea to be in the spring. For some reason, I always end up going there either in the summer or fall. Don’t get me wrong - Korea’s fall is absolutely beautiful with stunning fall Continue reading

Filed Under: Special Event, Travel Tagged With: Korea, Korean food, Restaurants, Seoul, Travel 14 Comments

Mu Doenjang Guk (Korean Soybean Paste Radish Soup)

October 17, 2017

Korean radish, mu (무), is back in season, which means it’s sweet and juicy! As the weather gets cooler, I’ve decided to show you another soup recipe you can make with Korean radish, which is a variety of white radish that’s with a crunchy texture. While the radish soup (muguk) made with beef broth is more common, we occasionally enjoy this doenjang Continue reading

Filed Under: Recipes, Soup, Vegan Tagged With: Doenjang, fermented soybean paste, Korean radish, mu, soup 16 Comments

Spicy Seafood Japchae

October 9, 2017

This recipe is another variation of japchae (잡채)! I previously posted kongnamul japchae which is a variation made with soybean sprouts. This time, the japchae is made spicy with seafood! I got the idea from the spicy seafood japchae my son and I enjoyed at a Korean restaurant in NYC’s Koreatown. It had a nice and clean spicy kick which was Continue reading