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    15 Chuseok Recipes

    Published 09/25/2020. Updated 09/26/2021

    Here’s my collection of traditional holiday recipes to help you celebrate Chuseok (Korean mid-autumn or harvest festival)!

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    Chuseok (추석) is coming up! It’s a major traditional holiday in Korea, which is celebrated over 3 days. Also referred to as Hangawi (한가위), it falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. Outside Korea, Chuseok is also known as a Mid-Autumn Festival or Korean Thanksgiving.

    Families gather and celebrate the year’s harvest, paying tribute to their ancestors with a scrumptious spread which includes many traditional dishes, such as songpyeon, (송편, half-moon shaped rice cake), galbijjim (갈비찜), japchae(잡채), various jeon(전) dishes, soup, three color vegetable side dishes (samsaek namul, 삼색 나물), etc.

    Here, I’ve collected 15 common, traditional Chuseok recipes! Hope you have a wonderful Chuseok with your family!

    1. Songpyeon (half-moon shaped rice cake)

    Songpyeon is the most iconic food item for Chuseok! These little rice cakes are made with natural food coloring and stuffed with sweetened sesame seed filling. There are several natural food color options in the recipe, but you may also like this beautiful red beet songpyeon.

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    2. Beet songpyeon

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    3. Youngyang Chaltteok (Healthy Sweet Rice Cake)

    This rice cake is one of the easiest rice cakes you can make at home! No kneading, no shaping, no pounding, and no special tool other than a steamer is required!

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    4. Modeumjeon (zucchini, shrimp, and fish pan-fried in egg batter)

    A platter of small delicacies! The small ingredient pieces are individually pan-fried in egg batter to create a soft skin.

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    5. Kkaennip jeon (Pan-fried stuffed perilla leaves)

    This variation of jeon is stuffed with a meat mixture and then coated with the egg batter. The perilla leaves lend a distinct, robust flavor to the mildly flavored filling as well as provide an overall textural contrast.

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    6. Gogi Wanjajeon (pan-fried meatballs in egg batter)

    Most Korean homes make several types of jeon dishes (pan-fried battered food) for their holiday feast. Wanjajeon, egg-battered and pan-fried Korean meatballs, is among the popular choices.

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    7. Nokdujeon (mung bean pancake)

    A family favorite! Nokdujeon(녹두전), aka nokdu bindaetteok (녹두빈대떡), is a type of savory Korean pancake made with ground nokdu (mung beans). Soak the beans, and then ground into a batter. The rest is easy!

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    8. Japchae (Stir-fried starch noodles with beef and vegetables)

    This japchae recipe is the traditional version! If you want to try something different, try my spicy seafood japchae.

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    9. Galbijjim (Braised short ribs)

    This is a stove-top, traditional galbijjim recipe! You can also use my slow cooker galbijjim or Instant Pot spicy galbijjim.

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    10. Spicy Braised Pork Ribs

    Although galbijjm made with beef short ribs are classic for Chuseok, depending on personal preferences, some people prepare dakjjim (braised chicken) or dweji galbijjim (braised pork ribs). This recipe is a spicy version. For a mild version, use the beef galbijjim braising liquid instead.

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    11. Samsaek namul (three color vegetable side dishes)

    Almost always, a Korean holiday feast includes humble, yet essential vegetable side dishes in three colors — samsaek namul(삼색 나물)! Typically, this trio consists of doraji (도라지, bellflower roots), gosari(고사리, fernbrake) and siguemchi(시금치, spinach).

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    12. Gujeolpan (platter of nine delicacies)

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    13. Muguk (radish soup)

    Growing up, my family served mu guk for Chuseok, but toran guk (soup made with taro) is also common.

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    14. Yukjeon

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    15. Tteokgalbi (beef short rib patties)

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