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    Korean Dinner Party Menus

    Published 11/17/2018. Updated 12/28/2021

    Some of my personal favorites to serve at dinner parties! There’s something for everyone — a casual dinner for a few people, a more elaborate dinner for a larger group, a vegan dinner, and a Korean street food menu.

    korean dinner party menu ideas - Korean Dinner Party Menus

    The holiday season is upon us! I’m sure many of you are planning holiday gatherings with family and friends. For your convenience, I put together some menu ideas for a Korean dinner party. This is an updated post of my December 2016 dinner party menus. I’ve updated the menus with new photos and added a Korean street food party menu.

    The recipes included are some of my personal favorites to serve at dinner parties. In this post, you will find four different menus — a casual dinner for a few people, a more elaborate dinner for a larger group, a vegan dinner, and a Korean street food menu.

    You can adjust the number of dishes you make from the menu depending on the number of your guests, and double or triple the recipes as necessary. The number of servings is provided in each recipe. These dinner menus can be served family style or buffet style.

    For cold days, you can also add a simple soup such as kongnamul guk and mu guk to any of these menus, especially if you have elderly guests. Rice and kimchi are the basics for a Korean table, so I did not add them to the menus here.

    A lot can be prepared ahead of time. You can certainly marinate your meat or make namul dishes a day in advance. With some planning and preparation ahead, you too can serve up a Korean feast everyone will be rave about!

    For a small group Korean dinner party:

    Korean dinner party small group - Korean Dinner Party Menus
    Kimchijeon (Kimchi pancake)
    Doenjang jjigae
    Kongnamul muchim
    Samgyupsal gui (Grilled pork belly): OrBulgogi,Jeyuk bokkeum,or Salmon bulgogiif preferred.
    Pa muchim (Scallion salad)
    Mu saengchae (Spicy radish salad)

    For a large group Korean dinner party:

    Korean dinner party large group - Korean Dinner Party Menus
    Haemul pajeon (seafood scallion pancake)
    Kkanpung saewu (Sweet and spicy shrimp)
    Japchae (Stir-fried starch noodles with beef and vegetables), or Spicy Seafood Japchae
    Gujeolpan (platter of nine delicacies)
    Samsaek namul
    Samgyupsal (pork belly): This can be done in the slow cooker or over the stove top.
    Slow cooker dak jjim (braised chicken)
    LA galbi (Beef short ribs): Outside grilling season, you can broil the ribs in the oven.

    Vegan Korean dinner:

    Korean dinner party Vegan - Korean Dinner Party Menus

    Hobak jeon (zucchini pancake)
    Hobak mandu (Zucchini dumplings): Make this in advance and freeze until ready to use.
    Eggplant rolls (Gaji mari)
    Kongnamul japchae
    Dubu jorim (braised tofu)
    Bibimbap – or Tofu bibimbap

    Korean street food party:

    Korean dinner party streeet food - Korean Dinner Party Menus

    Mandu (dumplings)
    Eomuk guk (fish cake soup)
    Dak gangjeong (sweet crispy chicken)
    Kimbap (gimbap)
    Tteokbokki (spicy stir-fried rice cake)
    Hobak hotteok (sweet stuffed pumpkin pancake)

    For different meat options: 10 Korean BBQ Recipes
    For different vegetable side dish options: 15 Vegetable side dishes
    To add a soup to your dinner: 15 Korean soup recipes
    For kimchi recipes: 15 Easy kimchi recipes

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    Comments

    1. Annette says

      December 18, 2019 at 12:39 pm

      Where can I get the stone bulgogi pot. I would really love one for presentation. I have been to Korea and your recipes are great and authentic.

      Reply
    2. sun o kim says

      November 27, 2019 at 7:54 am

      Thank you so much for the wonderful recipes. It reminded it me of home. If I have one wish, would like to see more of Baked Korean Cake recipes instead of traditional cake recipes. I will give you a 5 stars.

      Reply
    3. Robert says

      January 17, 2019 at 10:49 am

      Where’s the recipe for the picture that looks like spicy shrimp japchae?

      Reply
      • Hyosun says

        January 20, 2019 at 10:50 am

        oh okay thanks for noticing that. Added under the large group menu as an option for japchae.

        Reply
    4. Elizabeth says

      November 18, 2018 at 8:23 am

      This is great! I so appreciate you adding a vegan menu option too. I’ll have to start planning my next dinner party…

      Reply
    5. Ulrike says

      December 24, 2016 at 3:03 am

      Since I found this website about a year ago I can’t stop cooking Korean dishes. I love it! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and teaching me!!!

      Reply
      • Hyosun says

        December 30, 2016 at 1:02 am

        You’re welcome, Ulrike! It’s my pleasure. Happy Korean cooking!

        Reply
    6. Harvey Chan says

      December 14, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Thanks Hyosung! I’ve always been curious about what Koreans have as their daily meals at home, and how housewives tackle meal planning. Looking forward to seeing such posts in the future!

      Reply
    7. Michael Reyes says

      December 14, 2016 at 1:00 am

      I spent fourteen months in South Korea and loved the culture and food.

      Reply
    8. Madelaine Riley says

      December 13, 2016 at 12:11 pm

      This is great, I’d been hoping for a post like this for a while!

      Reply
      • Hyosun says

        December 13, 2016 at 8:22 pm

        Thank you, Madelaine! I will do more posts like this in the future.

        Reply
    9. Jey says

      December 13, 2016 at 12:08 pm

      Japchae link is the beef one ^^
      it looks like the noodles I have at my favourite korean restaurant as a starter, I would love to try it, and thanks for the masterpost, I am a new follower 🙂

      Reply
      • Hyosun says

        December 13, 2016 at 8:20 pm

        Thank you for noticing the error and for following! Yes, it’s probably the same thing. Welcome to Korean Bapsang! Hope you will find many recipes you like.

        Reply

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