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Spicy Soft Tofu Stew(순두부찌게 Soondubu Jjigae)
Soodubu Jjigae Ten years ago, I would have never imagined that Soondubu Jjigae would become so popular with non-Koreans. I always thought that it was unfortunate how Tofu got such a bad wrap for being...
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Cabbage Soybean Paste Soup(배추된장국 Baechu Deonjang Gook)
Baechu Deonjang Guk (Korean small cabbage soybean paste soup) Baechu Dwenjang Guk/Baechu Deonjang Guk This cabbage soybean paste soup (Baechu Dwenjang Guk) is the ultimate comfort food for Koreans. A...
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Rice Cake Soup (떡국 Dduk Gook)
Korean Rice Cake Soup (떡국 Dduk Gook) Every New Year’s day, Koreans make Dduk Gook/Tteok Guk (떡국) and share it with their family and guests who visit their homes. During the New Year holiday, many...
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Rice Cake Soup II – with beef and dumplings
Dduk guk with beef and dumplings I already posted my dduk guk recipe but this is a different take on it – I used beef stock instead and added dumplings. In some ways, this recipe is even simpler to...
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Shabu Shabu-Korean Style has just been posted..
shabu shabu Korean style I have just posted Shabu Shabu-Korean style on my other blog – What’s for dinner, Mom?. It is a wonderfully nutritious and delicious meal that is simple to prepare and also a...
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Dried Pollock Soup – Bugeo Gook (북어국)
Bugeo Gook My daughter called me the other day and asked me to post my Bugeo (dried pollock) Gook recipe because she wanted to make some for herself in her dorm. This is always one of the first things...
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Kimchi Soondubu Jjigae (Spicy Soft Tofu Stew with Kimchi)
kimchi soondubu jjigae (kimchi soft tofu stew) Kimchi Soondubu Jjigae is one of the variations of the spicy soft tofu stew (순두부 찌게 Soondubu Jjigae) that I wrote about some time ago. I know that my...
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Kimchi stew with pork belly
Kimchi Stew (Jjigae/Chigae) I still remember the very first time I made Kimchi Jjigae all by myself – it was when I was visiting my brother in Virginia. The winter snow storm that year (1984? 1985?)...
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Hearty Beef Soup (고깃국 Gogiguk/Kokiguk)
Hearty Beef Soup (고깃국 Gogiguk/Kokikuk) This Korean Gogiguk (고깃국) or Beef Soup/Broth is probably one of the simplest soups to make ever. It is also one of the most important to learn because it can be...
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Black Sesame Porridge (흑미자죽 Heukmija Jook)
black sesame jook (6 C water) Winter is pretty cold in Korea and this winter especially was freezing cold. The lowest temperature in Seoul got as low as 3°F ! Yikes!! So hot belly warming foods like...
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Kimchi Sausage Stew (부대찌게 Budae Jjigae)
Kimchi Sausage Stew (부대찌게 Budae Jjigae) After the Korean war, the US military stayed behind and setup bases in several locations throughout Korea. Usually near these bases, one could buy American...
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Sweet and Savory Beef Rib Stew (갈비찜 Galbijjim/Kalbijjim)
Kalbijjim_finished This is Korean food at its best. Kalbijjim/Galbijjim(갈비찜) was certainly one of my favorites as a kid and is still very much at the top of my list to this day. As a kid, I loved to...
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Soy Bean Sprout Soup for the Soul (콩나물국 Kongnamul Guk)
Soybean Sprout Soup (콩나물국 Kongnamul Guk) Wonderfully warm and light – this amazingly soothing soup is Koreans’ Chicken Soup for the soul. If you get a terrible cold, this soybean sprout soup is what...
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Easy and Pretty Mille-Feuille Nabe (Shabu Shabu)
Close up of Mille-Feuille Nabe (shabu shabu) with layers of cabbage, perillla and beef – ready to be cooked! Shabu Shabu (see my Shabu Shabu Korean Style recipe) and really good Japanese Nabe was one...
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Samgyetang – Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup
Samgyetang-Korean Ginger Chicken Soup at our local restaurant BN Chicken Is summer too hot for you? Do you feel worn out from the heat?? Well, guess how Koreans fix that?! They stand in line for hours...
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Best Eats in Korea – Day 3 Kongnamul Gukbap
Kongnamul Gukbap boiling Here is my best eats for day 3 of my trip in Korea. My mother asked me to go with her to Wonju (원주) on day 3 in Korea. Wonju is about 2 hrs away from Seoul and it is not known...
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Beef Short Rib Soup – Galbitang (갈비탕)
Korean Beef Short Rib Soup (Galbitang 갈비탕) Deliciously rich and deeply satisfying – Beef Short Rib Soup (Galbitang 갈비탕) was my most favorite soup as a kid. Because we were a family of 7 and beef was...
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Doenjang Jjigae – Korean Soybean Paste Stew
Korean Soybean Paste Stew Doenjang Jjigae..I have not yet blogged about this fantastic Korean stew and this is why. It was not on my list of recipes when I first started my Kimchimari Korean food blog...
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Yukgaejang – Korean Spicy Beef Soup
Yukgaejang (Korean spicy beef soup) served with rice Yukgaejang or Yukgyejang (육개장) is a soup that I have made for over 20 years and the version I make at home is somewhat different from what I...
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Cold Soy Milk Noodle Soup (Kongguksu 콩국수)
Cold Soy Milk Noodle Soup (Kongguksu) on our backyard patio table Cold Soy Milk Noodle Soup or Kongguksu(콩국수)/Kong Guksoo is one of my childhood favorite Korean foods to have in the summer. When...
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