Easy Korean Recipes
Easy bibim mandu (Korean potsticker salad) recipe! It’s sweet, spicy and crunchy. It’s a perfect crowd pleaser! Today I’m sharing a popular Korean appetizer called “bibim mandu” (비빔만두) aka Korean potsticker salad. What is Bibim Mandu The direct translation of bibim mandu is “mixed dumplings” or “mixed potstickers”. (Much like the famous Korean bibimbap is “mixed rice”) Essentially, the …
Delicious Korean side dish, seasoned Korean fish jerky (Jwipo Jorim) recipe! About 7-8 months ago I received a care package from my mum in Korea. It included some new clothing, loads of popular Korean cosmetic samples and there were several packs of seasoned dried filefish (Jwipo, 쥐포). Oh! This is out of blue I thought. Why …
Korean egg bread is a popular Korean street food. It makes a perfect brunch or snack. Now, let’s make it at home! The other day I shared a photo of Korean street style egg bread (Gyeran bbang ,계란빵) on my Facebook page and one of the readers asked where the recipe was. I didn’t have it. …
Pepero cake is a simple but creative way to make a cake using a popular Korean snack – Pepero sticks. Ready in 10 mins! Pepero Day Have you heard of “Pepero Day“? In Korea, 11th November is Pepero day. To some degree, it is similar to Valentine’s Day. People, particularly youngsters, give Pepero sticks to …
How to make Korean style radish pickles using pink radish. It’s simple, easy and moreish! Korean Style Pink Radish Pickles (한국식 분홍무 절임) Do you like radish pickles? I love them! It’s such a gem dish. I particularly love pairing them with Samgyeopsal (Korean pork belly) BBQ meat and also with Bibim Naengmyeon (Korean spicy …
Smoky and delicious chargrilled Korean style bbq pork chops! The weather is warming up here in Brisbane. Perhaps it warmed up just a bit too fast that summer seems just around the corner! (No kidding!) With warmed up weather, I’ve been seeing many groups of people having outdoor picnics and BBQ’s and it really made …
Easy and fun “egg in a basket” recipe. Your good old egg in a basket or egg in a hole is decorated into a Korean flag. Conveniently baked in the oven, it will be perfect for your next breakfast or brunch! Egg in a Basket and K-POP This, Korean flag themed, egg in a basket …
Bibimbap, the ultimate comfort food! Bibimbap (비빔밥) is probably one of the most well-known and beloved Korean dishes to many people. Even if people don’t know anything about Korea, it’s not too difficult to find people who had bibimbap sometime in their lives. What is Bibimbap? Bibimbap simply translates to “mixed rice with meat and …
Yangpun Bibimbap (양푼 비빔밥) is one of our favourite meals. It’s so easy and quick to make and you can use pretty much any available ingredients. What is Yangpun Bibimbap? According to a Korean-English dictionary, Yangpun (양푼) translates to a large brass bowl but a large stainless salad bowl is typically used at a Korean …
Simply delicious Korean style seasoned mung bean sprouts salad! Today’s recipe is another simple side dish (banchan) called Sukju Namul Muchim (숙주나물 무침, Korean style seasoned mung bean sprouts salad). It’s made in almost the same way with almost identical ingredients (except for the quantity) to the spinach side dish I posted recently. (This is …
Easy Korean spinach salad recipe! Today’s recipe is a very simple version of a Korean spinach salad dish (Sigeumchi Namul banchan 시금치 나물 반찬). It’s very easy and super quick to make. There are a couple of ways to make this spinach side dish, but the recipe I’m about to share here is mainly reliant …
Easy and delicious Korean style stir fried udon noodles with chicken and vegetables. From time to time I crave a particular texture of food. I’m not referring to any particular food but just the texture, like something crunchy or chewy or soft. Is this weird? Anyway, the other day, I wanted to have something chewy …
How to make Korean castella cake (honey sponge cake) using pre-mix. One of my childhood favourite snacks is castella cake (honey sponge cake). It’s sweet, soft and a well made version of it melts in your mouth! My mom used to use this cake when she made some sweet rice cake balls (Gyeongdan 경단). Back …
Korean fusion dish – Spicy chicken quesadilla recipe! It’s served with highly addictive gochujang salsa sauce! I love combining ingredients to give me more variety of food choices and be pleasantly surprised at its potential. Are you like me? It was Cinco de Mayo a few days ago (I actually didn’t know until that day …
Trendy K-Pop Food – Jjapaguri / Chapaguri recipe. What is Jjapaguri / Chapaguri Jjapaguri / Chapaguri (짜파구리) is simply a combination of two different Korean instant noodles “Jjapaghetti (짜파게티)” and “Neoguri (너구리)”. Individually they are quite different noodles. Jjapagehtti is a cut down instant version of Korean black bean noodle and it is served dry …
Addictive and delicious, Jeyuk Bokkeum (Korean Spicy Pork Stir fry) recipe! My recent weekend was very busy cooking up lots of dishes for my husband’s birthday. We ended up celebrating it for 3 days from Saturday to Monday. Imagine how much cooking I did! (We invited other people over for dinner of course too). I’ve …
Chapssal donuts are deep fried donuts that is made with sweet rice flour. Its outside is crunchy but inside is soft and chewy like mochi rice cakes. It’s an addictive Korean snacks filled with sweetened red bean paste. A new habit of mine since I came back to food blogging is “food ingredients hoarding”. I …
Fresh and lightened Kimchi – Napa Cabbage Kimchi Salad! I’ve been buying 2kg of Kimchi from a Korean grocery store. That usually lasts us for about one month. Now that I’m back to food blogging again, I thought I “ought to” make Kimchi myself instead of buying it. With homemade Kimchi, you get to taste …
A popular Korean BBQ choice – LA Galbi recipe! LA Galbi/Kalbi (엘에이 갈비) is one of my favourite Korean BBQ meats. Its tender, sweet and slightly salty seasoned meat is quite addictive. Licking each finger as you eat each meat and bone piece is also another entertainment you could enjoy while BBQ-ing this LA Galbi. …
How to make Korean traditional drink, Sujeonggwa (Korean cinnamon punch)! While most of you are welcoming spring arrival, I am enjoying the cooled down weather and autumn’s seasonal fruit. (It feels like I’m going against the crowd! I feel left out. Haha) Today I’m introducing SuJeongGwa (수정과, Korean Cinnamon Punch), which I am sure you …