Easy Korean Recipes
Try this popular Korean sweet potato recipe – Candied sweet potatoes (Goguma Mattang)! Goguma Mattang (고구마 맛탕) is one of our family’s favorite Korean side dishes and snacks. Deep fried chunky sweet potatoes are coated with caramelized sugar. It’s a crunchy outside and soft and fluffy inside kind of dish. Continue reading if you would …
Super easy Korean coleslaw recipe! Do you want to try cabbage salad that is light, tangy and slightly sweet? (And there’s no mayo!) Then, how would you feel if this Korean slaw has a little bit of Korean spice to give it a kick? It sounds very mouthwatering to me! Here I present my spicy …
Quick lemon and cucumber pickle recipe. These cucumber pickles are really delicious. The right balance of sweetness, tanginess and the crunchiness is so refreshing and invigorating! Cucumber pickles are quite popular in Korea. You can often see them served at a pizza or pasta restaurant (mostly western style restaurants). At these place, as you would know, serving …
Easy Korean daikon radish salad! This radish salad is light, fresh, crunchy, spicy and delicious. Make it in less than 10 mins! Today I’m sharing an easy Korean side dish recipe – daikon radish salad. Its Korean name is Musaengchae (무생채). Mu means radish (daikon radish / white radish) and saengchae means salad / raw …
Delicious Korean egg roll (Gyeran Mari) recipe! Korean egg roll is a popular Korean side dish. The ingredients are quite readily accessible, so my mom used to make it a lot for us. Also, because the egg looks pretty and and quite compact, it’s popular in a school lunch box. I always loved having it …
Learn how to make a popular side dish and drinking snack, Korean corn cheese. This dish is loaded with cheese and coated with butter, so it is very savory and smells warm and heavenly! A few months ago, I received a recipe request for a Korean corn cheese dish. I had heard about it a …
Gosari namul is a traditional Korean side dish made with edible fern known as fernbrake or bracken fiddleheads. It is seasoned with soy sauce and minced garlic among other things and has a meaty texture. It is commonly served in traditional bibimbap! Today I’m sharing a Korean traditional side dish, Gosari Namul (고사리 나물, Seasoned …
Doraji namul is a traditional Korean side dish that is made with bellflower root. It has a simple taste but it is followed by a slightly bitter after taste. It is commonly served in a traditional bibimbap! Today I’m sharing a classic Korean side dish – Doraji Namul (도라지 나물, Sautéed Bellflower Root) recipe. A common English name …
Discover the wonders of Korean style spicy tuna. It is very versatile, full of flavor and easy to make! A perfect solution for a busy weeknight meal. I’m super excited about sharing today’s recipe. Because I know how beneficial it’s going to be! 🙂 So hear me out. Korean Canned Tuna In Korea, there is a canned tuna called gochu …
Cucumber boats with crab salad is an easy, quick and super versatile dish. It’s perfect for a light lunch, snacks or as a party finger food. You name it! This cucumber boat recipe (some less adventurous people might just call it ‘stuffed cucumbers’) is one of my first recipes I shared on this blog back …
White Kimchi (Baek Kimchi) is a non-spicy kimchi variety that tastes mild and refreshing. It’s particularly popular amongst kids and spicy food cautious people. This recipe is vegan, vegetarian and gluten free friendly. When you think about kimchi / kimchee (김치) what comes up first in your mind? If nothing comes, how about this: Wickedly spicy looking napa …
Korean style yuzu dressing has been a popular Korean salad dressing in recent years. It’s slightly sweet, tangy and fruity. I love pairing it with my garden salad! Yuja (유자), also known as yuzu, is my latest favorite cooking ingredient. I normally use it in a form of yuja / yuzu marmalade (Yuja-cheong, 유자청), which …
Learn how to make super easy and quick pickled carrots and daikon radishes! These pickles are so versatile that they can go with anything! Last week when I shared my Oven baked Korean BBQ Beef ribs recipe, I mentioned that I will share my quick pickled carrots and radishes recipe. So here it is! It must be my …
Korean green chilli pickles are an easy and delicious Korean side dish that has a sweet and sour flavour and crunchy texture. For extra Korean flavour, these pickled chillies can be seasoned with spicy Korean chilli sauce. These are so addictive! They will become your new favourite pickled dish! Korean green chilli pickles (고추 장아찌, …
Heart shaped imitation crab omelettes are creative mini egg omelettes made with imitation crab meat. They are perfect for someone who likes expressing their affection with their food! Today I want to share an easy, simple and trendy Korean recipe called Heart Matsal Jeon (하트 맛살전). It means heart shaped imitation crab omelette. I don’t know …
Korean tofu salad with honey soy chilli vinaigrette is cold tofu salad that actually tastes delicious and healthy. It is light, refreshing, and spiced up with Korean chilli flakes for authentic Korean flavour! Many of my non-meat loving readers will be happy about today’s recipe. I’ve been sharing meaty dishes lately so, for a change, …
Korean style sausage stir fry is made with Korean style Vienna sausage and vegetables. It’s a popular side dish for a Korean lunchbox! Growing up in Korea, one of my favourite lunchbox menus was this Korean style sausage stir fry. Korean Style Sausage Stir Fry Typically Korean style sausage stir fry is made with Korean …
Korean stir fried potato side dish is one of the easiest Korean side dishes you can make! It’s crunchy and mildly flavoured popular Korean banchan! Korean stir fried potato side dish recipe is something that I meant to share for a while. FYI, it’s been sitting in my draft folder for 3 years! I don’t …
Stuffed shiitake mushrooms are one of popular Korean festive holiday food. They are packed with delicious and healthy proteins! Today I’m sharing protein rich stuffed shiitake mushrooms recipe. Yeah, these are shiitake mushrooms, not hot crossed buns! lol. I didn’t realise until my husband pointed out that they sort of look like the buns. This …
Sweet and tangy cabbage salad made in a Korean way! It’s crunchy and delicious! Today, I’m back to share an easy recipe using cabbage and pink radish. But I’d say the highlight of this salad is the sweet and tangy roasted sesame seed dressing. I can just smell the nutty aroma floating in the air …