Here is the simplest way to cook pork belly (Samgyeopsal 삼겹살) Korean style. In Korean cuisine, pork belly is usually either boiled in water or cut into thin slices and grilled. When boiled in water, ginger is mostly used. In addition, people have been adding Korean Soy Bean paste, coffee grinds, onions, garlic... all sorts of ingredients to make it taste better. I tried coffee grinds, soybean ...
Apple Lemon Soy Sauce
I always thought that my mother-in-law always cooked the most traditional foods.. I would have never guessed that the base to many of her dishes would be this special Apple Lemon Soy Sauce. This sauce has just the right amount of sweetness and fruity flavor that adds depth to a dish. The sauce is great for salads, fish jorims and marinades. This recipe requires a bit of time (12 hrs +) but is ...
Tofu Recipe with Soy Mirin Sauce (Dubu Jorim 두부조림)
I came back home yesterday from the cold east coast winter weather...and what a glorious day it is today here back at home. It certainly felt like spring was coming ..and my Pink Breath of Heaven plant also thought so too! So, I was visiting my sister #2 in the east coast and I took my camera with me to take pictures of our cooking. However I was not able to post since my ...
Pike Mackerel Stew and Rice Lettuce Wraps (Kkongchi Jorim Ssam-bap 꽁치조림 쌈밥)
The rain had just stopped when I stepped out onto our driveway. I noticed the fresh rain drops dangling from the branches - like crystals from a chandelier. And the air felt so clear, crisp and fresh..it felt so nice.. Anyway, so I thought about what would be good for dinner today...Hmm.. I didn't feel like cooking a whole lot so something simple but good and yet healthy as we had ...
Ssam (쌈 Lettuce and other veggie wraps)
Ssam (쌈) means "wrapped" in Korean. Ssambap (쌈밥) means rice wrapped in lettuce or other veggies with some other protein (fish, bulgogi, kalbi, etc). The three kinds you see here are Ssukat(crown daisy or edible chrysanthemum), Kkaetnip(Perilla Leaves) and red leaf lettuce. These are probably the most basic and classic set of vegetables but you can have ssam with just lettuce alone. Other ...
Ssamjang (쌈장) – Lettuce Wrap Sauce
Ssamjang is a condiment used to add the final flavor punch to the Korean Ssam or lettuce wrap. Korean ssam usually contains rice, a kind of protein(bulgogi, grilled pork belly, kkongchi jorim and more) wrapped in lettuce or any vegetable leaf that is big enough to make a wrap. And ssamjang which is made from a mix of fermented soybean paste and gochujang is what really makes the ssam taste ...
JangJoRim (장조림) – Korean beef side dish
Ingredients 1/2 lb of beef cut into 2-3 inch pieces (brisket or eye of round) 1/2 C soy sauce 1/4 C sugar 5 cloves of garlic 3-5 shishito peppers (꽈리고추 gwari-gochoo)(optional) 3-4 hard boiled eggs (optional) black pepper 2 1/2 C water Shishito is a wrinkly and mild flavored pepper. It is completely edible, including the seeds. This pepper will only be available ...
Bulgogi (Korean Beef BBQ 불고기)
Bulgogi is the most popular Korean Grilled BBQ Beef dish that is made from marinated thin slices of beef that's traditionally grilled over an open flame. Flavors of sweet, salty and garlicky soy sauce with a hint of sesame oil has been my go-to family recipe for 27 years!! Bulgogi which literally means 'fire meat' is an amazing Korean BBQ grilled beef dish that will make anyone a fan of ...