Anchovy broth is the base stock for many Korean recipes from soups and stews and so it's a must recipe in Korean Cooking. In this post, I share how to make 3 different variations of this wonderful broth including tips for making ahead. Anchovy broth (stock) or Myeolchi Yuksu (멸치육수) is a very simple fish broth that adds a very clean and mild umami flavor to many Korean soup or stews. It may ...
Korean Soups and Stews
Soups (Guk) and Stews (Jjigae) are a central part of Korean cuisine. They can be served almost as a side to a full meal with many side dishes and main or they can be served as a one-pot meal style where you just need rice to complete the meal.
Korean soups and stews range from clear soups like Galbitang and Beef Radish Soup to fully seasoned hearty stews like Kimchi Jjigae Soft Tofu Stew and Hobak Jjigae - always completing the Korean table however they are served.
7 Recipes Using Doenjang (Korean Soybean Paste)
7 recipes using Doenjang - a traditional and unique Korean seasoning ingredient made with fermented soybeans. These recipes include classic soups and stews, plus an Instant Pot option. If you love Doenjang then I think it would be safe to say that you REALLY love Korean food. Pronounced DWEN-jaahng, it is a paste made from fermented soybeans and salt, which is the unspicy brother to ...
14 Korean Soup Soy Sauce Recipes (Guk Ganjang)
Korean Soup Soy Sauce (Guk Ganjang) is not very well known but is a must in any kind of authentic Korean cooking because most Korean soups are seasoned with it. It is also used to add incredible umami flavor to Korean stews and many vegetable side dishes (namul). Korean Soup Soy Sauce or Guk Ganjang (국간장) is a unique Korean soy sauce that you may not heard of before. Most of us are ...
Instant Pot Tteokguk – Korean Rice Cake Soup
Instant Pot Tteokguk is a great simple recipe with a rich beef broth. The beef broth for the rice cake soup usually takes a long time to make but with the Instant Pot or a pressure cooker, you can have the same flavor in much less time. Korean Rice Cake Soup Day (aka New Year's) is almost here already!!! I can't believe it...I can't wait to make my new Instant Pot Tteokguk recipe in 2019!! ...
Spicy Pollock Roe Stew (Al Tang or Al Jjigae)
Spicy Pollock Roe Stew (Al Tang or Al Jjigae) is a wonderful hearty spicy fish egg stew that is bursting with flavors of the sea while having that unique mix of Korean flavors that are hard to tell what's in it but it just tastes really really good. This is a dish that's hard to replicate and have the same flavor every time unless you have a recipe. Or...you have made it all your life and ...
Instant Pot Gamjatang (Korean Spicy Pork Bone Stew)
Instant Pot Gamjatang recipe was a perfect recipe to try in my IP because the pork bones need to cook for a long time. Loaded with flavors, this hearty stew recipe is simpler and easier to make in the IP. When compared with my traditional recipe, this recipe was just as yummy if not better. Instant Pot Gamjatang (감자탕) Korean Pork Bone Stew has been on my list to 'cook for blog' for a while ...
Top 10 Korean Recipes that You Have to Try
Top 10 Korean recipes that are most popular on Kimchimari. From Korean BBQ and fried chicken to Korean glass noodles and spicy soft tofu stew, these are the recipes most enjoyed by Korean food lovers. Try them all! Top 10 Korean recipes that you don't want to miss... because I have been blogging for almost 8 years now with over 180 recipes and I wanted to celebrate my blogging anniversary ...
Gamjatang (Spicy Pork Bone Stew with Potatoes)
Gamjatang is a wonderfully hearty and spicy Korean stew made with pork neck bones and potatoes. It's a great frugal meal that Koreans enjoyed especially during the cold season. BTW, if you cannot get pork neck bones, you can just use pork ribs and it will still be delicious. Gamjatang 감자탕 (Korean Pork Neck Bone Stew) is a dish that was not really common in Seoul when I was growing up. The ...
Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi stew)
Kimchi Jjigae (Stew) is a classic stew in Korean Cuisine that is hard not to love if you like Kimchi. It is made with old over ripe kimchi which may be too sour to enjoy fresh but is wonderful when stewed. Kimchi Jjigae or Kimchi Stew is actually very simple to make. This was one of my very first Korean recipe I cooked on my own. I still remember the very first time I made Kimchi Jjigae all ...
Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew)
Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) is a wonderfully hearty kimchi stew that has become really popular since its creation after the Korean war. If you love Kimchi, this is a MUST-TRY EASY dish. The History of 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 products ...