What an odd name, “ang butter”? Question to myself when I kept seeing photos of this dessert flavor combo. Ang = short for “anko” which refers to sweet red bean paste, often made by boiling the red beans and mashing or grinding them with honey or sugar added. Butter = well, we know what that ...
Healthy Kabocha Squash Salad (Danhobak salad)
At the grocery store last week, I spied luscious looking danhobaks (Kabocha squash) in their perfectly round green skin. They were huge (more than normal) and so as I passed by them DrJuh encouraged me to take one. These are currently in season for the winter and so even extra sweet! I ...
Braised Soybeans (Kongjaban) from “Soo-Mi’s Side Dish”
Braised soybeans - referred to as kongjang ( 콩장) or kongjabang (콩자반) is a sweet and salty black soybean side dish. They are just a tad chewy to give it great texture. Traditionally, these are made with dry black soybeans and so while there is a waiting period while the beans soak, the cooking part ...
Korean Honey Ginger Tea (Saenggang Cha)
I am totally behind on uploading recipes... So it's nearly spring now (some days it IS spring) and some days the weather tricks us and winter storm Stella hits. Aside from this mid-March winter storm, it's been a fairly mild winter (knock on wood) in the DC area but that hasn't stopped everyone ...
Korean Sweet Potato Tart (Goguma Tart)
One of my favorite foods in the winter is Korean sweet potatoes (goguma 고구마). Sweet potatoes often found and used in Korean recipes are different from the ones we find most common here in the States. There are two main Korean varieties - mul goguma and bam goguma. Mul goguma is more pale yellow in ...