I’m back with another Korean celebrity chef Baek Jong Won’s recipes: Donkkaseu! (or the sauce is his famous part). It’s an iteration of Japanese tonkatsu or European schnitzel which is essentially fried breaded pork cutlet. There’s many ways to enjoy this dish but most simply and often it’s served ...
Korean Actor Cha Seung Won’s Spicy Pork Stir-fry
Cooking shows galore! They have really taken off over the past few years in Korea with so many cooking tutorial shows, cooking game shows, nutrition shows, restaurant touring shows and the list goes on. Being a chef in Korea was not a career that was looked highly upon but the view has changed ...
Braised Pork Ribs with Kimchi
After all of the luscious, waist expanding delicious sweets, it's time for some spiciness to balance it all! It's also cold (freezing) here in the northeast and winter is here to stay. It's not really welcome to stay but I don't think winter will be leaving for a few months, so, might as well ...
Stir Fried Beef Brisket and Mung Bean Sprout (Chadolbaegi Sukju Bokkeum)
My husband and I like to spend some lazy days on the weekend binging on TV shows for hours on end. One of the shows we watch is "I Live Alone", a Korean reality show that follows a few well known entertainers that live by themselves and their daily happenings. Recently, one of the famous MCs who ...
Korean Radish Wraps (Mu Ssam Mari)
Korean BBQ is delicious but sometimes you need a refreshing side dish to balance the meaty and hearty flavor. In comes mu ssam mari i.e. Korean radish wraps. This dish pairs perfectly with heavier dishes or even makes for a great main dish with a bowl of rice depending on what you place inside the ...
Spicy Bean Sprout Pork Bulgogi (Kongnamul Bulgogi)
A few weeks ago (after much Amazon researching), we finally bought a burner to cook stews or meat right at the table! This means Korean BBQ on the dinner table at home in PJs! I used to love (and still do) when my dad cooked us meat at the side of our dinner table and was missing this home cooked ...
Korean Braised Beef Short Rib (Galbi Jjim)
As I'm starting to get more and more into this cooking thing, I'm really realizing that every home, family, mom, dad, owner of the home kitchen has their own way of making the same dish and now I'm here trying out all of the above to find my own recipe that I want to use as my own in our kitchen. ...
Salmon 2 Ways – Donburi Style Success!
After marriage, we've been eating a lot of pork. Lots - that was basically the only type of protein we ate at home for 3 months. After a visit back to our hometown in DC and eating delicious fish grilled by my dad, we decided to mix it up a bit. We grabbed a huge bag of salmon (and chicken) from ...