Peppers! I love shishito peppers grilled, stir-fried, pickled and like today, steamed with a crunch and spicy kick (today’s dish). Shishito peppers are mild, slightly sweet and are often found in Asian cooking, particularly Japanese and Korean cooking. I love having a spicy side dish (banchan) when ...
Soo-mi’s Side Dishes – Spicy Pork Duruchigi
There are several types of Korean spicy pork dishes from gochujang dweji bulgogi (spicy Korean red pepper paste pork), jeyuk bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork), and spicy pork duruchigi (which is what we will focus on today)! These are all variations of spicy pork dishes. Gochujang dweji bulgogi ...
Bulgogi Kimchi Juk (Korean Porridge)
Korean porridge or “juk” is the perfect warm weather food to start off the changing of seasons. While juk is enjoyed all year round, I particularly crave it more in the cold seasons because the hearty warm bowl really warms my body up! There are so many varieties of juk - you can really add anything ...
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 ...
Seoul Bulgogi from “Soo-Mi’s Side Dish”
A new TV show is on the rise these days with “Soo-mi’s Side Dishes”. In this cooking show, actress Kim Soo-mi shows famous celebrity chefs how to make delicious traditional Korean dishes. The recent show spotlights Seoul old-school style Bulgogi. Bulgogi is often enjoyed over a BBQ or pan fried but ...
Matcha Cheesecake Brownies
Some Fridays, after a long week of work I don’t want to go out and just want to cozy up in a warm sweater and have the smell of freshly baked goods fill the room. How about some warm matcha cheesecake brownies? Subtle matcha flavor with some deep fudgy chocolatey goodness. Pretty simple too without ...
Newlyweds Diary Beef and Kimchi Gimbap
Kimbap is a traditional Korean dish made from cooked rice and a variation of ingredients that are rolled in kim - dried sheets of seaweed. Every mom has some variation of it and really, the ingredients can be anything you wish! My mom makes the best ones with Korean marinated beef, carrots, egg, ...
Spicy Korean Braised Pork Ribs (Galbi Bokkeum Tang) – Baek Jong Won
Work has been super busy the last few weeks so I’ve wanted quicker meals but then again, my husband has also been even busier with lack of sleep and skipped lunches so I want him to have a good home cooked meal for dinner. I am not trying to be old fashion with being the wife that makes warm dinners ...
Earl Grey Olive Oil Pound Cake
Earl grey flavored desserts and baked goods are very abundant and popular in Asia but, in the US, they’re rarer. I never really thought about it too much when I saw the recipes on a lot of Korean blogs because I couldn’t imagine the flavor. So, nah. I became enlightened two winters ago on a trip to ...