A simple vegetarian variation of a classic Korean noodle dish, japchae, with the addition of sautéed soybean sprouts. Enjoy with a slight spicy punch from a wasabi dipping sauce! Brought to you by the popular Korean TV show, Soo-mi’s Side Dishes. She makes this traditional dish variation easy and ...
Youn’s Kitchen – Boneless Fried Chicken (Dakgangjeong)
Youn’s Kitchen is a Korean reality show where the cast opens up a Korean themed pop-up restaurant in a foreign country for a few days/weeks. “Youn” Yuh Jung is the lead grandma and cook that the show is named after. In Season 2 (2018), the cast goes to Spain and prepares variations of ...
Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew)
Budae Jjigae is a super popular Korean “jeon gol” (hot pot). A huge pot of sizzling spicy stew is usually shared amongst 2, 4 or even more people (the more the merrier, and the bigger the pot!). I don’t think my mom grew up eating this dish so she didn’t make it for us at home. The first few times I ...
Seolleongtang (Korean Milky Beef Bone Soup)
A milky beef bone soup that is rich, creamy and amazing on it’s own or used as a base for Korean dishes to amplify their flavors. What is it? There’s a few types of beef bone soup in Korea: seolleongtang (설렁탕), gomtang (곰탕), and sagol (사골). The difference between the three are the types of ...
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 ...
“My Ugly Duckling” Korean Spicy Chicken Over Rice
My Ugly Duckling is currently a very popular reality-like show in Korea where celebrities’ moms observe and add commentary as they watch footage of their sons' daily activities. The famous son’s daily lives are captured and then the moms and hosts watch it together like their watching a YouTube ...