Stir-fried kimchi and pork belly served with sliced tofu is a classic Korean dish that pairs perfectly with Korean drinks. In this crazy time, we’re at home a lot more which means we’re cooking and drinking more at home. It also means we’re exploring various anju to pair with our drinks! Anju ...
Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Tofu Stew)
This stew almost killed my cooking spree when I first started getting into the kitchen. My mom’s soondubu and the Korean restaurant soondubu’s taste very different from each other. But, the recipes I tried to make came nothing close to either! Many recipes use Kimchi to enhance (and cheat) ...
Instant Pot Korean Cheese Pork Ribs featuring Baek Jong Won
This recipe reminded me how much easier the Instant Pot can make my life! I spent all weekend around the kitchen because DrJuh was studying (last minute) for the boards which meant I tested out a bunch of recipes. Tired on a Sunday night, I remembered the random pork ribs and our Instant ...
Sinjeon Tteokbokki Copycat (Spicy Rice Cake)
Sinjeon Tteokbokki is a very popular spicy tteokbokki casual street food restaurant in Korea (often take out or delivery). It’s one of the major tteokbokki chains in Korea, particularly Seoul. It’s not as spicy as the spiciest tteokbokki chain in Korea, Yupki Tteokbokki, but still has a kick and is ...
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 ...