Yulmoo Kimchi - Version 2.0 - (열무 김치)

I was thrilled to see that the K-market had fresh yulmoo yesterday. I was going to make this last week and the yulmoo they had was old and yucky looking. Good thing I waited. Ingredients Needed: 6 bunches of yulmoo, 1 CUP kosher salt & 10 CUPS water1 TB flour & 1 CUP water + 3 CUPS boiling water & 6 TB red pepper powder, 3 TB fish sauce (I used Ggae nari sauce), 1/3 TB ginger powder,...

Strawberry Jam

The MR's friends came over last week and like true Koreans they didn't come empty handed. =P They brought us a whole box of strawberries (since they knew Munchkin LOVES strawberries). The strawberries were delicious, and although Munchkin does love strawberries, even he couldn't finish the whole box. =) So instead of letting the strawberries go bad and throwing them out...I decided to make...

Soon Dooboo Jjigae - Soft Tofu Soup - 순두부 찌개

I finally got a chance to update the soon dooboo recipe, but I messed up today (will explain below).First, get 2 cups of water and throw in some anchovies and dashima to make broth. Boil this for about 5-10 minutes and it should reduce to about half. Prep your beef (about 1/2 cup) and seafood.In a pot heat 1 TB sesame oil, 1 TB minced garlic and throw in the beef.Add about 1/2 cup of kimchi and...

Jo-gae Tang - Clam Soup - (조개탕)

Since Munchkin LOVES clams, I decided to make him some clam soup for breakfast. Throw some salt on top of the clams and then wash it thoroughly under cold water. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil with some anchovy/dashima and 1/2 TB of minced garlic. Throw in the clams and let it boil. Throw in some large green onions and sliced jalapenos and let it boil for about 10 minutes or so. Pretty...

Kimchi Jjigae - Version 2.0 - (김치 찌개)

Total Cooking Time: 1 hourI didn't really want to think of dinner last night, so I resorted to kimchi jjigae again. This time I made it with pork galbi and thought I would post it up. Next time I'm going to make it with canned mackerel. =PIn a separate pot, place your pork galbi (pork ribs basically) into just enough water to cover it and add 1 TB of soy bean paste. Bring this to a boil and let...