Egg Jjim - Version 2.0 - (계란찜)

Not really a recipe, but I decided to make egg jjim today. You can make it a variety of ways. I used 2 whole eggs and 1 egg white. I then added about 1/2 tsp of salt and 3/4 cup of water. I then chose to add some onions, carrots and mushrooms. I would normally add some green onions as well but didn't have any on hand. Beat it well until it's mixed. Then pour the mixture into a pot (preferably...

Brown Rice Vegetable Rolls

I had some veggies leftover from the Jengban Gooksoo below, so I decided to make some vegetable rolls. I used perilla leaves, red leaf lettuce, carrots, cucumber, and avocados. Get about two cups of cooked brown rice and season it with 1 TSP of sushi vinegar, 1 TB of sesame oil, and 1 TB of sesame seeds. Spread the brown rice on a seaweed wrap and PRESS DOWN as hard as possible. ...

Ojinguh Moochim - Cold Squid with Cucumbers - (오징어 무칩)

I went to the K-market yesterday and was originally planning to make some ojinguh gook, but last minute decided to just make ojinguh moochim instead. This goes really well with choong-moo kimbap (basically just rice and gim). First wash and cut two squid. I don't know why some people get so freaked out about squid but can eat calamari. =P Cut up the squid into two inch pieces like so and then...

Jengban Momil Gooksoo - Buckwheat Soba Noodles in Spicy Sauce - (모밀 쟁반 국수)

I realized I hadn't updated the recipes on this blog in a while, so I came up with one of my fave dishes for a warm day. Needed Ingredients: Buckwheat Noodles 1/2 cup julienne red cabbage 1/2 cup julienne cucumber 1/2 cup julienne carrot 1/2 cup julienne onion 1/2 cup julienne Asian pear thinly sliced perilla leaves thinly sliced red leaf lettuce thinly sliced dried seaweed (geem) sauce: 4 TB 7-up,...

Dwenjang Jjigae - Soy Bean Soup - Version 2.0 - (된장 찌개)

Cooking is such an interesting thing. Trying to cook in someone else's kitchen is quite a challenge. Trying to find Korean ingredients in a small town proved to be even a greater challenge. I didn't want to buy EVERYTHING, so I only bought the bare minimum ingredients and have been improvising in the kitchen.Today I made dwenjang jjigae with a beef broth instead of my usual fish broth. You can...