Korean Recipe Experiments

One of my New Years resolutions was to learn how to make

more Korean food than I already do - which isn't much. 

And to learn to cook it better - which shouldn't be too difficult!

So far I have been really terrible with this goal.

That's why I am ecstatic about finding my new favorite website (maangchi.com).

She has tons of recipes that I have wanted to make and she even has step by step videos.

If I can't cook with that much coaching then I am really in trouble!

Today I picked a few of my favorite Korean dishes and after a drive to the Korean market to pick up some much needed ingredients I was ready to go all day!

First I made some Oisobagi Kimchi (cucumber kimchi).

This is my favorite kind of kimchi and I am told the easiest kind to make.

I found it challenging enough for me.

I used American salt for the first part which turned out to be a big mistake.

After I washed all of the salt off about 5 times - it actually tastes pretty darn good!

If it looks spicy that's because it is!  Yummm!

Next I moved onto Radish Soup - I don't know what it's called in Korean.

This is my least favorite thing I made today, but it is still very edible so that's a bonus.
It was VERY easy to make, so hopefully I'll get better at making it and we can have it ALL of the time.

The other bonus about this soup is it's very inexpensive and healthy.

I then started to make one of my favorite Korean Side dishes called Jangjorim. 

I just call it Soy Sauce Beef.  It also has delicious boiled eggs, garlic and peppers in it!

The peppers are more sweet than spicy and the sauce is the best when drizzled over rice.

Last but certainly not least I made Sigumchi - a spinach side dish.

This side dish is no joke.  It's sooo good.  And my kids will both eat plate fulls of it!

It literally takes less than 10 minutes to make, so you should give it a try one day.

Mine always turns out differently, it's hard to get that perfect amount of spinach vs. sauce!

I will certainly be posting about more of my adventures with Korean food!  

Korean food is my FAVORITE - no doubt!