ntroducing 10 representative Korean recipes that you can easily enjoy at home. Explore the unique characteristics and simple cooking processes of each dish to create special flavors and memories in your kitchen.
Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Noodles) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 200g beef
- 1 onion
- 1 chili pepper
- Jajangmyeon sauce
- 200g noodles
Instructions:
- Slice the beef thinly and season with salt and pepper.
- Slice the onion and chili pepper.
- Boil water in a pot and cook the noodles.
- Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the beef until cooked.
- Add sliced onion and chili pepper, stir-fry together.
- Add Jajangmyeon sauce, cook until everything is well mixed.
- Mix the sauce with the cooked noodles and serve.
Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 300g beef
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions:
- Slice the beef thinly, mix with soy sauce, sugar, green onions, garlic, and sesame oil.
- Marinate the beef with the seasoning.
- Heat oil in a pan, grill the marinated beef over medium heat until cooked.
- Bulgogi is ready to serve!
Bibimbap Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 100g beef
- 1 carrot
- 1 cucumber
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons gochujang (red chili paste)
Instructions:
- Prepare rice, and chop beef, carrot, and cucumber.
- Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry beef until cooked.
- Add carrot and cucumber to the cooked beef and stir-fry.
- Fry the egg in a separate pan and slice it thinly.
- Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, and gochujang to make the sauce.
- Mix the sauce with rice and top it with the stir-fried ingredients and sliced egg to complete Bibimbap.
Samgyeopsal Gui (Grilled Pork Belly) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 300g pork belly
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- A pinch of black pepper
Instructions:
- Slice the pork belly thinly.
- Mince the garlic.
- Mix soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and black pepper to make the marinade.
- Coat the pork belly with the marinade and let it marinate.
- Grill the marinated pork belly in a heated pan or grill until fully cooked.
- Serve and enjoy!
Samgyetang (Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 whole chicken (1.5kg)
- 4 jujubes
- 20g ginseng
- 1 cup glutinous rice
- 2 tablespoons miso paste
- A pinch of salt
- 1 spring onion (finely chopped)
Instructions:
- Clean the chicken, rub both inside and outside with salt.
- Rinse the glutinous rice and soak it in water.
- Stuff the chicken with glutinous rice, jujubes, ginseng, and miso paste. Pour water and bring it to a boil.
- Simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Sprinkle finely chopped spring onions before serving.
Naengmyeon (Cold Buckwheat Noodles) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 servings of naengmyeon noodles
- Broth: 10x10cm piece of dried kelp, 10 dried anchovies, half an onion, 1 spring onion
- 1 onion
- 1 cucumber
- 1 pear
- 1 sheet of seaweed
- Mustard, salt, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil
Instructions:
- Boil the ingredients for the broth to make the broth.
- Cook the naengmyeon noodles, rinse them in cold water, and let them cool.
- Slice the onion, cucumber, and pear thinly.
- Place the noodles in a bowl, pour the broth, and add the sliced vegetables.
- Add mustard, salt, sugar, vinegar, and sesame oil to taste.
Haemul Pajeon (Seafood Pancake) Recipe
Ingredients:
- Seafood (shrimp, squid, octopus, etc.) 1 cup
- 1 bunch of green onions
- 1 spring onion
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup water
- Cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- A pinch of black pepper
Instructions:
- Mix flour and water to make a batter.
- Slice green onions, spring onions, and add seafood to the batter.
- Add soy sauce, minced garlic, sesame oil, and black pepper. Mix well.
- Heat cooking oil in a pan, pour the batter into the pan, and fry until both sides are golden brown.
- Flip the pancake, cook the other side, and it’s ready to serve.
Tteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cake) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 300g rice cakes (tteok)
- 100g fish cakes (eomuk)
- 1 onion
- 1 spring onion
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 4 tablespoons tteokbokki sauce
- 2 cups water
- A sprinkle of roasted seaweed flakes (kim garu)
Instructions:
- Cut rice cakes and fish cakes into bite-sized pieces.
- Slice the onion and spring onion.
- In a pot, heat cooking oil and stir-fry onion and spring onion.
- Add rice cakes and fish cakes, then stir-fry. Pour tteokbokki sauce and water, and bring to a boil.
- Boil until the rice cakes become chewy.
- Serve in a bowl, sprinkle with roasted seaweed flakes, and enjoy!
Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew) Recipe
Ingredients:
- 150g pork (shoulder or loin)
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoons doenjang (soybean paste)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup kimchi
- 1 spring onion
- 1 green chili
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
Instructions:
- Cut pork into bite-sized pieces.
- Cut kimchi into bite-sized pieces.
- In a pot, bring water to a boil, add doenjang, minced garlic, soy sauce, and salt to make the broth.
- Add pork and kimchi to the broth and simmer.
- Add spring onion and green chili, then simmer until everything is cooked.
- Serve in a bowl, drizzle with sesame oil, and enjoy!
Bibimbap Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 100g beef
- 1 carrot
- 1 cucumber
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons gochujang (red chili paste)
Instructions:
- Prepare rice, and chop beef, carrot, and cucumber.
- Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry beef until cooked.
- Add carrot and cucumber to the cooked beef and stir-fry.
- Fry the egg in a separate pan and slice it thinly.
- Mix soy sauce, sesame oil, and gochujang to make the sauce.
- Mix the sauce with rice and top it with the stir-fried ingredients and sliced egg to complete Bibimbap.
Following these recipes will allow you to easily make delicious meals at home. Enjoy your cooking and savor the tasty dishes!