Kimchi Fried Rice

Your fermented food never been these good! 

Kimchi fried rice is one of the easiest dish to make at every korean household . But as every cook know that the simpler the ingredients, the hard it could get.

Three main ingredients and one main hero of the dish : KIMCHI.

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Difficulty : Easy

Preparing time : 5 minutes

Cooking Time : 10 minutes

Makes : 1 portion 

Adapted from : Home Food Rescue tv program 

Japchae - Korean Sweet Stir Fried Noodle with Vegetables and Beef

Japchae is one of korean favorite traditional dishes, it's a sweet stir fry noodle with vegetables and beef. Japchae often serve as side dish on korean house, if japchae serve only with rice in a bowl then call japchae-bap.

Japchae first time serve at 17century when prince Gwanghae, the king of Joseon Dynasty held a big party at his palace. Because the king so pleased with the dish then he awarded his lieges (same as Lord), Yi Chung, by promoting him to the position of hojo panseo (same as secretary of treasury). 

At that time japchae only made by vegetable and mushrooms, the kind of vegetables is depend on the seasonal vegetables at that time. 

At early 20century japchae serve with dangmyeon, korean noodle which made by sweet potato.  

Making japchae is quite easy but need special attention, vegetables, mushrooms and beef cooked separately to keep the flavor of each ingredients. Soy sauce, sesame oil and sugar give a savory and sweet flavor to the dish.  The authentic flavor of japchae is sweet stir fried noodle, but you can always adjust the taste with your preference ;) 

Mandu - Korean Dumpling with Tofu Mushrooms and Asian Chives

I always have this stored at my refrigerator. When I said always... is't mean literally... Even now I still have 20 frozen mandu!

My son & hubby loves this korean dumpling so much, so... I always makes a lot of it when there is time for making mandu. Moreover this is another way to enjoy tofu and shitake mushrooms in a great way! 

Husband and son? They don't know it until I said so! Haha ha! ;)

There's 3 kind of mandu, the fried one (Gunmandu), the steamed one ( Jjinmandu), and the boiled one (Mulmandu).

Mandu served as an appetizer, side dish or even just for snack with a dipping sauce. 

For me? Well... I serve mandu in all category & at any occasion... whenever I want, it's already on the fridge anyway :)

Zucchini Pancake ( korean style )

Korean Zucchini Pancakes – Hobak buchimgae 호박부침개 is one of pan-fried pancake variety in Korea. It often serve as side dish (banchan), appetizer, or snack. People often order it as a companion food for drinks in food stall or night market. And mother often serve it when there’s member of the family bringing home their friends at home. The dish are so easy to make.

Mak Kimchi - (easy to make ) Kimchi

Everyone who loves to watched Korean drama would be curious about this korean dishes - KIMCHI, coz this dishes often served in almost every meal. 
Well... most of my friend are, and so do I :D
But for those who doesn't know often puzzle when I mention about Kimchi. 
So... What is Kimchi actually? 
Kimchi is same as pickle, but with lots of ingredients, it's korean pickle. Kimchi taste sour, salty and spicy. If u make it properly & use the right ingredients then u can taste the real flavor of Kimchi - korean flavor. 

Yangnyeom Tongdak - Seasoned Fried Chicken

Yangnyeom Tongdak ...  
Crispy on the outside but remains juicy & tender inside, wrapped with a mild sweet taste of corn syrup, hot spicy chili paste and slightly sour kick from the red wine vinegar ...  makes this dish is a favorite at my dinner table J

Want to try? :)