Dinner
Korean Fried Chicken
Double-fried until the crust is glassy and stays crisp under the sauce, then glazed in sticky sweet-hot gochujang…
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Fermentation, gochujang and the art of banchan. 41 Korean recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 41 recipes cover 8 of the site’s categories, among them 23 dinners, 5 healthy dishes, 4 appetisers and small plates, 3 quick meals, 2 desserts and 2 drinks. Of these, 14 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Dalgona Coffee (10 min), Gyeran Mari (15 min) and Oi Muchim (15 min). For 19, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 28 easy and 13 medium.
As written, 11 are vegetarian, 5 vegan, 8 gluten-free and 34 dairy-free. Another 3 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Korean recipes — all 41 recipes
Dinner
Bibimbap
A bowl of rice topped with individually seasoned vegetables, marinated beef, a fried egg and gochujang, mixed…
Dinner
Beef Bulgogi
Thinly sliced beef marinated in soy, pear and sesame, then seared fast so it caramelises without stewing. Twenty…
Condiment
Napa Cabbage Kimchi
Napa cabbage salted, coated in a chilli and fermented seafood paste, and left to ferment until it fizzes. Two days…
Lunch
Kimbap
Seasoned rice and a row of cooked fillings rolled in seaweed, brushed with sesame oil and cut into coins. Korea's…
Dinner
Galbi (Korean Short Ribs)
Beef short ribs butterflied thin, marinated in soy, pear and sesame, and grilled over fire until the sugars char…
Quick Meals
Tteokbokki
Chewy rice cakes simmered in a sweet-hot gochujang sauce until it clings. Korea's favourite street snack, and it…
Dinner
Sundubu Jjigae
Silken tofu stew, arriving at the table in a stone pot still boiling violently, with a raw egg cracked in at the…
Dinner
Japchae
Chewy sweet potato noodles tossed with individually stir-fried vegetables and a sesame-soy dressing. Naturally…
Healthy
Kimchi Jjigae
The best possible use for kimchi that has gone too sour to eat raw: simmered with pork belly and tofu into a…
Dinner
Dakgalbi
Chicken and cabbage stir-fried at the table in a gochujang marinade on a huge flat pan, with rice cakes and sweet…
Appetizers
Haemul Pajeon
A large, shaggy pancake of spring onions and seafood, fried until the edges are lacy and crisp. Eaten on rainy days…
Healthy
Mul Naengmyeon
Chewy buckwheat noodles in an icy beef and radish broth, with pear, cucumber, sliced beef and half a boiled egg. The…
Healthy
Samgyetang
A whole small chicken stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, jujube and garlic, simmered until the broth turns milky…
Drinks
Sujeonggwa
Korean cinnamon and ginger punch, simmered dark and served ice cold with soft dried persimmon and pine nuts floating…
Side dish
Oi Muchim
Korean cucumber salad: sliced, salted, squeezed and tossed with gochugaru, garlic and sesame — sharp, hot and…
Dinner
Jjajangmyeon
Thick wheat noodles under a black bean sauce of pork and diced vegetables. Korea's most-ordered delivery food, eaten…
Side dish
Kimchi Fried Rice
Cold rice fried hard with sour kimchi and topped with a fried egg. Twenty-five minutes, and better the older the…
Dinner
Budae Jjigae
Army base stew: kimchi, gochujang, sausage, tinned meat and instant noodles in one bubbling pan. Invented from…
Dinner
Doenjang Jjigae
A soybean paste stew of courgette, potato and tofu, thick and deeply savoury. The everyday Korean stew, on the table…
Appetizers
Gyeranjjim
Eggs beaten with water and steamed in an earthenware pot until they rise like a soufflé. Twenty minutes, and it…
Dinner
Bossam
Pork belly boiled with aromatics until it slices clean, wrapped in lettuce with salted shrimp and radish. No frying…
Desserts
Hotteok
A yeasted pancake stuffed with brown sugar and nuts, pressed flat on a griddle so the filling melts to syrup. Korean…
Appetizers
Korean Corn Cheese
Sweetcorn bound with mayonnaise under a lid of grilled mozzarella. A side dish that arrives bubbling and never comes…
Dinner
Tteok Galbi
Short rib meat taken off the bone, chopped, seasoned and shaped back onto it, then grilled with a soy and pear glaze.
Dinner
Dubu Jorim
Tofu slabs pan-fried until golden, then braised in soy and chilli until the sauce has almost gone. Thirty minutes.
Dinner
Ojingeo Bokkeum
Squid scored, cut and stir-fried in gochujang with onion and courgette. Thirty-five minutes, and the squid cooks in…
Dinner
Jeyuk Bokkeum
Thin slices of pork in a fiery marinade of gochujang, chilli flakes, garlic and ginger, stir-fried until caramelised…
Dinner
Yukgaejang
A fiery Korean beef soup of shredded brisket, bean sprouts, plenty of spring onions and glass noodles, seasoned with…
Dinner
Galbi Jjim
Beef short ribs soaked, parboiled and braised for two hours in a sweet soy sauce with grated pear, garlic and…
Drinks
Dalgona Coffee
Instant coffee, sugar and hot water whisked into a thick, glossy, caramel-coloured foam and spooned over iced milk…
Quick Meals
Korean Beef Lettuce Wraps
Beef mince fried for 10 minutes with soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and gochujang, served in crisp lettuce leaves…
Dinner
Korean Beef Bowl
Beef mince cooked in soy, brown sugar, sesame oil, garlic and gochujang, served over rice with cucumber and spring…
Dinner
Chicken Bulgogi
Thinly sliced chicken thighs in a soy, pear, garlic and sesame marinade, seared in a hot pan and served with rice.
Breakfast
Gyeran Mari
A Korean rolled omelette of beaten egg, carrot and spring onion, cooked in thin layers and sliced into rounds.
Side dish
Gamja Jorim
Small potatoes braised in a sweet and salty soy glaze until tender and shiny, a Korean side dish.
Dinner
Samgyeopsal
Thick slices of pork belly cooked in a hot pan until crisp, wrapped in lettuce with garlic, ssamjang and kimchi…
Side dish
Sigeumchi Namul
Spinach blanched for a minute, squeezed dry and tossed with sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce and toasted sesame seeds.
Dinner
Instant Pot Korean Beef
Thin slices of beef cooked under pressure in a gochujang, soy and sesame sauce, served with rice and sliced spring…
Dinner
Dak Galbi
Chicken thighs stir-fried in a gochujang sauce with cabbage, sweet potato and rice cakes in one pan until sticky and…
Desserts
Bingsu
Korean shaved milk ice piled high and topped with a strawberry compote simmered for 10 minutes and a drizzle of…