깻잎 고기전, GgaetNip GoGiJeon
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 18, 2012

Beef and perilla jeon is a creative way of cooking perilla leaves. I like food with a good match of flavors in various ingredients. This food is a perfect example. The unique flavor of perilla tastes great with marinated beef. My husband is still not accustomed to the flavor of perilla, so he usually does not like it. However, he loved this perilla jeon. He said that the raw perilla taste is not strong; the jeon just tastes great.
So, if you see perilla leaves in a Korean or Asian grocery store, please try this someday.
Yield: 15 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- ToGgi (토끼) = Rabbit
- GeoBukI (거북이) = Turtle
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단팥빵, DanPatBbang
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 14, 2012

Sweet red bean bbang, called “danpatbbang” in Korean, is an old-fashioned bakery product. There are many different kinds of sweet foods that use red bean paste. This is one of the most popular ones. If you have a bread machine, you can make this very easy dessert at home. I will use my homemade red bean paste again in this recipe.
Warm, freshly baked bread tastes very good with bean filling.
Yield: 16 Pieces
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- Bbang (빵) = Bread
- Bang (방) = Room
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팥죽, PatJuk
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 8, 2012

Red bean porridge is commonly eaten on the shortest day of the year in Korea. This warm and sweet porridge is a great meal for any winter day too. If you make your own red bean paste at home, or have canned red bean paste, it is a pretty easy recipe to make. The sweet and nutty flavors from the red bean paste, along with the chewy rice balls, taste great together.
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- DongJi (동지) = Shortest Day
- HaJi (하지) = Longest Day
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굴 죽, Gul Juk
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 1, 2012

Oyster juk is very popular in the winter because winter is the best season for good oysters. This is one of the many different kinds of porridge in Korean cuisine. For some good variations to this recipe, simply replace the oysters with some other seafood such as: clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, etc. This tastes great with the mild flavor of white rice.
Yield: 3-4 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- SangJa (상자) = Box
- JaSeok (자석) = Magnet
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애호박 무침, AeHoBak MuChim
Posted by Aeri Lee on December 13, 2011

Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables in Korean cooking. I can fry, deep fry, or steam it, and I can add it to soup or other dishes. One day, I wanted to try something fun and simple using some zucchini in my refrigerator. I grabbed some other vegetables that I had such as sweet peppers and green onions. I did not want to make batter for the zucchini so that it would make a lighter dish. So I came up with this recipe from what I had, and I really enjoyed eating it for lunch. The fried zucchini without any seasoning or batter tasted great with the sauce. This can be a good appetizer for a party because it looks pretty and can work as a finger food. Of course, the taste is great too.
Yield: 35 Slices
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- IBul (이불) = Blanket
- ChimDae (침대) = Bed
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