육개장, YukGaeJang
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 4, 2009
If you go to a Korean restaurant, you might have tried this spicy Korean soup or at least saw it on the menu. It is a popular Korean soup for people who like spicy food. Cooking different kinds of vegetables in homemade beef broth, along with a spicy sauce, will give you great soup flavor. In Korea, if somebody dies, we visit the funeral house to morn the dead person and comfort the family. They usually start getting visitors for 2 or 3 days before the funeral and they serve food to the guests. Nowadays, this is one of Korea’s funeral foods. I don’t know why, but it is… Of course, we enjoy eating this soup other times as well, especially in cold weather.
Yield: 6 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- GukMul (국물) = Broth
- YaChae (야채) = Vegetable
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콩나물, KongNaMul
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 4, 2009
Kongnamul is a seasoned side-dish made from soybean sprouts as well as being a term for the sprouts themselves. It is one of the most common side-dishes, as well as a basic ingredient of bibimbap. After bean skins and the very end of the tails are removed, the sprouts are boiled. Drained sprouts are then seasoned with sesame oil, salt, chopped green onions, sesame seeds, minced garlic, and a sprinkle of chili powder.
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말린 토란대, MalRin ToRanDae
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 4, 2009
In South Korea, Taro is called ToRan (토란) meaning “egg from earth”, and the corm is stewed and the leaf stem is stir-fried. Taro roots can be used for medicinal purposes, particularly for curing insect bites. I tried to find this in Korean stores here (USA) but I couldn’t. My mom sent this to me from Korea. I tried to think of what kind of vegetables you can substitute for this, if you can’t find it. When I consider the texture, I recommend oyster mushroom or Enokitake mushroom. Those substitutes are especially good when making the Korean soup YukGaeJang.
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말린 고사리, MalRin GoSaRi
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 4, 2009
In East Asia, Pteridium aquilinum (fernbrake or bracken fiddleheads) is eaten as a vegetable. In Korea, a typical banchan (small side dish) is GoSaRi-NaMul (고사리나물) that consists of prepared fernbrake that has been sauteed. It is a component of the popular dish BiBimBap.
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숙주, SukJu
Posted by Aeri Lee on January 4, 2009
In Korea, slightly cooked mung bean sprouts, called SukJu NaMul (숙주나물), are often served as a side dish. They are placed into boiling water for less than a minute, immediately cooled down in cold water, and mixed with sesame oil, garlic, salt, and often other ingredients.
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