Aeri's Kitchen

This is stir-fried spicy octopus dish is made using Sempio’s mokpo octopus sauce. Many Korean dishes, especially soups and stews, ask for many different kinds of seasoning ingredients. Because of that, those Korean foods are more difficult to make to get the right flavor; getting the right amount of each seasoning ingredient is the secret for making good dishes. When I feel lazy, or do not have enough time to cook, it is nice to have pre-made sauces on hand. I made this octopus dish and ate it with some of my Korean friends for lunch. They all enjoyed it a lot. If I did not tell them, they would not have known that I used a pre-made sauce. For extra flavor, I added a little bit of sugar, and it turned out very delicious.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• NakJi (낙지) = Small Octopus
• MunEo (문어) = Octopus

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Since soybean paste flavor is a good match with many different ingredients, there are many different kinds of soup that uses it. This soup is one of them. You will be amazed what kind of great and savory flavor you get with this soup using only natural ingredients, without any artificial seasonings like MSG.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• SiJak (시작) = Begin
• Ggeut (끝) = End

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Banquet noodle soup, called “JanChi GukSu” in Korean, is one of the traditional party foods in Korea. The long white noodles symbolize a long and healthy life. Therefore, when we have an important party, such as for a wedding or birthday, hosts like to serve this noodle soup to celebrate and bless their guests. This colorful and delicious dish can be a good thing to serve your special guests. The recipe came from Sempio. If you want to try more Sempio recipes, please check out Sempio’s website.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• JanChi (잔치) = Banquet
• ChukHa (축하) = Congratulation

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Fried fish cake and egg guk is a simple and delicious daily soup. Previously, I posted the street vender version of this (Fish Cake Guk) a few years ago. This is another way to make delicious soup with fish cakes at home. Soft fish cakes and egg, along with a savory broth, tastes great.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• SonTop (손톱) = Fingernail
• BalTop (발톱) = Toenail

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Egg bread, or egg muffins, is old-fashioned street food in Korea. It is especially popular in the cold winter. Freshly baked steaming egg muffins will melt your heart. They are sweet with a slightly salty whole egg inside. They taste very delicious. They are a little unique and fun to make. Of course, they are very easy to make too.

Yield: 8 Pieces

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• GyeRan (계란) = Egg
• Bbang (빵) = Bread

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