Aeri's Kitchen

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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Seafood and green onion pancakes are perfect for seafood lovers like myself. This is one of the most popular foods for festivals in Korea. The awesome taste comes from the different kinds of seafood and green onions, which are fried into a nicely golden-brown crispy pancake. Some people pour the egg on top of the pancake before frying it, but I prefer my egg in the batter. If you increase the salt a little more, you might not need dipping sauce. However, we usually use soy dipping sauce. Try this delicious food someday.

Yield: 1 Pancake

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• DaeNaMu (대나무) = Bamboo Tree
• EeulGgot (들꽃) = Wild Flower

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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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Oyster is popular and common in Korea. Since it is popular, there are many different ways to eat oyster. You can use it for soup, Korean pancakes (Jeon), deep-fried foods, steamed foods, or raw foods, etc. Among them, I will show you how to make oyster jeon, which is fried oyster with an egg and flour coating. For extra flavor, it will have some green onions and hot peppers too.

I love seafood and miss the many different kinds of fresh seafood in Korea. However, since I have moved to the USA, I am living far away from the ocean and cannot easily buy good seafood. Anyway, one day we were shopping a nice grocery store, Wegmans, and I found a container of oysters. My eyes were sparkling with joy when I saw it. I was hungry for oysters. lol … They are not fresh enough to eat raw; however, they were good enough to make this Korean dish. So here is a simple but tasty oyster recipe for you.

Yield: 15 Pieces

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• Ggul (꿀) = Honey (Food)
• Gul (굴) = Oyster

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Mussel soup must be one of the easiest Korean soups to make, yet it is still very delicious. It is amazing to get such great flavor with such few ingredients. With only mussels, salt, green onions, and water, you will get a very tasty and flavorful mussel dish.

This reminds me of fond childhood memories in Korea. Once my mom bought a big bag full of fresh mussels from a fish market and boiled them all in a big pot with just water, salt, and green onions. I was amazed by the huge amount she was making, but as you know, the volume for mussels is large, but the actual amount after removing the shells, is not that much. LOL Our family finished it all during one meal. It was always a fun time to eat boiled mussels with my family. I can taste my mom’s mussel soup from my recipe and that makes me happy. It is not only the taste, but also the memories that I enjoy with this dish. Try it someday, and make your own memories with ones you love.

Yield: 2 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• HongHab (홍합) = Mussel
• Tang (탕) = A term for a dish that is similar to soup

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