Aeri's Kitchen

Here is another great and simple dish using one of Sempio’s pre-made sauces. This time, it is a spicy fish dish. This specific dish calls for hair-tail, however you can use mackerel instead. The fish and radish absorbes the sauce which gives them great flavor. You will love the fact that you simply pour the sauce on the fish and vegetables to get a delicious main dish, which will taste similar to a homemade dish. You can purchase the sauce in big Korean grocery stores or Amazon. I highly recommend you to try it, especially if you want to cut down on your cooking time for daily meals.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• GalChi (갈치) = Hairtail
• JeJuDo (제주도) = A county in South Korea

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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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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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Deep fried laver roll with cellophane noodles called GimMalI TwiGim (김말이 튀김) in Korean. It is a popular street food. The recipe I am going to share with you today is a Sempio version of it. This has extra ingredients such as sweet peppers and fried fish cakes for color and taste. It is delicious and fun to make. This recipe is courtesy of Sempio. Sempio’s English site has many Korean recipes using their products. If you are interested in them, please check it out.

Yield: 9 Fritters

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• JeopSi (접시) = Plate
• JaengBan (쟁반) = Tray

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Have a quick and delicious meal with this pre-made Sempio dakgalbi sauce. I posted homemade dakgalbi before; this Sempio sauce tastes as good as my dakgalbi. The spicy and slightly sweet chicken, vegetables, and rice cakes taste very good. Amazon sells this sauce along with other pre-made Sempio sauce, so you can try them someday. Of course, you can try my homemade dakgalbi recipe too.

Yield: 2-3 Servings

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

• JangMi (장미) = Rose
• GaSi (가시) = Thorn

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