매운 감자국, MaeWon GamJaGuk
Posted by Aeri Lee on November 14, 2011
Spicy potato guk is a very simple and useful daily soup that is especially good on cold days because the spicy broth makes your body warm. Many people usually have potatoes and onions on hand. So if your groceries are running low, and you want to cook something with what you have, this is a great recipe for that. 
If you love potatoes and spicy food like me, try it someday.
Yield: 3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- JiPye (지폐) = Bill (Money)
- DongJeon (동전) = Coin (Money)
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소고기 무국, SoGoGi MuGuk
Posted by Aeri Lee on July 23, 2011
Beef and radish guk is a Korean soup that is eaten daily. This can be good for people who like Korean food, but cannot eat spicy food. The marinated beef and radish gives great flavor to the broth, and the texture of cooked radish with tender beef is good together. Try it someday.
Yield: 4 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- Non (눈) = Eye
- Ko (코) = Nose
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홍합탕, HongHab Tang
Posted by Aeri Lee on July 7, 2011
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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부대 찌개, BuDae JjiGae
Posted by Aeri Lee on May 19, 2011
Army base soup, budae jjigae was originated during and after the Korean War, when Koreans had very little to eat. People made this dish by combining leftover Spam and hot dogs from U.S. Army facilities, and mixed it with whatever else was available. All of the leftovers were combined with water in a large pot and boiled. Nowadays, most Koreans have enough to eat, but this soup is still very popular with more varied ingredients added to it. Try it someday.
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- BuDae (부대) = Army Base
- GunIn (군인) = Soldier
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굴 떡국, Gul TteokGuk
Posted by Aeri Lee on May 11, 2011
The rice cake soup called “tteokguk” in Korean is one of my favorite Korean meals. We usually eat this soup on New Year’s day, but you can eat it anytime you want. You can make the soup with different kinds of meat such as beef or oysters. Today, I will make oyster rice cake soup the way my mom usually made it for us.
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- Gul (굴) = Oyster
- Tteok (떡) = Rice Cake
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