Or, I like to put carbs in my carbs then fry it up in a pan I found this bag of frozen japchae goon mandu at a local Korean store. Mandu (sometimes spelled mandoo) are Korean dumplings sort of like gyoza or pot stickers. They come in many varieties and can be served steamed, in [...]
Or fried rice wrapped up in an omelet just like my mom used to make Cheap eats, like this omurice are my new passion. It reminds me of all the wonderfully frugal meals my mother would make for us back before my parent’s salary stretched to T-bone steaks. Since I began writing on personal finance [...]
Or, I told you, my mom can COOK! Chapchae is one of my favorite dishes traditionally served at large Korean dinners for special occasions. When I was growing up, my mother’s Korean church would have a huge Korean Thanksgiving feast. Most of the women and some of the men would dress up in their hanboks [...]
Or, marinated grilled beef strips, Korean-style Bulgogi (also spelled pulgogi) is a great introduction to Korean cooking if you like beef. It’s simple to make from regular grocery store ingredients, tastes amazing and serves as a component of other dishes such as kimbap, chapchae and bibimbap. Feel free to play around with the ingredients, no [...]
Or, my mom’s kalbi recipe (aka galbi) My mom often hosts fellowship dinners for her Korean church at her house. The highlight of these dinners is the huge platters of grilled short ribs which are called kalbi or galbi in Korean. You can eat them plain off the ribs or cut off bits of the [...]