Cold cucumber soup side dish Oi-naengguk 오이 냉국 Are you looking for something refreshing, light, healthy, and cold cold cold? Yes, how about a cold cucumber side dish? In Korean it’s called oi-naengguk and it’s perfect for summer! The thin cucumber matchsticks soaked in icy cold, sweet, sour, salty, and garlicky brine will please your appetite. The cold temperature is a nice surprise and the crispy but soft texture of the cucumber

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Rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste For 4- 6 servings. Ingredients Cooked rice a package of bean sprouts a bunch of spinach 2 small size of zucchinis 5-7 Shiitake mushrooms fernbrake (gosari) 200 grams of ground beef (about half a pound) 1 small carrot, eggs soy sauce, hot pepper paste, garlic, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and vegetable oil

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Spicy soft tofu stew with kimchi and pork belly (Kimchi-sundubu-jjigae 김치순두부찌개) Ingredients (Serves 1 or 2) 8 large dried anchovies, heads and guts removed 5 ounces of radish, peeled, washed, and sliced thinly dried kelp (6 x 4 inch piece) 2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon vegetable oil ½ cup pork belly (or any cut of pork: 2.5 ounces), cut into small pieces ¼ cup chopped

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Pork wraps (Bo-ssam 보쌈) For oyster radish salad 1 pound Korean radish (or daikon), peeled and washed 2 teaspoons salt 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 teaspoons sugar 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 green onion, chopped 8 ounces frozen shucked oysters, thawed out in the fridge for an hour 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes 1 tablespoon sesame seeds For shrimp sauce 1 tablespoon saeujeot (fermented salted shrimp)

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Napa cabbage kimchi   Tongbaechu-kimchi 통배추김치     Ingredients (Makes about 8 pounds (3.6 kg) of Kimchi): For salting cabbage: 6 pounds napa cabbage (3 to 4 heads of medium napa cabbage) 1/2 cup Kosher salt For making porridge: 2 cups water 2 tablespoons sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) 2 tablespoons turbinado sugar (brown or white sugar) Vegetables: 2 cups radish matchsticks 1 cup carrot matchsticks 7 to

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Green chili pepper pancake Gochujeon 고추전   Ingredients (for 2- 4 servings): Green chili peppers, onion, fish sauce, flour, water, vegetable oil        

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Crispy and crunchy fried chicken Dakgangjeong 닭강정 Ingredients: 3½ pounds chicken wings (about 1.6 kg), washed and drained ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 teaspoon minced ginger 2/3 cup potato starch or corn starch 1/3 cup peanuts (optional) 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 to 4 large dried red chili peppers, seeded, cut crosswise into ⅓ inch pieces (optional) ¼ cup soy sauce ½ cup rice syrup or corn syrup 1 tablespoon white

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