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Jung-Eun Lee
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
Spicy cauliflower over rice - addictive without MSG
Occasionally, we run into something great by accident. I have recently had such a eureka moment when I intended to cook bibimbap on a weekend, using a different combination of vegetables. New ingredients were cauliflower and mini napa cabbages. When I tasted this new version of bibimbap for the first time, I was blown away by a perfect combination of spiciness, sweetness from vegetables (cauliflower, napa cabbages, onions, and carrots), and savory umami flavors from mushroo
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Jan 18, 2020
- 4 min
Potato buckwheat pancake
If you have a crowd to please or simply want a nice brunch, this recipe is for you. Seafood pancakes are popular appetizers at Korean restaurants. Unlike most sweet pancakes served for breakfast, seafood pancakes are savory and nourishing. I have a vivid memory of these special pancakes that were only available in certain parts of South Korea. They were made of potatoes and buckwheat. These freshly cooked pancakes were served with sour soy sauce and tasted amazing especia
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
Gourmet kimchi rice
When kimchi passes its prime, it turns too sour for us to enjoy it as a side dish. Don't despair. Home-made kimchi never goes wasted. With old kimchi, you can make savory pancakes, soup, or a stir-fried rice. Stir-fried rice that features kimchi is one of the easiest recipes one can try. A simple and popular version only calls for rice, old kimchi, scallions, fried eggs, or meat. I wanted to give this good old recipe a makeover, turning this everyday dish into a gourmet
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Sep 28, 2019
- 3 min
Refreshing seaweed cucumber soup
Although this is a popular dish in Korea where I grew up, my first encounter with this salad was in Boston, when my friend served it for a crowd. As I was so used to eating brown seaweed in warm soup, brown seaweed and cucumber seemed like an odd combination. But I was intrigued. Just one spoonful of this soup was all I needed to appreciate the beauty of this dish. This cold soup has a depth that is difficult to find in a salad dish: savory flavors from the brown seaweed m
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Jung-Eun Lee
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
Stir-fried rice cakes: a toothsome snack
When you want to cook something special on a whim, try this dish. It is a popular, savory snack in Korea. Koreans enjoy the chewy texture of rice cake and fiery spiciness of this dish "떡볶이". Having a chewy texture, rice cakes can be regarded as somewhat exotic, cooking materials for non-Koreans. Rice cakes represent a big departure from noodles and I cannot think of anything that can replace rice cakes. Like Korean sweet potato noodle dish "잡채", stir-fried rice cakes first
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Apr 22, 2019
- 4 min
Korean sweet potato noodles with assorted vegetables: my friends' favorite potluck dish
This is a dish loved by my friends the most. They like it so much that I have received many requests to bring it to their parties. It is called "잡채": sweet potato noodles mixed with assorted vegetables and a protein-rich food of your choice (eggs, beaf, seafood). You may have seen it at Korean restaurants. This dish first came into being in the 17th century at a palace banquet and quickly became a staple of a Korean royal court cuisine. However, it did not gain its popula
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Jan 27, 2019
- 4 min
Spicy beef stew with soft tofu
What is your favorite dish to order at a Korean restaurant? Last month, I visited one in New York and it took me by surprise how crowded the place was on a weekday evening. This restaurant is known for its spicy tofu soup and most customers, who were not Koreans, were ordering this dish. Given this impressive popularity, it occurred to me that many people would be interested in learning how to make this dish at home. This soup (순두부 찌개) is a spicy beef stew that is flavored
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Jung-Eun Lee
- Jun 5, 2017
- 3 min
Versatile Zucchini Stir-fry
This is one of a very few dishes that I never get tired of. Unlike Kimchi, a typical staple dish that never leaves the Korean dinner table, this zucchini stir-fry is so simple to make, yet so versatile that it goes with many main dishes irrespective of your culinary heritage. Perhaps the secret of this versatility resides in the fact that this recipe brings out the sweetness of zucchini and complements it with a subtle spicy kick. This zucchini stir-fry is a traditional Kor
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Jung-Eun Lee
- May 21, 2017
- 4 min
One-Pot Bibimbap for a Busy Cook
Do you love the heat and the surprisingly complex flavors from many ingredients of bibimbap? If you have ordered bibimbap at a Korean restaurant, fallen in love with it, and looked up its recipes online, most of them may not have been inviting enough for you to try out. It is not your fault. Traditional Korean recipes require that you cook individual ingredients one by one, serving them over rice with a Korean red chili paste called gochujang. It means a major investment in
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