5 Korean Recipes You Can Try at Home!

Congratulations #ParasiteMovie for winning the Oscar for Best Picture! It's the first time in Oscar's history that an Asian movie has won the award for Best Picture, hence there has been a resurgence (and new interest) of people's love for all things Korean.

So I thought I'd share five of my favourite easy Korean recipes which you can easily recreate at home. Happy cooking!

1. Kimchi Fried Rice (Kimchi bokkeumbap)

Kimchi fried rice, also known as kimchi bokkeumbap is a popular dish from South Korea. The primary ingredients are mature kimchi and rice, along with other available ingredients such as diced vegetables or meat. Mature kimchi is used as it gives more flavour and body to the dish as opposed to freshly made kimchi. This is an extremely tasty dish you can prepare in under 30 minutes.

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2. Beef bulgogi

Beef bulgogi is Korean marinated beef, and is traditionally grilled; nowadays it is also often stir fried in a pan. In 2011, it was listed at no.23 on the World's 50 most delicious foods readers' poll compiled by CNNGo.

Bulgogi is made from thin slices of sirloin or other prime cuts of beef. The meat is then marinated for at least 30 minutes in a mixture of soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic, pepper and pureed pear to enhance its flavour and tenderness. You can also add in some sliced oyster mushrooms, onions and scallions.

Once cooked, this tender beef is served with a side of lettuce to wrap the meat in, along with a dab of ssamjang and eaten together.

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3. Kimchi jjigae

Kimchi jjigae, also known as Korean kimchi spicy stew is the perfect comfort food on a rainy day. You can use a variety of different meats and seafood such as pork, chicken, canned tuna or prawns along with tofu, spring onions etc. Make sure to use matured kimchi as it gives the stew a stronger, more intense flavour. You can control the level of spiciness by how much gochujang (hot pepper paste) or gochugaru (chilli powder) you put in.

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4. Stir fried pork with Kimchi (Jaeyook Bokkeum)

Stir fried kimchi pork is also known as jaeyook bokkeum (the Korean version) or buta kimchi (the Japanese version).  First, marinate the pork loin with sesame oil and ginger wine, then it is simply stir fried along wit kimchi as well as some kimchi juice.

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5. Pajeon (Korean scallion pancakes)

Pajeon, also known as Korean scallion pancake is something we love having during a Korean meal. In restaurants, you can get them with seafood or meat, however the simplest version is made with scallion / spring onions.

The pancake is made with a mixture of plain flour, water, sugar and doenjang, a Korean soybean paste. Cook until the pancake is golden brown and crisp and serve with a tangy, savoury dipping sauce. 

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You can also make your own kimchi at home, click here for the recipe.

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