Korean recipes costing less than $3.0 per serving

Grilled Sweet Potatoes with Sesame Sauce

This is a delicious healthy grilled side or main dish. In Korea, this is commonly served by street vendors,…

Grilled Flanken Style Korean Short Ribs (Galbi or Kalbi)

I adapted this recipe from one in Bon Appetit and another from Chef John (foodwishes.blogspot.com). Chef John…

Spicy Asian Grilled Pork Chops

This is an old favorite that I've made since my days living in Chicago. We lived near the main Korean part of town (near Lawrence I think) and…

Korean potato side dish

I always love these sweet and salty braised potatoes when they are served along with kimchi and various other side dishes at korean restaurants.…

Kyochon Korean Chicken

We love our chicken (baked, fried, grilled, sauteed, slow cooked, any way you can imagine) so the kids and I were delighted to have a taste of…

Korean Spicy Tofu

This is an easy and tasty dish to serve either as a small main course or as a side dish with other Korean food. The Korean recipe I have does not…

Pork Bolgogi

Kimchi Bokkeum Bab w Ginger (Fried Rice)

My good friend and famous Aussie actor Hugh Jackman provided me some inspiration for tonight's dinner, Ginger…

Galbi Tang (Beef Short Ribs Soup)

We made another slow-simmering beef soup last night called galbitang, which includes beef short ribs, Korean…

Jang Jorim (Soy Beef Strips) w Hard Boiled Eggs

Today we made one of my favorite meat side dishes called jang jorim, which is basically strips of beef (usually…

Shrimp Udon w Fish Cakes & Poached Egg

Udon, (or udong as most Koreans say) is a great noodle dish that can be enjoyed morning, day, or night. It is…

Kongjaban (Korean Sweet Black Beans)

Today we made a healthy side dish to counter-balance all the meat we have been eating. It's called kongjaban…

Gamja Jorim (Korean Glazed Potatoes)

Gamja jorim (Korean glazed potatoes) is another banchan (side dish) that we made recently that is appealing for…

Dubu Kimchi 두부 김치 (Tofu w Sauted Kimchi)

Like many weekend nights, we try to make something extra special after the kids go to sleep (usually something…

Korean Dak Juk (Chicken Porridge)

Though I have tried to avoid getting too personal on the blog, I must admit that this recipe has a bitter-sweet…