Red Pepper Paste Tofu Soup - Gochujang Dooboo Jjigae - (??? ?? ??)

I have *not* been cooking lately. Whenever I get a scan, I�m pretty much a ball of nerves until I get the results. Literally, life is on *hold* and I don�t breathe again until I hear the words, �All is clear and there is no evidence of disease.� I know I shouldn�t let these stupid scans run my life like that and I�m hoping with more years under my belt, I will learn to control my emotions a

Spicy Crab Soup - (???)

I made this over the weekend, but I've been lazy to put it up. Like always, there are a variety of ways to make this dish, but I tend to cheat and buy the marinated crab at the K-markets. Why? Because it's already fully seasoned and all CLEAN and cut - bottom line, it saves me a lot of time. I would say this is roughly about 1 lb. of spicy crab. When the K-market has fresh ggot-gae (

Veggie Udon - ?? ??

The following is one of my "cheat" meals, meaning it's not completely from scratch. I make this a lot on lazy Saturdays and Sundays when I don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen. First bring 3 cups of water to a boil with a strip of dashima. Here's where I cheat. I add 3 TB of the udon sauce. It's quick, it's easy and tastes a lot better than

Anchovie Dwen-jang gook - (?? ???)

Tap. Tap. Tap. Are you still there? It seems just as I start to build up site traffic on this blog, I go on a hiatus. It's tough trying to keep up this blog sometimes...especially when I don't step foot into the kitchen for two weeks at a time. =P Also, I realized that every since I upgraded my camera (50D baby!) that I'm afraid to take it into the kitchen for fear it might get splashed on,

Clear Ojinguh Gook - (?? ????)

I know I've been gone a long time and I'm going to cheat and not even give a new recipe but something that I should have finished up long ago. It's crazy because I'm not working and my son is in preschool which means I have a LOT of time to myself. Yet, I feel busier than ever just going around and doing random things. I'm supposed to go back to work soon, but taking this last year off has

Boo Dae Jigae - Base Soup - (????)

I finally went ahead and made boo-dae jjigae today. Needed: 1/2 can spam 3 sausages 1 cup dduk 1 green pepper and 1 red pepper 1/2 small squash 1/2 small onion 1 cup kimchi and lots of kimchi juice 2 mushrooms 1 ramen sauce: 1 TB red pepper paste, 1 TB red pepper powder, 1/2 TB minced garlic, 1 Tb rice wine, 1 TB gook ganjang, 1/2 TB shrimp jut, 1 TB beef

Al Tang - Fish Egg Soup - (??)

So I decided to make al tang today. I prefer to buy the FRESH al they sell in the banchan section of some of the bigger K-markets, but for some reason our local K-market stopped selling them sometime last year. Therefore, I'm forced to buy the frozen kind which always seems to burst open in the soup. =P Needed: 1 8oz. package of frozen pollack roe - It can be found in the frozen fish

Ojinguh Gook - Squid Soup - (????)

This is almost exactly like standard moo gook, but instead of beef broth~ you are using anchovy broth with squid.Needed:1 squid1 cup of chopped moo1/2 cup green onions1 cup kongnamool (bean sprouts)1 mushroom (or more)1/2 jalapeno1/4 sliced onionanchovy/dashima1 TB sesame oil, 3 TB gook ganjang, 1/2 TB minced garlic, 1 TB rice wineFirst wash and clean one squid. The butcher at the K-market was

Kongnamool Haejang Gook - ??? ???

If you live in the LA area and haven't yet eaten at Han Il Gwan, you must do so NOW. It is one of my favorite restaurants and their kongnamool haejang gook is TDF yummy. It's kongnamool, napa cabbage, peppers and RICE all in a dol sot (stone pot) piping hot with semi-spicy broth. It's so shi-wun-heh.___________________________________________________________________I had time to stop by the

Jo-gae Tang - Clam Soup - (???)

Since Munchkin LOVES clams, I decided to make him some clam soup for breakfast. Throw some salt on top of the clams and then wash it thoroughly under cold water. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil with some anchovy/dashima and 1/2 TB of minced garlic. Throw in the clams and let it boil. Throw in some large green onions and sliced jalapenos and let it boil for about

Soon Dooboo Jjigae - Soft Tofu Soup - ??? ??

I finally got a chance to update the soon dooboo recipe, but I messed up today (will explain below).First, get 2 cups of water and throw in some anchovies and dashima to make broth. Boil this for about 5-10 minutes and it should reduce to about half. Prep your beef (about 1/2 cup) and seafood.In a pot heat 1 TB sesame oil, 1 TB minced garlic and throw in the beef.Add about 1/2 cup of kimchi and

Kongnamool Gook - Bean Sprout Soup - (????)

Wash your bean sprouts!In a separate pot, add about 7 cups of water and some anchovies, dashima, and moo.Add 1 TB sesame oil, 3 TB gook ganjang, and about 1/4 TB of minced garlic and heat it up.Throw in your bean sprouts (this is about half a bag) and saut� them slightly as best as you can...Then add the boiling anchovy broth and CLOSE the lid and keep it closed for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile,

Odeng Gook - (???)

Sunday is our grocery day. The MR, Munchkin and I get into the car and go to the K-market and STOCK UP for the rest of the week. I was orginally planning on making jap-chae today, but while we were at the grocery store the MR requested that I make odeng gook instead (since he drank yesterday). I still bought the ingredients for jap chae, so I will probably make it sometime this week...stay tuned!

Dwenjang Jjigae - Soy Bean Soup - Version 1.0 - (????)

I was too lazy to think of something special to cook for dinner last night, so I resorted to another one of my "what to cook when you don't want to cook" meals. Dwenjang Jjigae (soy bean paste soup).Needed:4 large dried anchovies1 piece of dashima3 TB soy bean paste3/4 TB red pepper paste1/2 TB red pepper powder3/4 TB minced garlic1/2 cup Korean squash1/2 cup chopped onions1/2 cup sliced

Soo Je Bi w/Kimchi - ?? ???

I wanted to make something new tonight, so I decided to put a spin on an old classic. I love soo-je-bi, but hardly make it because I get sick of kneading the dough. Anyhow, normally I just use a basic anchovy broth to make soo-je-bi, but tonight I thought I would experiment and add some kimchi and other stuff. It never hurts to have a little spice in life~Needed:4 cups flour1 eggsalt and

Book-uh Gook - ???

The MR went out drinking with his buddies last night, so I thought I would make him some book-uh gook to cure his headache in the morning...Start by rinsing and draining some book-uh. Then cut up all the book-uh into 1/2 inch pieces. I used about 2 cups of it for today's breakfast.In a pot take some beef (that has been drained of it's blood) and saute it with a 1/2 tb of sesame oil, 3 tb of

Soondooboo Jigae - Soft Tofu Soup - (??? ??)

Soon-doo-boo jigae (soft tofu soup) Ingredients needed: 1/4 cup of drained beef (maybe even less...) 1/4 cup of sliced up kimchi 1/2 small onion green onions 1 mushroom cut up 1 shrimp (or more) 1 clam (or more) 1 tb of minced garlic 1 tb of sesame oil 1 tb of gochu-jang 1 egg 1 package of soon-doo-boo (I used the Pulmuone (sp?) brand that's in the plastic case, not the tube)