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How To Make Korean Potato Side Dish

August 24, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Kim’s Galbi Restaurant Korean Potato Side Dish

There is a restaurant in San Antonio where I live called Kim’s Galbi, aka the Lighthouse Restaurant. 🙂

I love visiting this restaurant with my mother. We often went for lunch, and were always treated to the MOST DELICIOUS banchan. Banchan are the side dishes that are served to accompany Korean meals.

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Easy and Delicious Korean Baked Chicken

July 11, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Korean Baked Chicken on a plate garnished with green onions and sesame seeds

If you are like me, then you like FLAVOR PACKED FOODS. No bland food please! LOL

Korean Baked Chicken checks those boxes! It also couldn’t be simpler to make. Bake some crispy chicken, and then baste with a yummy spicy gochujang based sauce and you’re in for a delicious treat!

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Easy and Delicious Bellflower Root Side Dish

May 30, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Hands up if you are excited by BANCHAN! I have 2 hands up way up and I hope hands are going up everywhere! 😊

Banchan are the side dishes served at Korean meals. One of the most popular Korean banchan is the Bellflower Root Side Dish aka Doraji Muchim.

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Super Easy and Yummy Samgyupsal!

May 16, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Samgyupsal aka Grilled Pork Belly.

What could be easier?
1. Grill pork belly.
2. Place on top of a soft lettuce leaf
3. Top with ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste for meat), green chili, and garlic cloves
4. EAT!

You can use mild or spicy ssamjang, whatever works best for you. There is an assortment of ssamjang available on Amazon. If you’d like to purchase on Amazon please click here. Otherwise, you should be able to find it at your local Korean or Asian markets.

pork belly, Korean green pepper, and ssamjang

When I told my mom I was making grilled pork belly, she laughed and said she likes to watch videos of Korean people eating samgyupsal. She says they load up their lettuce leaves big time with the toppings and their mouths open so BIG to enjoy these! She made me laugh.

I think I’ll make some more and try to emulate these Koreans. 🙂

Please try this delicious meal you will absolutely love this taste of Korea!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Korean Soft Tofu Broth With Shrimp

Korean Bok Choy Kimchi

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Samgyupsal

Grace

Samgyupsal is sooo delicious! Grilled pork belly, chilis, garlic clove, and a spicy soybean paste for meat placed in a soft lettuce leaf and enjoyed immensely! This is super easy and great for a super casual meal! Enjoy this taste of Korea!

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Prep Time 4 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 19 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Korean

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

1.75 lbs sliced pork belly can use up to 2 lbs for 4 servings
4 green chili peppers could use Korean green pepper, jalapeno, serrano, or whatever you fancy
ssamjang or spicy ssamjang use as much as you like!
several garlic cloves peeled
1 bunch lettuce leaves soft; suggestions are romaine, green, or red leafy lettuce

Instructions

Rinse and pat dry the lettuce leaves.
Peel garlic cloves, and cut the green chili peppers into smallish pieces.
Heat a frying pan to medium high. Fry your pork belly until crispy on both sides. Drain on paper towels. You will need to fry in batches.
Assemble your samgyupsal. Place a slice of pork belly on your lettuce leaf, top with some ssamjang, garlic cloves and chilis.

Notes

Once you’ve assembled your Samgyupsal, eat to your hearts content! If you prefer to pile your lettuce leaves high with several slices of pork belly and the other items, it’s perfectly acceptable! However you decide to create your Samgyupsal, just enjoy this fantastic taste of Korea!!!

Keyword korean food, pork belly, pork lettuce wrap

Korean Soft Tofu Broth With Shrimp

May 1, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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JayOne Soft Tofu Broth Seasoning

The other day I went shopping at my local Asian Market here in San Antonio. My eye fell on this JayOne packet of Soft Tofu Broth Seasoning. The picture of the broth looked so enticing I just had to give this a try! I was definitely glad that I did it was delicious!

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Ram-Don From the Film Parasite

April 28, 2020 by Grace Leave a Comment

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Parasite

Have you seen the Oscar Best Picture Winner of 2020, the Korean film Parasite?

I didn’t know what this film was about before watching…however I knew that we weren’t in for something “normal” because we have seen two films recently by the director Bong Joon-Ho which were NOT what we expected.

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Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts

September 1, 2019 by Grace 2 Comments

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One of my favorite spicy foods is Korean Spicy Bean Sprouts!

I honestly do not know when my taste buds turned toward spicy. My belief is that that some people just have a tendency toward highly spiced foods….and my husband and I are of this tendency.

This is a good thing for our marriage! So there is generally no fighting over whether to have spicy food or not. 🙂

Korean spicy bean sprouts can be considered banchan. I almost LOVE the banchan (Korean side dishes) more than I adore the main meal itself!

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Korean Perilla Leaves

May 7, 2019 by Grace Leave a Comment

All I need is a bowl of rice, some chopsticks, and marinated perilla leaves to be happy. 🙂

Korean perilla leaves, also known as sesame leaves, are a very popular banchan in Korean cuisine. Banchan, or side dishes, are an essential part of Korean meals. They are brought out in small portions, meant to be shared, and served with rice.

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Korean Green Onion Kimchi – Pa Kimchi

February 19, 2019 by Grace 6 Comments

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My mother is Korean. Growing up I didn’t have the best appreciation for Korean food, but I certainly do now. Korean food is hands down one of my favorite cuisines, and I am excited to share some Korean recipes with you…starting with kimchi.

Kimchi is so very important in Korean cuisine. There are many different types of kimchi, which basically refers to fermented and pickled vegetables.

Kimchi is generally served as a side dish, or “banchan.” I confess that sometimes I am way more excited about the banchan than the main dish! Typically you will be served several types of banchan if you dine at a Korean restaurant. They are colorful, beautiful, varied, and delicious!

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