Korean Recipes and Cookbooks

• Bulgogi - In Korean, bulgogi means "fire meat". Beef is thinly sliced or shredded and cooked over a grill. Other meats may be substituted, including pork ("dweji bulgogi"), chicken ("dak bulgogi"), or squid ("ojingeo bulgogi").
  
  
• Dakgalbi - Seasoned chicken cooked over a charcoal grill.
  
  
• Gamjatang - Spicy pork spine soup. As well as pork spine, vegetables, including potatoes and green onions, as well as hot peppers and sesame seeds, are used.
  
  
• Gujeolpan - This dish was traditionally eaten by Korean nobility and royalty. In the Korean language, the name means means "dish of nine dishes", reflecting the fact that it is consists of eight separate small dishes, and pancakes. It is served on a special octagonal plate with eight side containers (used for the small dishes), and a center container (used for the pancakes).
  
  
• Hoe - Thinly sliced raw fish, somewhat similar to Japanese cuisine's sashimi, dipped in either chogochujang which is a sauce made from gochujang (red chilli paste), or wasabi sauce, then wrapped in green leaves, and served on a bed of cellophane noodles ("dangmyeon").
  
  
• Japchae - Boiled potato noodles with beef, carrots, onions and spinach.
  
  
• Jeongol - A stew made using seafood and vegetables.
  
  
• Jokbal - Pig's trotters cooked in soy sauce and spices, deboned, and served with a shrimp sauce.
  
  
• Kalbi (or Galbi) - Pork or beef ribs cooked on a charcoal grill.
  
  
• Kalguksu - Boiled flat noodles, usually in a broth containing anchovies and zucchini (courgettes).
  
  
• Kimchi jjigae - A soup made using kimchi, pork and tofu.
  
  
• Kongnamul-bap - Soybean sprouts served over rice.
  
  
• Kongnamul-guk - A soup made from soybean sprouts.
  
  
• Makchang - The Korean version of chitterlings - grilled pork intestines.
  
  
• Maeuntang - Hot and spicy fish soup.
  
  
• Ramyeon - Spicy noodles with meat and vegetables, somewhat similar to Japanese cuisine'sramen noodles.
  
  
• Samgyeopsal - Pork belly meat (similar to bacon), flavored and seasoned with garlic, sesame oil and salt. The meat is cooked on an oepn grill and then placed inside lettuce or a similar leafy vegetable, along cooked rice and ssamjang (a spicy paste), before eating. Green chillies, slices of raw garlic dipped in ssamjang and spring onion salad, are common accompaniments, and these help absorb the grease from the meat.
  
  
• Sannakji - A small live octopus, cut in pieces and lightly seasoned. The octopus pieces are usually still moving when the dish is served.
  
  
• Tteok - A chewy cake made from either pounded short-grained rice, pounded glutinous rice, or glutinous rice left whole without pounding. It may be served hot or cold, and as a dessert or snack. It is also sometimes served with beef, mushrooms, onions, etc., as a light meal.
  
  
• Yukhoe - A raw beef dish somewhat similar to steak tartare. The raw beef is shredded and topped with a raw egg yolk, then seasoned with asian (nashi) pear, black pepper, garlic, gochujang (red chilli paste), green onions, sesame seed, sesame oil, soy sauce and sugar.

• Recipes and Cookbooks

Discovering Korean Cuisine: Recipes from the Best Korean Restaurants in Los Angeles Dream Character, Inc. Paperback (170 pages) List Price: $19.95 Lowest New Price: $12.39 Lowest Used Price: $12.73 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: A step-by-step guide to re-creating healthy, delicious, Korean-style dinners, this book unlocks the mysteries behind these delicacies in an approachable, illuminating manner. Featuring contributions from 12 of Los Angeles’ most prominent Korean restaurants, this cookbook includes recipes ranging from mainstays such as kimchi, bulgogi (marinated beef), mu-saengchae (spicy Korean radish), and bossam (boiled pork) to specialty dishes such as jjim-dak (vegetable chicken stew), hobak-juk (squash porridge), and jjam-bong (spicy noodle soup with seafood). Besides the typical listing of ingredients and instructions, each recipe contains a progression of photographs illustrating various stages of preparation along with the completed dish. A handy introductory section visually identifies common ingredients and details how to complete the basics—cleaning, peeling, dicing, slicing, shredding, and preparing broths and rice. Those inspired to visit the restaurants themselves will find contact information and a map of their locations in the back of the book.

Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home By Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee Wiley Hardcover (272 pages) List Price: $27.50 Lowest New Price: $14.83 Lowest Used Price: $14.77 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Experience the savory secrets of the "other" Asian cuisine In Eating Korean, the gifted food writer and award-winning chef Cecilia Hae Jin-Lee invites us to join her in discovering the unique cuisine and culture of her native land. Pairing delectable, authentic recipes with personal recollections and details on Korean traditions, Eating Korean offers an accessible and tempting introduction to the fresh and flavorful world of Korean cooking. "Cecilia's stories remind me of my childhood. You can picture everyday Korean life while reading this book. The recipes keep Korean traditions well, yet are easy to follow. This is the best Korean cookbook published in English." —Sejung Kim, Media/PR Manager, Korean Cultural Center "Eating Korean contains not just recipes, but charming sketches of Korean life that bring this delicious, healthful cuisine to life. The recipes are so clear and simple, I'll use them often." —Barbara Hansen, and James Beard Award-winning author

Cooking Korean Food with Maangchi: Traditional Korean recipes By Emily Kim CreateSpace Released: 2008-03-07 Paperback (50 pages) List Price: $15.00 Lowest New Price: $15.00 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: This book is a companion to my DVD, where I teach you how to make the recipes in my first 18 YouTube cooking videos. All of them are delicious and I include pictures of ingredients, so you can bring it with you to Koreatown and buy the exactly what you need. Recipes include: Cod Jeon (Daegu jeon), Dduk bok kie (spicy rice cake), Jja Jang Myun (black bean noodles), Kimchi and Kaktugi, Yuk Gae Jang (spicy beef with vegetable soup), Spinach side dish (sigumchi namul), Bibimbap (mixed rice with vegetables), Doen Jang Jjigae (bean paste vegetable stew), Bulgogi jungol (beef and vegetable stew), Oi Sobagi (stuffed cucumber kimchi), Moo Woo Guk (radish soup with beef), Sam Gye Tang (ginseng chicken soup), Grilled beef, Tuna Kimbap, Kimchi Jjigae (kimchi stew), Vegetable pancake, Hot and spicy stir fried squid, Miyuk gook (sea plant soup), Miyuk naeng chae (sea plant salad), and Job chae (glass noodles with mixed vegetables). I hope you have as much fun eating them as I did writing them!

Authentic Recipes from Korea (Authentic Recipes Series) By David Clive Price Periplus Editions Hardcover (112 pages) List Price: $12.95 Lowest New Price: $6.93 Lowest Used Price: $25.13 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: More than 60 treasures of Korean cooking are revealed through easy-to-follow recipes and beautiful photographs. Learn from leading Korean chefs how to create all-time favorites like beef bulgolgi, chicken and ginseng, and spicy kimchi, as well as other delicious and easy-to-prepare dishes such as gujeolpan (nine-sectioned royal platter), bibimbap (steamed rice with vegetables and red chili paste), and Korean Thanksgiving rice cakes. Adding to the reader's enjoyment are stunning location photography, detailed information on ingredients, and insights into Korean culture.

Korean Home Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes to Make at Home (Essential Asian Kitchen Series) By Soon Young Chung Periplus Editions Hardcover (128 pages) List Price: $19.95 Lowest New Price: $24.96 Lowest Used Price: $15.95 (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Book Description: Korean cooking is one of the healthiest in the world. Now, with Korean Home Cooking, discover how easy it is to create the delights of Korean cuisine at home. A variety of spicy and warming dishes graces the pages of this delicious new cookbook, including traditional favorites like classical Korean mung bean pancakes, traditional rice with Korean vegetables (Bibimbup), and cucumber kimchi with fillings, as well as modern dishes such as pan-fried fish with chili sauce and barbecued beef with vegetable skewers. All the recipes in this beautiful cookbook are accompanied by step-by-step instructions and gorgeous full-color photography. The perfect guide for cooks of all levels and ability, Korean Home Cooking has everything readers need to bring the celebrated meals of this unique Asian country into their own homes.

Good Morning, Kimchi!: Forty Different Kinds of Traditional & Fusion Kimchi Recipes By Sook-ja Yoon Hollym International Corporation Released: 2005-09-01 Perfect Paperback (128 pages) List Price: $22.50 Lowest New Price: $20.25 Lowest Used Price: $39.00 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: In part one of Good Morning, Kimchi, readers are taken on an odyssey through the pickled vegetable's theory and history, the science of the dish, along with its many different tastes, the ingredients and utensils needed to make it, and the customs associated with kimchi itself. In part two, facts concerning the reality of making kimchi are introduced before 20 types of traditional kimchi, all using Korean ingredients, are explained, and then 20 different types of fusion kimchi that blend ingredients from around the world with this distinctly Korean staple.

The Korean of the Morning: Classic Recipes from the Land of the Morning Calm By Copeland Marks Chronicle Books Paperback (240 pages) List Price: $13.95 Lowest New Price: $4.43 Lowest Used Price: $3.02 Usually ships in 24 hours (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Interest in the cuisines of Eastern Asia has never been greater. What better time for a new edition of this classic Korean cookbook, complete with a fresh new design ?throughout and a beautiful new cover? With its intriguing flavors and generous spice, Korean cuisine is one of the most exciting Asian cuisines and, featuring leafy greens, grains, and an abundance of seafood, one of the most healthful as well. The Korean Kitchen includes more than 140 tantalizing, easy-to-follow recipes for soups, salads, fritters, pancakes, fish and shellfish, barbecue, noodles, and, of course, the Korean national favorite: pickled vegetables, or kimchi. Complete with a history of the cuisine, a glossary, and tips on serving a traditional meal, The Korean Kitchen leads the way to homemade Korean fare.

Cooking the Korean Way: Revised and Expanded to Include New Low-Fat and Vegetarian Recipes (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks) By Okwha Chung Lerner Publishing Group Hardcover (72 pages; 1) List Price: $25.26 Lowest New Price: $19.99 Lowest Used Price: $9.95 (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here

Flavours of Korea: With Stories and Recipes from a Korean Grandmother's Kitchen By Marc Millon Andre Deutsch Paperback (201 pages) List Price: $17.99 Lowest New Price: $16.18 Lowest Used Price: $5.70 (As of 15:16 Pacific 4 Jul 2008 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Flavours of Korea is written for both the practical cook and the armchair cook. Illustrated with Kim Millon's superb photographs and line drawings, it tells not only of the tastes but also of the sights, sounds and traditions of town and country. About 150 easy-to-follow recipes teach the home cook the secrets of a hitherto little known cuisine. There are recipes for classics such as pajon (scallion pancake), bulgogi (soy-and-sesame marinaded beef), chapchae (a delicious noodle and vegetable medley), pimbimpap (a one-dish mixture of rice and any assortment of cultivated and wild vegetables and roots), and of course kim chi in all its fiery manifestations.