Chinese-Style Pork Belly Stir-Fry with Five-Spice [Recipe]

맛있는 삼겹살 안주 레시피

Pork belly is the cut Koreans love most, and this recipe gives it a Chinese-inspired twist. Today I’m making Chinese-Style Pork Belly stir-fry. The pork is first simmered with ginger and garlic until tender, then seared golden and coated in a sweet, spicy, sticky Chinese-style sauce. It comes out crisp on the outside and juicy … Read more

Seafood Jjamppong Pasta in Spicy Tomato Broth [Recipe]

칼칼한 짬뽕 스타일 파스타

Jjamppong, the fiery seafood noodle soup from Korean-Chinese restaurants, is one of Korea’s go-to hangover cures. This recipe borrows that broth and pairs it with spaghetti to make Seafood Jjamppong Pasta, a dish Koreans would call haejang (hangover-cure) pasta. The base is spicy and sharp, loaded with seafood, and the noodles simmer right in the … Read more

Honey Garlic Soy Samgyeopsal, One-Pan Pork Belly [Recipe]

허니 갈릭 간장 삼겹살

Hello! Today’s pork belly recipe is something a little special: Honey Garlic Soy Samgyeopsal. Samgyeopsal is Korean pork belly, and here it gets seared until crisp, then coated in a sweet-savory honey garlic sauce made from just three things: honey, dark soy sauce and minced garlic. Everything happens in one pan. Crisp outside, juicy inside, … Read more

Mala Palbochae: Spicy Chinese Seafood Stir-Fry [Recipe]

마라팔보채 재료준비 과정

Hello! Today’s recipe is Mala Palbochae. It’s a slightly simplified take on the palbochae you’d get at a Chinese restaurant, yet easy to pull off at home. Add a touch of mala sauce and it completely transforms what can otherwise taste a little plain when made at home. Even kids who usually shy away from … Read more

Kkwarigochu Spam Stir-Fry: Sweet-Savory Korean Side [Recipe]

꽈리고추 스팸볶음 레시피 재료

Today’s recipe is Kkwarigochu Spam Stir-Fry. Ever finish a batch of soy-braised beef or stir-fried anchovies and end up with a handful of kkwari-gochu peppers you don’t know what to do with? Toss them into a pan with Spam and it’s solved in one go. It’s a sweet-savory rice-stealer, so even family members who usually … Read more