Dumplings 만두

1 cup kimchee
1 cup tofu
1 egg yolk
2 garlic
Sesame oil
Dash of pepper
2 chopped scallions
1 lb Ground pork / chicken / beef
1 package of mandu skins

Chop up the kimchee and put it in a big bowl

In a separate small bowl, put 1 tp sesame oil and some gochukaru on the tofu and then mash it up

Add to the kimchee

Add the yolk and scallions

The garlic and pepper

And mix together

Prepare the meat in a separate bowl.  I ended up using chicken, pork and beef to see what it's like but you can use all one type if you want.  Add some minced garlic and scallion and mix it together

Time for mandu making! I am not the best at shaping them!

Put some of the meat mix on first

Then the kimchee / tofu mix

Then close and shape as you like

I ended up making a variety - some with the meat mixture only, some with tofu/kimchee only etc

I know it's not pretty ha. I ended up getting lazy and didn't care about the kimchee stains you see ha.  Make sure to do this on wax paper with some flour so it doesn't stick.  I ended up freezing alot of these

Japchae 잡채

Ingredients
Marinated bulgogi (1 cup)
1 beaten egg + dash of salt
1 carrot (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup sliced onion
1 cup sliced mushrooms
Spinach (blanched then fried with dash of salt + 1 tp sesame oil)
4 TB soy sauce + 1 TB sugar
Dangmyun noodles
1 TB minced garlic

Put water on the stove so it can start to boil for the noodles. You start cooking the vegetables / gogi while you wait for the water

In the meantime, I sliced up some mushrooms and onions to make something else, so I already had some in a tuperware so I took them out...

I used my mandolin to slice the carrot thin

Next heat a small pan with some oil and fry your beaten egg.... try to get it pretty thin (unless you like the egg to be a little "chunkier" in the jap chae).. then slice it into thin strips

In another burner, heat up your wok / pan with some oil and add the minced garlic

Add your bulgogi (see other post for how to marinade if you want to, or just buy a pre-made one) and onions

The water should be boiling right now, so add your dangmyun. I used this bag, and to give you a sense, I used about 1/4 of what was inside

You have to watch the pot and fry pan and do everything simultaneously...  don't cook the noodles all the way, only about 75% because you will be adding them to the pot...  I cooked mine about 7-8 minutes then put it in a strainer (while I continued with the below)

Meanwhile, make you the gogi is only about half way cooked to avoid over cooking, then add your mushrooms (feel free to use enoki instead etc)

Cook for about a minute, then add the carrots

Mix around and then add the sliced egg

Then add your spinach

Make sure everything is about 85% cooked

Add the dangmyun to the wok

Mix it around....

Mix together the soy sauce and sugar so you can add it to the wok and stir around

Taste it and adjust it as you like... add more soy sauce if you want! Then when it's ready, time to eat!

And you can change the recipe depending on what you like! For example, we love mushrooms, but aren't a big fan of carrots hence my putting more mushrooms in!  You can change the mix of vegetables, or put in more noodles / less vegetables etc...

Simple Fish (Sea Bass)

Ingredients
1 lb sea bass
1 tablespoon minced garlic
Sliced garlic
Sliced onions and mushrooms
Potatoes optional
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

This is just a really quick way to cook fish for fast dinner..

Clean the fish under cold water, and then pat it dry with a paper towel.  Sprinkle on salt and pepper

Heat up your pan with some olive oil and then add the garlic

Add the fish

And onions

And then I forgot to finish taking pictures ha! But I added some more olive oil, and then the mushrooms.... you can add potatoes as well if you want.. then plate and serve... 

it's a good dish you can pair with other foods... maybe even grill some yummy gogi and eat together!

Kal Bi Tang 갈비탕

Ingredients
Yuksoo, or broth (2 "strips" of short ribs, 5 cups of water)
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 sliced scallion
Dash of pepper
1 tablespoon red pepper (gochukaru)
Dangmyun

First you need to make your broth or "yuk soo". It's the same broth for mi yuk guk, so here is the link for the broth.

Once the broth is ready the next day, take it out and bring it to a boil.  Once you get it boiling, add your dangmyun.  Be careful not to put too much! It about doubles once cooked!

Add as many noodles as you want.  If you have radish, you can slice and add it now too.  It takes about 10 minutes for the dangmyun noodles to cook. Added some chopped scallions about 8 minutes in~

Then I got the marinade ready. Mixed together the soy sauce, sesame oil, scallions, pepper and gochukaru.

Taste the noodles to make sure they are cooked, and once they are you can plate

The mister likes to mix in some of the sauce in the broth, but also leave some on the side to dip the meat in

I promise it tastes better than the pictures show