Korean food: 20 of the most delicious Korean recipes

Korean cuisine attracts with spices, interesting techniques, an abundance of vegetables and unusual dressings. And it is also quite simple, despite not the most commonplace ingredients. Here are 20 Korean recipes you can easily make yourself!

1. Kimchi

Self-starter and base for many other meals.

You will need: 1 kg of Chinese cabbage, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 carrot, 1 chili, 0.5 onions, 2 tbsp. red pepper, 90 g salt, 0.5 tsp. sugar, soy sauce, spices.

Preparation: Cut the head of cabbage into pieces and cover with cold brine of water and salt. Press down with a press and leave at room temperature for 12 hours, in the process of turning.

Combine spices, water, crushed garlic and soy sauce to taste, and rub each cabbage leaf. Add chopped onions and carrots, fill half of the remaining brine again and press into the refrigerator for 2 days.

2. Pigody

Filled steamed pies, also known as pyanse.

You will need: 350 ml of water, 650 g of flour, 1 tsp each. salt and sugar, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil, 40 g fresh yeast, 250 g minced meat, 350 g cabbage, 150 g onions, spices, garlic.

Preparation: Pour in the yeast, sugar and salt with warm water, leave for 10 minutes, and knead the dough with flour. Finally add the oil and leave it warm for an hour.

Chop the cabbage and lightly fry it with minced meat, onions and spices to taste. Divide the dough into balls, roll into flat cakes, put in each filling and seal the edges. Leave the pigody on for 15 minutes and steam for about half an hour.

3. Ttoki

Delicious rice dumplings can be a dessert or an addition to a main course.

You will need: 3 cups rice flour, 1.5 cups water, 1 tsp. sesame oil, 1 tsp salt.

Preparation: Mix salt and flour, gradually add water and knead the dough. Steam the mixture for 20 minutes, add sesame oil and knead until smooth. Roll out the dough into sausages, cut and sauté with sauce or honey to taste.

4. Sunde

Believe it or not, Korea even has its own recipe for blood sugar!

You will need: 500 ml of blood, 600 g of boiled rice, 250 g of lard, 300 g of kimchi, 100 g of carrots, 400 g of onions, 60 g of garlic, 2 meters of bowels, spices.

Preparation: Pass the bacon, onion and garlic through a meat grinder, finely chop the carrots, onions, garlic and kimchi, and mix everything with the rice. Add blood and spices, mix thoroughly, fill the womb and boil sundae for 7-8 minutes after boiling.

5. Kimchi tige

Original multi-ingredient soup with spicy pork.

You will need: 250 g pork, 350 g kimchi, 200 g tofu, 0.5 onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 100 g oyster mushrooms, 3 glasses of water, 100 ml of wine, 1 bunch of green onions, spices.

Preparation: Cut the meat into small pieces and fry directly in the saucepan. Pour in wine, stew for 5 minutes, and add chopped kimchi. After 10 minutes - 0.5 cups of kimchi brine and water, bring to a boil and cook for another 10 minutes. Then add all the other ingredients, chopped at random, and after 5 minutes, remove the soup from the heat, season and sprinkle with green onions.

6. Twenjan Chchige

For this spicy soup, you definitely need the soybean paste of the same name.

You will need: 1 potato, 0.5 zucchini, 1 onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 25 g dry anchovies, 200 g seafood, 150 g tofu, 500 ml water, 4 tbsp. twenjan pastes, spices, chili, green onions.

Preparation: Chop the vegetables into a medium dice and chop the chili, garlic and green onions. Put everything in a saucepan, add seafood and anchovies, cover with water and bring to a boil.

Reduce heat, add twenjan paste to the soup, stir and boil for 15 minutes. Add tofu cubes to the soup, stir again and boil for another 5 minutes. Turn off the heat, season and sprinkle with green onions.

7.Siryagi tyamuri

Korean pork soup with Chinese cabbage.

You will need: 300 g of pork on the bone, 2 potatoes, 300 g of Chinese cabbage, 1 onion, 2 tbsp. soy paste, spices.

Preparation: Boil the meat until tender, and add the potatoes chopped on a Korean grater. Add the cabbage immediately, and when cooked, add the sauteed onions and soy paste. Taste the soup with spices.

8. Kuksu

Traditional noodles with various additives, spices and sauces.

You will need: 300 g noodles, 300 g beef, 2 eggs, 100 g radishes, 300 g cucumbers, 2 cloves of garlic, 200 g cabbage. 50 g of cilantro, 1 liter of water, spices, soy sauce, vinegar.

Preparation: Cut the meat into thin strips and quickly fry over high heat. Add shredded cabbage and spices, carcass for 10 minutes and let cool. Boil the noodles and rinse separately.

Grate radishes and cucumbers, chop cilantro and garlic, and mix with soy sauce, vinegar, spices and oil to taste. Beat eggs with a couple of tablespoons of water, fry thin omelets and cut into noodles. Divide all ingredients into plates and top with water with soy sauce, sugar and vinegar.

9. Gimbab

Like any other rolls, they can be made with any filling.

You will need: 300 g of seaweed, 1 glass of sushi rice, 2 glasses of water, 3 tbsp. rice vinegar, 3 eggs, 300 g ham, 300 g pickled radish, 6 nori sheets.

Preparation: Boil the washed rice until tender and season with rice vinegar, sugar and salt to taste. Beat the eggs until fluffy, fry the omelette and cut into strips. Cut the radish and ham in the same way. Spread the rice over the nori and a strip of each ingredient, and roll the gimbap like a regular roll.

10. Chirgum-cha

A light appetizer salad made from sprouted legumes.

You will need: 400 g mung bean sprouts, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 50 ml corn oil, 50 g onions, 2 cloves of garlic, 50 g cilantro, 1 tbsp. sesame oil, 100 ml of water, spices.

Preparation: Chop the onion thinly, sauté it in corn oil until brown, add the spices and strain the oil for dressing. Blanch the mung bean sprouts in boiling water for 30 seconds, and then immediately rinse with cold water. Chop the garlic and cilantro, add spices and soy sauce, and drizzle with sesame and onion oil.

11. Bibimbab

Where without rice with an egg in Asian cuisine?

You will need: 150 g rice, 120 g bean sprouts, 0.5 bunch of spinach, 100 g pumpkin, 3 mushrooms, 100 g minced meat, 0.5 carrots, 3 eggs, 3 tsp. soy sauce, spices, garlic, sesame seeds, 1 tsp. sesame oil.

Preparation: Boil the rice, boil the sprouted beans separately for 20 minutes and mix with a clove of garlic and sesame oil. Boil spinach for a minute, squeeze, chop and mix with spices, garlic and soy sauce.

Thinly chop the pumpkin, salt and fry until tender over high heat. Do the same with mushrooms and carrots, and separately fry the minced meat with spices and soy sauce. Place all the ingredients in bowls and place the fried fried eggs on top.

12. Evening

The perfect spring snack with fresh cucumbers.

You will need: 300 g beef, 3 cucumbers, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp. vinegar, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 onion, 1 pepper, spices.

Preparation: Cut the cucumbers into large cubes, sprinkle with salt and leave for 20 minutes. Drain the liquid, add vinegar, garlic, spices and sugar to taste, and stir. Thinly chop the meat and onion, fry until tender and pour in the soy sauce. Cut the peppers into strips, mix all the ingredients and let the appetizer brew.

13. Chicken in sweet and sour sauce

An Asian classic, usually served with rice.

You will need: 500 g chicken, 4 tablespoons starch, 1 tbsp. sesame seeds, 4 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons each apple cider vinegar, ketchup and soy sauce, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, spices, garlic, chili.

Preparation: Cut the chicken into pieces, stir in the starch, fry until golden brown and set aside. Pour vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ketchup into a skillet, add sugar and garlic, and bring to a boil.

Add a little water and starch to the desired consistency, return the chicken and carcasses to the pan for a couple of minutes over low heat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

14. Puktyai

Another Korean soup from literally everything that was on hand.

You will need: 300 g pork, 1 onion, 2 potatoes, 1 eggplant, 1 radish, 1 bell pepper, 1 hot pepper, 3 cloves of garlic, 200 ml mashed tomatoes, 100 g tofu, 1 tbsp. soybean paste, 2 tablespoonssoy sauce, spices.

Preparation: Cut the meat into small cubes and fry with onions. Add garlic and bell peppers to it, and after a couple of minutes add eggplant, radish and hot peppers. After another couple of minutes, fill everything with water, add the potato sticks and cook until almost cooked.

Lightly fry the soy paste with spices and soy sauce, pour over the tomatoes, stew until thick and add the paste to the soup. Boil for a couple of minutes, add the tofu cubes and remove the thick soup from the heat.

15. Omuk

Simple, quick and convenient fish sticks sold in Korea as fast food.

You will need: 200 g fish fillet, 70 g shrimp, 80 g squid, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 protein, 60 g flour, 60 g starch, spices.

Preparation: Grind fish, seafood and onions with a blender or meat grinder. Add protein, garlic, spices, sugar and a spoonful of butter, and stir until smooth. Add flour and starch, stir again and shape into sticks. Fry them on all sides.

16. Kamdi-cha

Unusual Korean potato salad.

You will need: 500 g potatoes, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 3 tbsp. vegetable oil, 2 tbsp. vinegar, 1 tsp. salt, spices.

Preparation: Chop potatoes on a Korean carrot grater, pour cold water with vinegar for 5 minutes, boil for 2-3 minutes in boiling water and drain in a colander. Chop the onion and garlic, fry until golden brown and add to the potatoes with spices and butter. Let the salad sit longer.

17. Tokpokki

Rice dumplings are sometimes sold ready-made.

You will need: 300 g rice flour, 400 ml water, 2 tbsp. paprika, 1 tsp. red pepper, 2 tsp. salt, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 150 g sausages, 100 ml of tomato juice, 1 tsp each. honey, sugar and sesame oil, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil.

Preparation: For dressing, mix a spoonful of water, garlic, a spoonful of paprika and salt, sugar and red pepper. Mix the rice flour with salt and a glass of water, steam for 20 minutes, add sesame oil, knead the dough and cut into cubes. You will need 300 g of tteok.

Fry onions with carrots, add sausages and tomato juice, and after two minutes - ttoki and another glass of water. At the end, add the dressing to taste, the remaining paprika, honey, stir and cook for 10-15 minutes over high heat.

18. Yakkva

Fried honey biscuits, also called yugwa.

You will need: 140 g flour, 20 ml sesame oil, 30 g honey, 20 ml water, 20 ml rice wine.

Preparation: Grind the flour with sesame oil, and separately combine honey, water and rice wine until smooth. Add syrup to flour, knead to a homogeneous dough and let sit for 30 minutes. Roll out the dough into a 1 cm thick layer, cut into cubes and fry in a large amount of butter. Serve with honey.

19. Cactugi

Daikon with pear and Korean fish sauce. Instead of fish sauce, you can use soy sauce.

You will need: 1.5 kg daikon, 2 carrots, 1 pear, 1 bunch of green onions, 25 g of ginger, 50 ml of fish sauce, 4 cloves of garlic, chili, 2 tablespoons each. salt and sugar.

Preparation: Cut the daikon into cubes, sprinkle with salt and sugar, and leave for half an hour, stirring occasionally. Throw in a colander and leave in 50 ml of juice. Finely chop the garlic, grate the ginger and pear, cut the carrots into thin cubes and the onions into short feathers. Add fish sauce, radish juice, hot pepper, mix everything thoroughly and leave in a sealed jar to marinate for 2 days.

20. Bulkogi

Great beef marinated with pear.

You will need: 500 g of beef, 0.5 pear, 1 onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 30 g of ginger, 3 stalks of green onions, 3 tbsp. soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tbsp. sesame oil, spices.

Preparation: Combine grated pear, chopped onion, garlic, ginger, spices and green onions. Slice the beef very thinly and marinate in this mixture for at least half an hour. Fry the meat in several batches over high heat.