
Seoul-Style Curled Mallow Doenjang Soup with Dried Shrimp
A Seoul–Gyeonggi regional Korean soup of curled mallow greens, dried shrimp and soybean paste in rice-rinsing water.
Korean home cooking first, with dishes from around the world.

A modern Korean vegetable banchan of briefly blanched broccoli and crumbled tofu with garlic and sesame oil. This home adaptation lets you season more lightly than the cited original.

Thin blanched lotus-root rounds are pan-fried in an egg coating with maesaengi (fine green seaweed). Omitting the seaweed makes a plainer lotus-root jeon.

A crisp Korean scallion salad served with grilled meats, tossed just before eating in a gochugaru, soy, vinegar and sesame dressing.

A Korean kimchi made from salted mustard greens and a red pepper–garlic paste; gat-kimchi is associated with Dolsan, Yeosu. Refrigerator fermentation time is extra.

White kimchi is a non-spicy Korean cabbage kimchi with pear, radish and vegetables. Fermentation time is additional to the stated preparation time; keep vegetables submerged in brine.

These pan-fried Korean holiday patties combine ground pork, drained tofu, vegetables and an egg coating. Check that the center is fully cooked.

These fluffy Korean steamed buns have a homemade chunky red bean filling. Soak beans for at least 10 hours in advance; soaking is additional to the listed time.