It’s officially fall which means give me all the spicy and warm comfort foods there is out there. Korean food does exactly that for me. I made dwaejigogi bokkeum, or spicy stir-fried pork belly, for the first time and I am so excited to bring this into my recipe repertoire! A complete cinch to make, this shouldn’t take more than 15 - 20 minutes to put on the table.
Read MoreEver get stuck with a big leftover tub of gochujang for that one time you used it to make soondooboo or jjigae or something? Yeah, that happens to me often so I was experimenting on adding gochujang to an American chili and…it worked! I absolutely loved the smoky-sweetness that the gochujang gave the chili - works really well with a couple extra dashes of liquid smoke! Probably my new favourite - cannot wait to make this again!
Read MoreOne of my favourite street foods I had eaten when I was in South Korea was rabokki. Tender and chewy rice cakes, savoury fish cakes and instant noodles - what?! Of course, I had to learn how to make this for myself. Surprisingly, the whole recipe can take less than 15 minutes of cooking. Try it - you’ll understand why I was so hooked!
Read MoreThere’s something about marrying Asian and European food together. The flavours of the east lend an interesting element in otherwise very traditional European recipes. Now, this can either work or fail – there’s no middle ground. Luckily, a recipe I had found for gochujang spaghetti which worked marvels. This spicy and cheesy Bolognese sauce is tongue-tinglingly delicious. Finally, a use for that tub of gochujang you’ve been dying to use up!
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