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Category: Stew

AKA Jiggaes, Korean stews are heartier than soups

Well hello there!

I grew up eating Korean food (my grandmother even used to run a restaurant in Seoul), but now I want more. I want to know all about it and how to make it for myself. My guides: my mom, my taste buds, the internet, a bunch of awesome cookbooks, & my proximity to LA’s K-town.

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kimchicurious

#KimchiCurious = connecting to my roots through the kitchen. Me = Korean, American, writer, dancer, cook, dietitian, wife, daughter, aunt, & more

I made jeonbokjuk for the first time. It's pretty

I made jeonbokjuk for the first time. It's pretty simple! Minor hurdle was getting comfortable with cleaning and prepping abalone, but once I started it was fine. My mom gave me lots of tips and even supplied the abalone, sweet rice, and yellow squash... because every visit home means I come back with groceries 😆 - she won't let me leave empty handed!!! 💛💛💛
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It's a nice comforting porridge for a rainy day.
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Have you made it?

Um, the internet told me it was #worldpickleday -

Um, the internet told me it was #worldpickleday - so here's a 30-second clip of a 3-day process to prep 3 kimchis (only one shown) for Thanksgiving. Because yes, the table will have turkey and cranberries and pumpkin pie, but it's just as likely to have seafood and kimchi.
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Anyone else mix and match traditional foods on Thanksgiving?
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Mom is teaching me her ways, even though she insists there's about a million different ways to do it.
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#KoreanAmerican #kimchi #pickle #fermented

I like to put warm things on top of baby greens. I

I like to put warm things on top of baby greens. It’s yummy and a non-salad (no shade on salads) way to get more awesome leafy greens into my life. Here, I topped with a 9 grain mix that had some black/purple rice in it, which is why it all looks purple now, but there’s different rices, sorghum, millet, etc. in the mix. Then it’s topped with what’s started as air fried hasselback tofu Inspired by @veggiekins - but I blew a fuse and thought I broke my air fryer so I just pan seared the tofu for about 5 min per side in a little avocado oil. Later I found out my air fryer was fine and just needed to reset the fuse (phew)!
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Sauce was made by feel with gochujang, gochugaru, acv, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce
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#kimchicurious #hasselback #tofu #wholegrains #gochujang #gochukaru #koreanish

I used mushroom broth instead of beef; carrots ins

I used mushroom broth instead of beef; carrots instead of cucumbers; apples instead of Korean pears; more vinegar and egg than was called for; oh yeah and way too much hot mustard 🔥— but it still tasted enough like naengmyeon to scratch that itch for this Korean cold noodle summer soup that funnily enough I didn’t appreciate while growing up. Funny how taste memories imprint.
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Bowls: @eastforkpottery
Korean spoons & chopsticks: @cozymom_deco
Wild approximation of this dish: all me

We had some fun with pan con tomate this morning,

We had some fun with pan con tomate this morning, topping with different finishing salts from @josusalts for a #mashup cuisine morning. The mushroom salt with truffle olive oil and fig balsamic was kinda magical. I can imagine using the garlic + chive salt on Greek yogurt or avocado toast. The kimchi salt is clutch for addictive crispy roasted chickpea snacks. What would you make?
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Look at these beautiful artisanal Korean sea salts. Does anyone know why Korean sea salt comes in these cube like chunks? Maybe it’s a regional preference? I gently crushed the salt to be judicious with the sprinkling.
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Shown here:
Classic just sea salt
Garlic chive salt
Mushroom gamchil salt
Halmuni’s kimchi salt
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Love that this is a #smallbusiness husband & wife team making this happen.
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#shopsmall #supportsmallbusiness #supportasianbusinesses #veryasian #salt #koreansalt #minerals #seasalt #artisanalsalt #kimchicurious #koreanamerican

Thank you Helen Lee for this book all about kimchi

Thank you Helen Lee for this book all about kimchi! What a beautiful gift. I am so excited to read it cover to cover and try everything in
side! I'm so happy @culinarynutritioncollab connected us!
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#nationalnutritionmonth #celebrateaworldofflavors #koreanfood #kinchi #kimchicurious @culinarynutritioncollab

Feeding desire. Tools of the trade. Korean table s

Feeding desire. Tools of the trade. Korean table setting includes a spoon and metal flat chopsticks. Did you know Korea has a long history of metal work? It’s what set their navy apart and allowed them to succeed in historic David and Goliath battles against invaders.
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Korean chopsticks are heavier and flatter than others. They require a little more skill to master but once you do, you’ll be rewarded with agility and grip strength at meal times. Plus, aren’t they just gorgeous??? These were made in Korea by @cozymom_deco 🇰🇷
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#nationalnutritionmonth #worldofflavors #koreanfood #koreanchopsticks

🇰🇷🇺🇸Now obsessed with recreating my mo

🇰🇷🇺🇸Now obsessed with recreating my mom's oi muchim (Korean spicy cucumber side salad) since seeing that it was appropriated (stolen) by some lifestyle influencer with zero credit to it's Korean influence (h/t @michellelitv & @soogia1). This version is yummy and follows a recipe by @maangchi but I'm about to call my mom because the flavor I remember is just a little different. Go visit @maangchi for this recipe (lookup spicy cucumber salad), and I'll share mine when it's ready!

#culturalappropriation #givecredit #koreanfood #oimuchim #cucumbersalad #spicykoreansalad #addictivecucumbers #veryasian

Made tteokguk at home, got my New year's blessing

Made tteokguk at home, got my New year's blessing by phone. #thankscovid
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Day 4 post known-exposure. Triple vaxxed and still negative. Thanks vaccines.

Happy Chuseok! #iykyk . If you don't, Google

Happy Chuseok! #iykyk
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If you don't, Google

A visit home means I came back with food represent

A visit home means I came back with food representing hours and hours of my mom's cooking.
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Oxtail bone broth soup + mandu + soup green onions (what are these called? Bigger than green onions, smaller than leeks) + dashima + ronde de nice zucchini + Jeju radish + kimchi

Everything I needed tonight. Simple. comfort. (cur

Everything I needed tonight. Simple. comfort. (current mood: hiding)
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#whiterice @thebetterfish #barramundi #sustainableseafood #soytamarindglaze #mymomskimchi #kimchi #twoways #roastedseaweed #oceanpaper #loveducks #koreanducks #koreanfood #asianjoy

Was looking for this one everywhere for Lunar New

Was looking for this one everywhere for Lunar New Year and couldn't find till now, so #latergramming this oldie from some of our earlier years in CA. Taken in our backyard. Not pictured but somewhere nearby must be my dad & grandmother. (I'm the little girl up front)
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#lunarnewyear #koreannewyear #oldpic #family

Homemade tteok was a first. Not perfect but still

Homemade tteok was a first. Not perfect but still tasty, and now it feels like a proper New Years Day.

Happy Chuseok friends! These are not my work, but

Happy Chuseok friends! These are not my work, but I'm going to try making some this weekend!
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📸: creative commons license

New face just added! Ty @danieldaekim for using yo

New face just added! Ty @danieldaekim for using your influence for good
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Monday, September 21, 2020
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We hope to raise $50K to mobilize Asian American voters in critical swing states to defeat Donald Trump and his enablers,
by placing Asian language ads in ethnic media outlets.

There is no legal limit to donation size. All proceeds will go directly to Asian Americans Against Trump, a project of New American Voices which will deploying ads in Asian languages to mobilize voters in battleground states including Wisconsin, Arizona, & North Carolina.

Sometimes lunch is a bag of ramen. I dressed ours

Sometimes lunch is a bag of ramen. I dressed ours up with carrots and wild Alaskan salmon (straight from frozen; because if I'm making lunch from a bag, I haven't remembered to defrost anything)
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#kimchicurious #ramen #seafood2xwk @seafood4health

Currently reading. Half-way through. Thinking abou

Currently reading. Half-way through. Thinking about my grandparents who lived through occupation.

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