There are a few Korean ingredients that I am particularly fond of and one of them is gochujang. I love this spicy, hot, deep red paste that adds so much flavor and color to any recipe. Once you try gochujang there is no turning back – it will become a favorite of yours too!
This is another Korean side dish packed with a lot of unami. Broiling the zucchini until charred, coating it in a gochujang sauce and finishing with green onion slices and sesame seeds is a special addition to your meal. I recently purchased Christopher Kimball’s latest book “Milk Street Vegetables” (first edition October, 2021) with 250 … Continue reading
Fall is slowly approaching but the weather is still perfect for grilling. Salmon is one of the easiest to grill – 30 minutes marinating and 10 minutes on the grill resulted in this beautiful piece of fish!
Many know I love Asian cuisine and Korean food is right up there among the best of recipes. The spicy flavors of ginger, lots of garlic, soy sauce, Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru) and of course Korean chili paste (gochujang). The addition of a grated pear and apple adds an acidic sweet flavor balancing the … Continue reading
Cauliflower is by far my favorite veggie – I love it raw on a crudite tray, in soup or a salad, a stir-fry, pizza crust, cauliflower rice or roasted after mixing with a delicious and flavorful sauce. There are many ways to use this versatile veggie and roasting is a cooking method I especially enjoy. … Continue reading
I’ve never made a “sheet-pan” dinner and when I ran across this recipe I thought it was an easy one to try. Besides shrimps, green beans and gochujang won me over even more – favorite ingredients for sure! I didn’t realize the recipe wanted you to broil the ingredients – well I didn’t like that … Continue reading
You don’t think of a stir-fry as the perfect meal for a hot Spring day. Yes, it has been in the 90’s this week which is very unusual for Michigan in late May. We usually don’t get that kind of weather until July! The only cooking is the brief stir-fry of thinly sliced beef over … Continue reading
The warm weather finally has arrived which means grilling season has started. My family loves ribs and when I saw this recipe in Gaby Dalkin’s recent cookbook “What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food” I knew I had to make it. Why – when I already have a few versions for grilling ribs; Ina Garten’s which … Continue reading
Another spicy Korean “jang” dish using a fermented soybean-based condiment, gochujang, to flavor tiny yellow potatoes. My meatballs turned out so well that I was anxious to try another recipe. This is another great recipe from the Milk Street Magazine which I have tweaked a little! Hard to quit eating these very flavorful potatoes. I … Continue reading
Gochujang is one of the “hot ingredients” that is trending in 2018, according to the Food Network Magazine. It is a Korean paste, made from chile peppers, sticky rice and fermented soy beans – a spicy paste sharing the glory with the likes of Sriracha. Gochujang is one of three pastes that help boost the … Continue reading