🌶 Recipes with Gochujang and Doenjang + 👩‍👦‍👦 How to cook Korean food for Kids and Elderly

Read about ideas and tips for using up Korean ingredients and also to feed your family!  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Hi There!   Well..I guess this is one of those weeks where things just don't go as planned. I have been planning to publish a new milk bread recipe for the bread machine and thought I was almost there. But then I realized it actually needed some more testing and work…and perhaps even a way of making milk bread without the Tangzhong starter??!! What a thought!!   Because I know that when with a bread machine, it's all about convenience so I wanted to simplify things as much as possible..anyway, so please stay tuned, it's coming very soon!   In the mean time..   USING UP KOREAN INGREDIENTS If you are not cooking Korean food everyday, you probably have a few pantry ingredients that you don't know what else to do with. I get asked this question a lot and I have written some round-up posts in the past to help you with that and I will share those below.   KID FRIENDLY RECIPES I have also been asked recently about Korean dishes that are good for kids. Your first thought may be that Korean food is spicy, how can I feed my baby Korean food? Well, this is how you do it - (remember most of these are also good for the elderly as they are mild and easy to digest). Soup + rice is your best combination for toddlers and kids. Kids love good mild soups with rice in them. So think mild Doenjang Guk, Beef Radish Soup, Kongnamul Guk (no chili powder), Miyeok Guk. Use ground beef if you want or chop up the meat or any other veggies finely.  A spoonful of rice and top it with a mild banchan like Gyeran jjim, Gyeran mari (egg roll), baby myeolchi bokkeum (for older kids), tofu dishes, potato sides, grilld fish and more. Jeon or Buchimgae is always a favorite with kids. Great thing here is that you can finely chop up veggies and hide it in the jeon and they will most likely gobble it up. Juk (porridge) is of course the first thing you can feed babies when they are old enough to eat solid foods. e.g. Dakjuk and Heukmija Juk. LASTLY, KIMCHI!! Rinse or soak kimchi in water, cut them small and let your kid try it with the soup and rice. This is how Koreans get the kids to start eating kimchi from when they are little. Rinsing reduces sodium and spiciness so it's a good thing!   XOXO ❤️, JinJoo     Here are 6 ways to use up Gochujang! 6 EASY Recipes Using Gochujang Doenjang (soybean paste) is another ingredient that's a core part of Korean cooking but you may not know how to use it. Here's a few that you can try! 7 Recipes with Doenjang These are probably my top 4 soup recipes that kids will love and are good for them! OH and also Gogi Guk (beef soup) is the most basic but favorite soup for all kids!!  Basic Beef Soup/Broth Recipe Mu Doenjang Guk Recipe Sogogi Mu Guk (Beef Radish) Recipe Miyeok Guk Recipe Kongnamul Guk Recipe Koreans love having Ssam (lettuce wraps) in the summer but we love to wrap rice in many other leaves other than lettuce. We use Perilla, steamed zucchini leaves, kale, collard greens, green cabbage and more. Ssambap means wrap + rice and here are 3 recipes that I shared on how to make this yummy dish. Gyeran Mari (egg roll) Recipe Gyeran Jjim (steamed) Recipe Cod or Pollock Jeon and Shrimp Jeons are also a very popular dish with children. Mild and delicious - make a big batch, refrigerate or freeze then just heat up a few at a time in the frying pan or microwave! Fish or Shrimp Jeon Recipe The most delicious way to have chicken and rice is my Dad's Dakjuk recipe. I have both an Instant Pot and regular stove top version. Enjoy a Baeksuk (chicken soup) first and then use leftover bones, meat and soup to make the juk! The HobakJuk has good amount of vitamins A and C and is also great for getting rid of water retention (not for kids haha.. but for new moms) so it's more than just a meal. Dakjuk (Chicken Porridge) Recipe Hobak Juk (Pumpkin Porridge) Recipe Hope you all have a good week.   Stay Safe and Healthy everyone~ P.O. Box 2382 Saratoga, CA 95070, United States Don't want these emails anymore? You can unsubscribe.