Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes [A Cookbook]New York Times bestseller • A charming introduction to the basics of Korean cooking in graphic novel form, with 64 recipes, ingredient profiles, and more, presented through light-hearted comics. Fun to look at and easy to use, this unique combination of cookbook and graphic novel is the ideal introduction to cooking Korean cuisine at home. Robin Ha’s colorful and humorous one-to three-page comics fully illustrate the steps and ingredients needed to bring more than sixty traditional (and some not-so-traditional) dishes to life. In these playful but exact recipes, you’ll learn how to create everything from easy kimchi (mak kimchi) and soy garlic beef over rice (bulgogi dupbap) to seaweed rice rolls (gimbap) and beyond. Friendly and inviting, Cook Korean! is perfect for beginners and seasoned cooks alike. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes and cultural insights from Ha, providing an intimate entry point for those looking to try their hand at this cuisine. |
Contents
Introduction | 10 |
Korean Meal Guide | 16 |
Intro to Kimchi | 23 |
Cool Spicy Cucumber Oisobagi | 30 |
SquareCut Kimchi Gazpacho | 36 |
Intro to Korean Barbecue | 55 |
Braised Beef in Soy Sauce with Eggs | 62 |
Chile Chicken Stew Dakbokkeumtang | 68 |
Intro to Juk | 105 |
Seafood Mushroom Porridge | 112 |
Intro to Bunsik | 131 |
Kimchi Fried Rice Kimchi Bokkumbap | 138 |
Bbopkki | 145 |
Yogurt Soju Yakult Soju | 152 |
Kimchi Pancake Kimchi Buchimgae | 158 |
Sweet Sour Pork Tangsuyuk | 164 |
Spicy Octopus over Rice Nakji Dupbap | 74 |
Shishito Peppers With Dried Anchovies | 80 |
Korean Burgers Kimchi Galbi Burger | 170 |
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30 minutes anchovies Asian pear beef bibimbap bite-size pieces boil broth carrot chicken chile pepper Chop cloves garlic cold running water cucumber cups water daikon radish dashima discard dotorimuk drain dried anchovies eggs ENJOY fermented fish sauce flavor freshly cooked rice garlic garnish gimbap gochujang gochujang red chile green chile green onions grill high heat INGREDIENTS kimchi Korean barbecue Korean cuisine Korean grocery stores Korean red chile Korean rice liquor marinade meat mixing bowl napa cabbage noodles ounces peeled pickled piece fresh ginger pine nuts pork belly porridge recipe red chile flakes red chile paste refrigerator rice cake rice vinegar Rinse sauté seafood serving shiitake mushrooms side dishes Soak soju soju Korean rice soup soy sauce soybean paste spicy sweet rice flour tablespoon toasted sesame tablespoons tablespoons soy sauce tablespoons sugar taste teaspoon toasted sesame thinly sliced toasted sesame oil toasted sesame seeds tofu tteok vegetables white and green