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Jim Romaine · Joined: 12 Nov 2003

I've been searching on the net and looking for Korean recipes. I've tried to make Dakgalbi about five times with recipes on the net and they just don't seem to taste right.. ...could be that I'm a sub-par cook (probably) but it's not too difficult to follow a recipe! Does anyone have an awesome dakgalbi recipe that they'd like to share? ???
Better yet... any Korean/Thai/indian etc. recipe that would be good to try.
I look forward to your recipes Smile

oneofthesarahs · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Location: Sacheon City

I'd be interested in knowing some good recipes that are easy to make while in the United States. I wouldn't mind cooking some Korean food for my parents, but they live in the midwest, so it's not like I could find kimchi at the local supermarket.

sojourner1 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:49 am Post subject:

As for cooking Korean foods, I am not sure how to do that like a Korean, but I am sure it's not too complicated. There are a few Koreans in the Midwest, particularly in major cities like St. Louis and Kansas city. Yes, you can get kimchee and eat at authentic Korean BBQ restaurants. I would venture to say that today, you can find almost anything in the Midwest USA you want since the world is coming. Things sure have changed quit a bit in recent years.

For being Midwest USA, Missouri is a highly culturally diverse place today, unlike just 20 years ago where it was a very boring homogeneous conservative white people culture. Things have changed quite a bit in such a short time. In a small Missouri town, you actually have more options of food and products than you might have in mega city Seoul, but nothing replaces international travel. Serious.

In rural NE Missouri just as in many other areas, you can get authentic foods of the world, cooked by people from all those places, since they are immigrating to small town USA to live and do business. There is a big change of hands occurring right now.

It's sometimes suprising what you can get and what exists today in such places as small town USA in the Midwest. Things sure are changing.

Just take a look when you go home and you will notice many new international presences. This has to do with a much bigger story than this thread is about, but you can get whatever you want, legal or illegal. Just ask around and you will find.

PeteJB · Joined: 06 Jul 2007

Simple: Buy a Cookbook

I have ''Korean Cooking'' by Young Jin Song. Good guide, but points off for not including any printed Hangul which would help a great deal for remembering the dish-names clearly.

Jim Romaine · Joined: 12 Nov 2003

"Simple: Buy a Cookbook

I have ''Korean Cooking'' by Young Jin Song. Good guide, but points off for not including any printed Hangul which would help a great deal for remembering the dish-names clearly..."

Does your recipe book actually have a recipe for Dakgalbi? I've actually looked around for a recipe book and have been unable to find a recipe for dakgalbi.

And it would be nice if other people were to give their favorite recipes so I or maybe some other people could try them.

#H&$loads of food around... but what's worth cooking?

PeteJB · Joined: 06 Jul 2007

http://mykoreankitchen.com/2007/01/17/delicious-dakgalbi-marinated-chicken-in-spicy-sauce-version-2/

stvwrd · Joined: 31 Mar 2005

Jim Romaine · Joined: 12 Nov 2003

Thanks for the recipes Pete.
My wife's actually tried 6 versions of dakgalbi now and all of them have been....just okay...
This is one of them she's tried. Maybe we're just not using the right wine.. or gochujang.. i dunno.
There are some gret recipes in the korean kitchen..
Thanks again