How to Set a Korean Meal!!

                           How to Set a Korean Meal

Hello everyone! After watching the last video about eight Korean side dishes, one of our viewers wondered how Koreans set their table and how they eat their side dishes. So today, I have brought a special content related to that. Shall we take a look together at how I prepare food, set the table, and eat?

#1 Cod Pancakes, Daegu Jeon

Ingredients

• 1lb cod
• 3T flour
• 3 eggs
• 1t minced garlic
• A bit salt and pepper
• Cooking oil

Instructions

First, dry the cod well with kitchen towels. Slice it thinly.

Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on both sides. Lightly dust the marinated cod pieces with flour using a strainer for convenience.

Crack about three eggs into a bowl. Add two pinches of salt and a teaspoon of minced garlic. Mix well. Dip the floured cod in this egg mixture before pan-frying it.

Pour a generous amount of oil into the pan. Soak the floured cod in the egg mixture and place them in the pan one by one. Start with high heat and then cook slowly on medium heat until golden brown.

Flip it once when the bottom is golden brown. Cook for about 3 more minutes. Place the cooked cod pancakes on a dish. 

Delicious and savory cod pancakes is done!

#2 Stir-fried Zucchini, Hobak Bokkeum

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini
• ½ onion
• 1/2T minced garlic
• 1/2T salted shrimp
• 1T cooking oil
• 1T sesame oil
• A bit of sesame seeds

Instructions

Wash the zucchini and cut off the ends and cut it in half and slice thinly. Also, thinly slice half an onion.

Pour about 1 tablespoon of oil into the pan. Add about half a tablespoon of garlic. Stir-fry it on medium heat until the garlic is fragrant. Add the sliced zucchini and onion. Stir-fry on medium-high heat. Add about half a tablespoon of salted shrimp.

When the zucchini is cooked, turn off the heat and add a tablespoon of sesame oil and some sesame seeds.  A healthy and delicious stir-fried zucchini is done!

#3 Braised Tofu, Dubu Jorim

Ingredients

• 1 block tofu
• ½ onion
• 3 green onions
• 4T water

Sauce

• 2T soy sauce
• 1T tuna fish sauce
• 1T sesame oil
• 1T cooking wine
• 1T gochugaru
• 1T sugar
• 1/2T minced garlic
• A bit pepper

Instructions

In a bowl, put

• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of tuna fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon of cooking wine
• 1 tablespoon of gochugaru
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• half a tablespoon of garlic
• a bit of pepper. Mix well

Chop 3 green onions.

Cut half an onion into appropriate sizes. Cut the tofu in half and slice it to a suitable thickness. Place the tofu on top of the onions and pour the sauce over it. Add about 4 tablespoons of water and place the chopped green onions on top. Cover with a lid and simmer on medium heat for about 5 minutes.

After 5 minutes, the tofu is deliciously braised. Spicy and tasty braised tofu is done!

#4 Spicy Cucumber Salad. Oi Muchim

Ingredients

• 5 mini cucumbers
• 1t salt
• 1t sugar

Seasoning

• 1T gochugaru
• 1T fish sauce
• 1T vinegar
• 1T sesame seeds
• 1t sugar
• 1/2T sesame oil
• 1t minced garlic

Instructions

Cut off the ends of mini cucumbers. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar and mix well. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, drain the water. Add

• 1 teaspoon of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of gochugaru
• 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• half a tablespoon of sesame oil. And mix well.

A very crunchy and refreshing cucumber salad is done!

#5 Beef Radish Soup, Muguk

Ingredients

• 9 oz (250g) radish
• 7oz (200g) beef
• 1t minced garlic
• 1T sesame oil
• 1T gukganjang (soy sauce for soup)
• 2T tuna fish sauce
• 6C water
• some sliced green onions
• a bit pepper
• a bit salt

Instructions

Slice the radish into slightly large pieces, then slice them thinly. Slice the beef thinly.

Put the sliced radish and beef in a pot. Add

• 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon of minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon of soy sauce for soup
• 2 tablespoons of tuna fish sauce to enhance the flavor.

Once it's appropriately stir-fried, pour in 6 cups of water. Cover with a lid and let it boil well.

When the soup starts boiling, skim off any foam that forms. Also, add about 3 tablespoons of chopped green onions and a bit of pepper. Adjust the seasoning with (1/2 teaspoon) salt if it tastes bland. 

Once you serve the soup in a bowl, the refreshing and light beef radish soup is done!

How to eat

Koreans typically use metal spoons and chopsticks. They use a spoon to eat soup and rice. A basic Korean table setting always includes kimchi. There are radish kimchi and napa cabbage kimchi, as well as the cucumber salad, cod pancakes, braised tofu, and stir-fried zucchini we made today. If the cod pancakes taste bland, you can dip them in soy sauce. Soy sauce always appears in traditional Korean table settings.

When eating rice, Koreans do not hold the bowl but leave it on the table and scoop the rice with a spoon. They use chopsticks to eat the side dishes they want and also use a spoon for the soup. The side dishes and soups can vary depending on the season and the ingredients. Rice is the staple food for Koreans, so there is a wide variety and development of side dishes.

Today, I showed you the side dishes and soup that I frequently eat with rice, the way Koreans do. I hope this has been helpful to you. I'll see you next time. Thank you and goodbye.

Notes

• Adding salted shrimp to zucchini stir-fry makes it tastier.
• Putting onions in the pot first keeps tofu from sticking and makes it more flavorful.
• Slice beef against the grain for extra tenderness. Pick any beef cut you like.

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