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Kim Dae-seok's Gim Jaban

A simple 5-minute side dish made by mixing fresh gim with sesame oil and gently frying it over low heat until crispy, without roasting the gim separately.

10 minVery easyside dish
fresh gimsesame oil
super simplerice thief5-minute ready

Kim Dae-seok's One-Pan Japchae

A super simple japchae that uses just one pan and doesn't require frying ingredients separately—noodles are coated with oil first to prevent burning and maintain a chewy, bouncy texture.

1 hr 15 minEasyside dish
glass noodlesonioncarrotshiitake mushroomgarlic chives
one-pan cookingholiday foodsuper simple

Kim Dae-seok's Summer Napa Cabbage Geotjeori

A quick and simple summer side dish made without salting the cabbage, preserving its crisp texture, seasoned with freshly ground red chili for a spicy, fresh flavor.

20 minEasyside dish
napa cabbagechivesred chiligreen chilionion
quick and easycrisp texturerice companion

School Chef's Yachae Gyeran Mari

A thick and fluffy rolled egg omelet packed with finely chopped vegetables, seasoned with salted shrimp brine and tuna fish sauce for deep umami.

15 minNormalside dish
eggssalted shrimp brinetuna fish saucemirinsugar
everyday side dishumamirice-friendly

This Man's Cook Tuna Perilla Egg Roll

After removing the oil from canned tuna, it is first sautéed until fluffy with mirin and sesame oil to completely eliminate any fishy odor, then rolled with fragrant perilla leaves into a moist egg roll.

15 minNormalside dish
canned tunamirinsesame oileggsseasoning salt
kids' side dishbento side dishultra simple

Baek Jong-won's Samgyeopsal Pa-muchim

A restaurant-style pa-muchim that tames the greasiness of samgyeopsal with a light gochujang sauce made from gochujang, sugar, and vinegar, enhanced with red pepper powder and sesame oil for a rich, savory finish.

5 minVery easyside dish
green onion shredsgochujangvinegarred pepper powdersesame oil
ultra simpleside dishrice killer

Baek Jong-won's Spicy and Sour Golbaengi Muchim

A spicy and sour golbaengi muchim recipe by Baek Jong-won, maximizing umami by soaking dried pollack in the golbaengi broth, then lightly tossing with fresh vegetables and a golden-ratio sauce.

15 minEasyside dish
Golbaengi (sea snails)Dried pollack stripsCucumberOnionScallion
super easyeveryday side dishspicy

Ttukdak Hyung's Super Simple Japchae

A super simple one-pan japchae recipe where you soak dangmyeon in lukewarm water instead of boiling them separately, then quickly stir-fry with vegetables and sauce in a single pan until the liquid evaporates.

20 minVery easyside dish
dangmyeoncarrotonionbell pepperseasoned salt
super easyone-pan dishQuick side dish

Baek Jong-won's Three Types of Scallion Salad

The perfect partner for samgyeopsal! Three types of scallion salad recipes with a clean salt base, a savory soy sauce base, and a crunchy chili paste base – choose your favorite.

10 minVery easyside dish
ScallionsCabbageGochujang (Korean chili paste)Soy sauceVinegar
super easyeveryday side dishumami

Baek Jong-won's Seasoned Perilla Leaves

A super simple, budget-friendly side dish that's a rice thief, made by layering thinly sliced vegetables and a soy sauce-anchovy sauce between perilla leaves without any cooking.

15 minVery easyside dish
Perilla leavesOnionGreen onionCheongyang chili pepperRed chili pepper
Super simpleRice thiefSide dish

This Man's Cook Oi Tangtangi

Pounding cucumbers with a mallet to enhance texture, then tossing them with a tangy-sweet sauce and savory sesame powder for a no-fire, ultra-simple side dish

10 minVery easyside dish
cucumbergreen chili pepperminced garlicwhole sesame seeds
ultra-simpletangy-sweetno-fire cooking

Kim Dae-seok's Red Perilla Seed Stir-Fry

A secret method using mirin and sugar for marinating, then briefly microwaving to keep the texture tender and moist, enhanced with peanut butter for rich umami flavor in this red perilla seed stir-fry.

15 minEasyside dish
perilla greensred pepper powderminced garlicsoy sauceplum syrup
side dishbento side dishrich savory flavor