Password Login Cooking Note Editor Editing note: banchan Back to note Title Description Slug Markdown Content Korean Side dishes. They work well for workday lunches. Prepare a few on the weekend and then just combine with some Jasmin rice for lunch. ## Chili Crisp Mayo Chicken - Chili Crisp, few spoons - Chicken, salt and pepper and sous vide for 2h at 63C - Mayo, as needed Just cube the chicken and combine with chili crisp and mayo. ## Fried Tofu Use pressed tofu, water soak, core starch coat, fry.. ## Kimchi [full note](/cooking/notes/kimchi) ## Carrots - Carrots, julienned - Water - Sesame oil, just a bit Add carrots, oil, and water to hot pan. Cook ~15min, adding water as needed so the carrots don't pick up any color and end up nice and soft.  ## Spinach https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNddqG4BR/ ## Radish (Musaengchae) - radish, 1 big one - teaspoon salt - green onions, 1-2 - gochugaru, 2 tbsp - garlic, 2 tsp minced - ginger, 1/2 tsp grated - fish sauce 1 tbsp(myulchi aekjeot) or saeujeot (salted shrimp) - sugar, 1tsp - sesame seeds, 1tsp [source](https://www.koreanbapsang.com/mu-saengchae-spicy-korean-radish-salad/) ## Cucumber (Oi Muchim) ### What - small cumbers, 5-6, thinly sliced - minced garlic, tsp - go to Garo, tbsp - white vinegar, tbsp - toasted sesame seeds, tbsp - sugar, tbsp ### How - Sweat the cucumbers with salt for ~20 min - drain away water and rinse to desired salt level - ring out excess water - add everything to mixing bowl and stir like folding dough   [source](https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNddFUnD9/) ## Myeolchi Bokkeum (멸치볶음) I bought some frozen dried anchovies for making soup, but it seems they can also be used to make a Banchan. ## What Common: - 3 ounces (1 cup packed) small size myeolchi 멸치, (dried anchovies) - 1 tablespoon cooking oil Sweet and Savory Version: - 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce - 2 tablespoons rice wine or mirin - 2 teaspoons sugar (or less to taste) - 1 tablespoon Oligo syrup or corn syrup (or honey) Honey is sweeter so use less - 3 plump garlic cloves (or more) - 1 teaspoon sesame oil - 1 teaspoon sesame seeds Sources: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYiE3ol6ttY - https://www.koreanbapsang.com/myulchi-bokkeum-stir-fried-anchovies/ ## Ground Beef - ground beef, 250g - sesame seeds, pinch - Japanese soy sauce, 2 tbsp - sugar, 1.5 tbsp - sesame oil, drop - garlic, 1 clove, minced - pepper Let marinade for 10 - 45min then pan fry Tags Save Loading... Image Service Image Alt / Caption / Title Upload