I've always been big fan of Korean food, but had never made any dishes at home. I always went out to a local restaurant. I assumed it was very complicated, but in fact, the basics are quite simple. The key, as with all cooking, is to have excellent and authentic ingredients. Most areas will have a Korean market and that will be your one stop shop for all of your ingredients. Additionally, the produce is usually excellent, very fresh and a faction of the price of a large grocery store. This recipe came from my follow foodie Kenneth, and it is a dish called Sundubu Jigae. I also picked up a great cookbook from Maangchi. It is well written and very easy to follow. I highly recommend it. Its called Real Korean Cooking and she also has a wonderful blog. Ingredients 1 Tbsp Hot Korean Pepper Flakes, or more to taste. 1 tsp Toasted Sesame Seed Oil 1 1/2 cup Fish Stock, low sodium 1/2 Onion chopped 2 Garlic clove chopped 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
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