Spicy Stir Fried Squid (Ojingeo bokkeum)
This squid stir-fried with lots of scallions is nice and spicy. It’s not all heat, however; the onion and squid are both sweet and chewy, in contrast to the fiery sauce. You won’t need to prepare any other side dishes—just serve this with rice, and you will have a meal with a full range of […]
Stir Fried Fish Cakes with Soy Sauce (Ganjang eomuk bokkeum)
I often get requests for this recipe from readers who have tried it at Korean restaurants. They ask for it not by name but by description: “It’s fishy, a little sweet, somewhat chewy, a little brown, and salty. Do you have a recipe?” It is remarkably easy to make: It’s just fish cakes from a […]
Spicy Stir Fried Pork (Dwaejigogi bokkeum)
Whenever I make this glistening dish of thin slices of pork and caramelized onions, spicy-hot with hot pepper paste, hot pepper flakes, and green chili, people go crazy. If you need a great dish in a hurry, this is the way to go. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 1 pound pork belly or boneless pork shoulder, […]
Stir Fried Kale with Soybean Paste (Keil doenjang bokkeum)
It was only after I came to America that I started to cook with kale. It was so readily available and inexpensive that I thought, “Why not try using it in Korean cuisine?” My first experiments were terrific, and I soon realized that kale is a great substitute for less readily available Korean vegetables. This […]
Fried Fish with Spicy Rice Samak ‘Aysh
Local and regional dishes are slowly creeping onto the menus of Dubai’s large hotels and fine restaurants where they are often adapted by enthusiastic chefs for the tastes of tourists and to excellent results. By making local foods available to guests, they are insured an important place in Dubai’s culinary world, and allow expatriates and […]
Ginger Stir Fry Broccoli
Yield: 4 servings, each with 7 grams of carbohydrates and 3 grams of fiber, for a total of 4 grams of usable carbs and 4 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 2 to 3 tablespoons peanut oil or other bland oil 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 bag (1 pound) frozen broccoli “cuts,” thawed 1 tablespoon grated […]
Stir Fried Spinach
Spinach originated in Asia, so stir-frying it is a very traditional way of preparing it. Yield: 6 servings, each with 6 grams of carbohydrates and 4 grams of fiber, for a total of 2 grams of usable carbs and 4 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup peanut oil 2 pounds fresh spinach, washed and […]
Fried Artichokes
This is one of the fastest ways I know to cook artichokes. Yield: 1 serving, with 13 grams of carbohydrates and a whopping 7 grams of fiber, for a total of 6 grams of usable carbs (a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice add just 1 more gram) and 4 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS […]
Thai Stir Fried Cabbage
This exotic and tasty dish cooks lightening-fast, so make sure you have everything cut up, mixed up, and ready to go before you start stir-frying. Yield: 4 servings, each with 13 grams of carbohydrates and 4 grams of fiber, for a total of 9 grams of usable carbs and 5 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS […]
Fried Brussels Sprouts
We’ve served these to company many times, and they’re always a hit, even with people who think they don’t like brussels sprouts. We didn’t think we liked brussels sprouts, either, until our dear friends John and Judy Horwitz served them to us this way-and suddenly we were addicted. Yield: Technically 4 servings, but my husband […]