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Zucchini rounds and thick halloumi slices sear until golden, then meet a sharp red wine vinegar and garlic dressing. Torn mint, basil, parsley or dill scatter over before serving.
Blanched aster scaber is tossed with doenjang, a touch of gochujang, garlic, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. It is a deeply savory mountain-green banchan.
Potato wedges tossed in olive oil with paprika, garlic powder and onion powder bake until dark gold and crisp at the edges. Sour cream and sweet chili sauce are the classic dips.
Bean sprouts boiled briefly and tossed with chili flakes, garlic, green onion, sesame oil, and sesame salt. A classic crunchy side that seasons itself as it rests.
Blanched bean sprouts tossed with shredded crab sticks, green onion, garlic, sesame oil, and dark soy sauce. Sesame seeds finish the crisp, savory side.
Blood clams steamed just until they open, served in the half shell under a chili seasoning of scallion, onion, and fish sauce. Each clam gets a spoonful of sauce so the briny meat and spicy dressing arrive together.
Blanched bok choy is tossed with perilla seeds and perilla oil, garlic, and soup soy sauce for a nutty, gentle banchan. A few pieces of red chili keep it from tasting plain.
Blanched bok choy is dressed with a soybean paste seasoning lifted by plum extract, chili flakes, and sesame oil. It is earthy, slightly sweet, and ready in minutes.
A fresh, unfermented geotjeori of young napa cabbage dressed in a marinade that mirrors seasoned crab sauce: soy, fish sauce, chili, and ginger. It is crisp, fiery, and meant to be eaten the day it is tossed.
Fragrant chamnamul greens and onion in a tangy, lightly spicy dressing are served with tofu grilled in perilla and olive oil. The warm tofu and cool greens make a balanced banchan plate.
Dried pollack strips soften in perilla oil, then get tossed through a cooled gochujang seasoning with sesame seeds. The side dish is chewy, sweet and gently spicy.
Blanched dried tofu skin shredded and tossed with onion and cucumber in a chili oil, vinegar and sugar dressing. A chewy, spicy-tangy side that comes together in minutes.
Blanched fish cake strips tossed, never fried, in a spicy soy and red pepper seasoning with green onion. Cooling the strips before tossing keeps them bouncy and lets the raw seasoning stay bright.
Blanched freshwater snails are tossed with crisp water dropwort, radish and carrot in a spicy, tangy gochujang dressing. The result is chewy, crunchy and bright with vinegar and plum.
Fresh lettuce torn and glossed at the last moment with a sweet-tart soy, vinegar and red pepper flake dressing — mixed just before eating so it never wilts.
Lettuce blanched for seconds, squeezed dry and hand-tossed with tuna extract, garlic, plum extract and sesame oil — a soft, savoury namul that keeps its green colour.
Skewered jeon warmed in a pan and brushed with a sweet, ketchup-based gochujang glaze. The sauce clings like a street-snack coating, with sesame seeds over the top.
Silken soft tofu warmed through and flooded with a soy seasoning full of green onion, garlic, and Cheongyang chili. It is eaten with a spoon, the tofu barely holding together under its savory sauce.
A slab of sweet rolls is filled with a mozzarella and cheddar mixture plus a dark, tamarind-sweetened red onion sambol. Wrapped in foil, the rolls bake until the filling melts and the tops brown.
Serenata de Bacalao is a Puerto Rican salt cod salad. Desalted, simmered cod is dressed with olive oil and red wine vinegar with sautéed onion and bell pepper, then served cold garnished with tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and olives.
Puerto RicanSide Dish40 min4 people372 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabetic
Eggplant roasts first in sesame oil, then broccoli and a ginger-miso dressing join the tray before sesame-crusted cod fillets cook on top. Udon noodles are stirred through the vegetables with lime juice to serve under the fish.
Fresh egg noodles are rinsed, then tossed warm through a sesame and peanut dressing with soy, rice vinegar, ginger and chilli paste. Green onions, sesame seeds and crushed peanuts finish the bowl.
Noodles coated in a sesame paste sauce with black vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and chili oil, loosened with hot noodle cooking water and topped with peanuts and scallions.
Seaweed sheets are brushed with a honey and soy glaze, sandwiched with sesame seeds, and baked until they shatter crisply. They make a sweet-salty snack that disappears quickly.
Soba noodles tossed with pan-seared tofu, broccolini and shiitake mushrooms in a tahini, tamari and rice vinegar sesame sauce with maple syrup and red pepper flakes.
Seeded tomato and salted cucumber are tossed in a nutty ground-sesame dressing with olive oil and a touch of syrup. Removing the seeds keeps the salad juicy rather than watery.
Watermelon pieces marinate for hours in a sesame, soy, tahini and lime dressing, then sear briefly until lightly caramelised. The reduced marinade becomes the sauce, with scallions and cilantro on top.
Cabbage, shiitake mushrooms and bean sprouts simmer in dashi broth before shaved beef is laid in layers so it does not clump. Fresh wheat noodles cook in the same pot, finished with scallion greens.