Craving bold flavors, fiery spice, and seriously satisfying meals?
These 21 Korean recipes bring all that and more: no takeout required.
As we continue our journey around the world with cuisine, our next stop is Korea, where they have super flavorful and delicious recipes.
Easy Vegan Bibimbap with Tofu
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This spin on Korean bibimbap omits the egg and meat for a plant-based alternative to the popular rice dish.
Get The Recipe: Easy Vegan Bibimbap with Tofu (Korean Rice Bowl)
Kimchi Cucumber Salad
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Flavorful, crunchy, and fresh, this Kimchi Cucumber Salad recipe is a perfect addition to rice bowls, a spicy side to your Asian themed meal, or a wonderful vegan salad. It’s easy to make and loaded with flavor!
Get the Recipe: Kimchi Cucumber Salad
Korean BBQ Salmon Stir-Fry
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This recipe is a quick and easy meal for one that’s ready in 10 minutes or less! This Korean BBQ Salmon Stir-Fry is a perfect, healthy, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly lunch or dinner recipe.
Get the Recipe: Korean BBQ Salmon Stir-Fry
Crispy Korean Fried Chicken Recipe
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Few things in the world are as delicious as this crispy Korean fried chicken recipe, served in a soy garlic sauce. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to prepare and is ready in under an hour. This is one of the best crispy chicken dishes in the whole world!
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Kimchi Cauliflower Rice
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If you love spicy food, this kimchi cauliflower rice is for you! It’s a veggie-packed dish loaded with flavor for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Get the Recipe: Kimchi Cauliflower Rice
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry)
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Japchae is a unique Korean glass noodle stir fry that is often served at special occasions. It’s a beautiful, stunning, and colorful stir fry with chewy, slippery, and fun sweet potato glass noodles (dangmyeon), tons of veggies, and tender beef strips.
Get the Recipe: Japchae (Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry)
Korean Glazed Chicken Meatballs
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These Korean-inspired glazed chicken meatballs are the perfect weeknight meal. These juicy, homemade chicken meatballs come together in the air fryer in under 30 minutes, and are sauced up in a gochujang, brown sugar glaze.
Get the Recipe: Korean Glazed Chicken Meatballs
Victory With Korean Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
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These Korean mushroom lettuce wraps are inspired by ingredients found in local Korean markets. These meaty mushrooms soak up the sweet and spicy bulgogi marinade and are a light vegetarian option
Get the Recipe: Victory with Korean Mushroom Lettuce Wraps
Tteokbokki (Spicy Korean Rice Cakes)
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Tteokbokki is a popular Korean street food made with chewy cylinder-shaped rice cakes simmered in an addictively sweet, spicy, or savory sauce. They are super easy to make at home. This tteokbokki recipe is absolutely delicious!
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Korean Short Ribs Barbecue (Galbi)
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These Korean Short Ribs Barbecue, known as Galbi, are irresistibly delicious. Tender beef flanken-style ribs are marinated to perfection in a savory-sweet blend of soy sauce, brown sugar, and aromatic spices. This is a must-try recipe that brings the authentic taste of Korea to your plate.
Get the Recipe: Korean Short Ribs Barbecue (Galbi)
Instant Pot Korean Chicken with Gochujang
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This Instant Pot Korean Chicken is a flavor-packed recipe with bone-in chicken that’s marinated in a vibrant Korean-spiced sauce made with gochujang chile paste. You can serve the gochujang chicken and sauce as part of a rice bowl with sautéed vegetables, or grill it to make Korean BBQ chicken and serve the sauce on the side for dipping.
Get the Recipe: Instant Pot Korean Chicken with Gochujang
Korean Beef Bowl
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This easy Korean Beef Bowl recipe stands out not just for its delightful mix of flavors but also for how wonderfully simple it is to make. If you’ve had Bulgogi before, it’s quite similar but simpler, perfect for busy weeknights.
Get the Recipe: Korean Beef Bowl
Sticky-Spicy Korean Chicken Wings
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There are few things better than a crispy, spicy-sweet chicken wing, and these sticky-spicy Korean Chicken wings are no different! These are incredibly delicious and incredibly simple, with only four ingredients in the sticky sauce: gochujang, soy sauce, honey, and garlic.
Get the Recipe: Sticky-Spicy Korean Chicken Wings
Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps
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These Korean chicken lettuce wraps are an easy, healthy, quick, and delicious Asian meal. You can also mix the leftovers with greens to make a Gochujang Chicken Salad or chicken fried rice or noodles.
Get the Recipe: Korean Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Korean Kimchi Chicken
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You can bring Korean BBQ home with this Korean kimchi chicken recipe. Chicken thighs are marinated in an Asian-style sauce made with kimchi, gochujang, and soy. They are basted with an amazing, flavorful sauce that caramelizes beautifully on the grill!
Get the Recipe: Korean Kimchi Chicken
One Pot Korean Beef and Rice
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This Korean Beef and Rice is a simple one-pot dinner recipe, infused with Asian flavor. Just as good as any restaurant at home in 30 minutes or less, this flavor-packed dinner is a family favorite!
Get the Recipe: One Pot Korean Beef and Rice
Korean Beef Kabobs (Bulgogi)
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These Korean BBQ skewers are easy and delicious! Korean beef kabobs (beef bulgogi) are marinated steak made into kabobs with onions, peppers, and pineapple.
Get the Recipe: Korean Beef Kabobs (Bulgogi)
Korean Rice Balls (Jumeok Bap)
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These gluten-free and vegan Korean rice balls (Jumeok-bap) are easy to make. This recipe uses a tofu eggless salad to flavor them and even includes instructions to make them look like these little, adorable bumble bees.
Get the Recipe: Korean Rice Balls (Jumeok Bap)
Korean Chicken Thighs
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These Sweet and Spicy Baked Korean Chicken Thighs use gochujang chili paste for a spicy kick. You can easily make this easy baked chicken thigh recipe for any dinner.
Get the Recipe: Korean Chicken Thighs
Gochujang Shrimp Po Boys
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This delectable Korean Style Shrimp Po Boys recipe is a tantalizing fusion of Korean and New Orleans flavors. Succulent cooked shrimp, crisp lettuce, and a mouthwatering Gochujang-infused sauce come together in a Pan de Sal bun for an utterly delicious sandwich.
Get the Recipe: Gochujang Shrimp Po’ Boys
Gochujang Chicken Thighs
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If you’re craving something bold, savory, and just a little spicy, these Air Fryer Gochujang Chicken Thighs are going to hit the spot. These spicy, umami, and flavorful chicken thighs are marinated in a gochujang sauce and are super easy to make.
Get the Recipe: Gochujang Chicken Thighs (Air Fryer or Oven)
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