30 min · 2
Beef Bulgogi →
Beef bulgogi — if you add too much Pear juice, the meat can become excessively soft.
Non-spicy Korean food
3 non-spicy Korean dishes for beginners
Start with bulgogi, japchae and soy-sauce rice cakes. Gungjung tteokbokki uses a different sauce from red gochujang tteokbokki.
How to use this guide
Cook bulgogi with rice first, then try japchae. Reuse soy sauce, sesame oil, carrots and onions; prepare noodles and rice cakes according to their own labels.
What changes and what to check
These three linked recipes contain no gochujang or gochugaru. Garlic, pepper and optional kimchi can still feel strong; individual tolerance varies.
Related recipes
40 min · 2
Japchae →
Japchae — Stir-frying ingredients separately results in less moisture and more vivid colors.
25 min · 2
Royal court tteokbokki →
Royal tteokbokki — Check the doneness of the rice cakes before soy sauce reduces and becomes too salty.
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