Healthy Korean Recipes?

I make chicken bulgogi, rather than beef bulgogi. Rather than using real sugar in the marinade, I guess you could always substitute some 0 calorie sweetener. Use a low-sodium soy sauce (Kikkoman makes one).

I also like to use the bulgogi marinade when making stir fry. I use a small amount of chicken and lots of veggies. Use a small amount (1 tbsp) of sesame oil when frying. The good thing about sesame oil is that a little goes a long way.

bump! would love to see some recipes

If you don't mind Thai inspired...

http://www.peta.org/living/vegetarian-living/recipes/thai-tofu-lettuce-wraps.aspx

Use light tofu and it's pretty good for the calories and macros.

Not Korean, but Pho soup (Vietnamese) is excellent. Lots of veggies, noodles, meat but it does take awhile to make.

I posted my lower cal, but super tasty seafood pho recipe on the recipes board.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/826016-vietnamese-seafood-pho

Again, not Korean, but definitely get some pretty good asian flavors!

Get off the rice, if you can get cauliflower, steam it then mash with butter. Taste better then potatoes and rice. it will take the place of the starches you are eating. Low carbs is the best way to go.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiHSPoto_YqsNTDvL-g60nytMnyH-CJcCbiAx1IEUYM/edit?pli=1

Check this out.

Good Luck

run, don't walk to Maangchi's site: http://www.maangchi.com/

also check out: http://www.koreankitchen.com/ (good korean food porn!)

http://kimchimari.com/

http://vegan8korean.wordpress.com/ (for the vegans among us)

Korean food recipes are very adaptable to whatever dietary needs one might have and it is hands down, some of the best stuff on earth!

Enjoy!

It's Japanese, and tastes sooooo good. Like, better than most takeout/restaurants I've tried.

Gyudon -- It's a beef bowl.

Serves 4

1-1.5 pounds of thinly sliced beef (you can do chicken, too).
1 onion, & 2 bell peppers, thinly sliced (you can sub other veggies, if preferred)
2/3 c. Teriyaki Sauce
2 T sugar
2 T dashi stock (actually, I usually use tempura sauce to taste, both can work)
2 t oil
4 c steamed rice

Cook the onions in oil until translucent.
Add teriyaki sauce, sugar and stock to the pan, and bring to a boil, stirring on occasion.
Once the sauce is simmering, add the meat and cook for 5-10 min, until meat is done.
Add sliced peppers and cook until soft (or ever so slightly crunchy)
Pile the meat and veggie mixture onto the rice and eat!

This recipe is really versatile, feel free to mix it up, it will probably still turn out fabulous.

I'll be making this. Thank you.

I just posted the bulgogi recipe:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/828162-korean-bulgogi-recipe

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So korean food in general is very healthy, and what's not they don't eat in excess. Every and any restuant you go to you get rice, but it's in this little silver bowl, it's a very small amount, in america when we have asian food we tend to eat way way wayyy more rice than they would over there. As far as fried rice, I like to say don't cut anything out if you like it, because then you're bound to go crazy for it at some point and way overeat. I really like korean snack foods (topokki, onion rings, shrimp crackers, lots of stuff) and so I have them in the house, and I just measure out the 1 serving every time i have it. or less. You should do the same with your fried rice, have a little bit with other things, if you let yourself have a little bit often then you won't overdo your calories and you won't be craving it and need to go crazy and eat a ton.
However, use brown rice, use less oil, try stuff like that.
As for other healthy recipes, well there are lots of korean seafood soups and stuff that are delicious and don't have too many calories because it's not a cram soup and seafood is good for you, also korean tofu soup, just don't overdo it on the tofu cause it is carbs.
a great soultion for the rice is make bibimbap but with brown rice, and just a little bit, and then fill it out with lots of veggies, some chicken, and spice it up with korean chili sauce. I personally love kimchi, and if you do, you can buy it at asian markets so you don't have to make it (but you can make it too) and that's very healthy (but salty so make sure to manage salt or you'll be bloated)

basically, if you want korean food, eat it like a korean person. Small amounts of rice and meat, lots of fiber rich veggies, kimchi, lots of spicy seasonings (spicy food helps speed up your metabolism), things like seaweed for snacks, and fruit for desert, or rice cakes instead of like pastrys and if you love your korean snack foods like me, just measure out the amount and you'll be fine. The biggest part about learning to live a healthy lifestyle and also lose weight is portion control and self control, learn those and you can eat anything you want because you can control it.