Easy & Delicious 4 Homemade Side Dishes
Clean Out Your Fridge! 4 Easy-to-Make Home-Style Side Dishes
Here are 4 home-style side dishes that you can quickly make with ingredients you already have in your refrigerator. They’re easy, simple, and guaranteed to be delicious!
Crispy Napa Cabbage Salad Ingredients
- 1/4 head Napa cabbage
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Guk-ganjang)
- Sesame seeds (to taste)
- A little Sesame oil
Spicy & Sweet Radish Salad Ingredients
- 100g Radish
- 1 Tbsp Fish Sauce (Myeolchi Aekjeot)
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar (Gam-sikcho)
- Sesame seeds (to taste)
- A little Sesame oil
Chewy Fish Cake Stir-Fry Ingredients
- 3 sheets Fish cake (eomuk)
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 Green chili peppers
- 1 Red chili pepper
- A little Carrot
Fish Cake Stir-Fry Sauce Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 3 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Honey
Crispy Dried Anchovy Stir-Fry Ingredients
- 100g Dried anchovies (small)
- 10g Walnuts
- 10g Sunflower seeds
- 10g Pumpkin seeds
- 3 Tbsp Rice syrup (Ssal Jocheong)
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 100g Radish
- 1 Tbsp Fish Sauce (Myeolchi Aekjeot)
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar (Gam-sikcho)
- Sesame seeds (to taste)
- A little Sesame oil
Chewy Fish Cake Stir-Fry Ingredients
- 3 sheets Fish cake (eomuk)
- 1/2 Onion
- 2 Green chili peppers
- 1 Red chili pepper
- A little Carrot
Fish Cake Stir-Fry Sauce Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 3 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Honey
Crispy Dried Anchovy Stir-Fry Ingredients
- 100g Dried anchovies (small)
- 10g Walnuts
- 10g Sunflower seeds
- 10g Pumpkin seeds
- 3 Tbsp Rice syrup (Ssal Jocheong)
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 3 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Honey
Crispy Dried Anchovy Stir-Fry Ingredients
- 100g Dried anchovies (small)
- 10g Walnuts
- 10g Sunflower seeds
- 10g Pumpkin seeds
- 3 Tbsp Rice syrup (Ssal Jocheong)
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 Tbsp Sesame seeds
- 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang)
- 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
1. Making Crispy Napa Cabbage Salad: First, prepare 1/4 head of Napa cabbage. Blanch the cabbage in boiling water for about 1 minute, then immediately rinse it in cold water to cool it down. Squeeze out the excess water thoroughly and cut it into bite-sized pieces. Be careful not to over-blanch, or it will become mushy.
Step 2
In a bowl, gently mix the cut cabbage with 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Guk-ganjang), a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and a little sesame oil until well combined. This makes a delicious Napa cabbage salad. If it tastes bland, add a little more soy sauce.
Step 3
2. Making Spicy & Sweet Radish Salad: Wash 100g of radish, peel it, and then julienne it thinly and finely. It’s best not to remove too much moisture from the julienned radish.
Step 4
In a bowl, combine the julienned radish with 1 Tbsp Fish Sauce (Myeolchi Aekjeot), 1 Tbsp minced garlic, 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar (Gam-sikcho), a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and a little sesame oil. Mix gently with your hands until everything is well coated. This creates a refreshing spicy and sweet radish salad. You can add a little sugar if you prefer it sweeter.
Step 5
3. Making Chewy Fish Cake Stir-Fry: Cut 3 sheets of fish cake into bite-sized pieces. Julienne 1/2 onion and a small amount of carrot into similar sizes. Two green chili peppers and one red chili pepper will add a nice spicy kick and color to the dish. Remove the seeds and chop them finely.
Step 6
Heat a pan and combine 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang), 3 Tbsp water, and 1 Tbsp minced garlic to make the sauce. Once the sauce starts to boil, add the cut fish cake, onion, and carrot. Stir-fry them together until the fish cake absorbs the sauce.
Step 7
Just before you finish cooking, add the chopped chili peppers and stir-fry briefly. Turn off the heat, then drizzle in 2 Tbsp honey, 1 Tbsp sesame seeds, and 1 Tbsp sesame oil. Mix everything well for a delicious fish cake stir-fry.
Step 8
4. Making Crispy Dried Anchovy Stir-Fry: Prepare 100g of small dried anchovies. Also, prepare nuts like 10g of walnuts, 10g of sunflower seeds, and 10g of pumpkin seeds. Remove any debris from the anchovies using a sieve. Dry-roast the anchovies in a pan over low heat for about 5 minutes to get rid of any fishy smell.
Step 9
Add 2 Tbsp Soy Sauce (Jin-ganjang), 3 Tbsp Rice syrup (Ssal Jocheong), and 2 Tbsp water to the roasted anchovies. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until the sauce has reduced to a glaze, stirring the anchovies and sauce together.
Step 10
Add the prepared nuts and stir-fry with the anchovies for another 1-2 minutes. Turn off the heat, then add 1 Tbsp sesame seeds, 1 Tbsp sesame oil, and 2 Tbsp mayonnaise. Mix everything thoroughly. The mayonnaise helps prevent the anchovies from becoming too hard and adds a smoother texture.
