Appetizer

Beef (ox) tongue in vinaigrette

Fully cooked thinly sliced beef tongue is marinated in a vinaigrette mixed with chopped roasted garlic, rosemary and mint. Serve with crusty bread as a filling appetizer.

Cook time: 0

Servings: 6 people

Korean pork and kimchi dumplings (mandu)

Korean dumplings, or mandu, may be boiled, steamed, pan-fried or deep fried just like jiaozi, its Chinese ancestor, and gyoza, its Japanese sibling. When cooked and served in broth, it's called mandu-guk.

Cook time: 20

Servings: 4 people

Grilled eggplant salsa

Bring the flavors of the Mediterranean on your table with this wonderful salsa that can double as a spread. If weather does not permit outdoor grilling, using a stovetop grill will yield equally good results.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 2 cups

Korean-style grilled beef skewers

Spicy, sweet with a richness that only the combination of doenjang and gochujang can impart. With a stovetop grill, you can enjoy these beef skewers any time of the year.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people

Beef (ox) tongue tacos with spicy mango salsa

Melt-in-the mouth slivers of beef tongue are lightly browned in butter, stuffed into corn tortillas and topped with sweet-spicy-tangy mango salsa.

Cook time: 10

Servings: 4 people