Chef New York, United States Since 2026
Maangchi
Cooking Korean food with Maangchi.
In short
Maangchi is a home-cooking chef based in New York, United States on DinnerOnSaturday, with 5 recipes across 1 series. Best known for kimchi, korean bbq, jjigae. Korean food is for everyone. Once you learn the fundamentals — the ferments, the pastes, the aromatics — every dish becomes approachable.
Meet Maangchi
Maangchi started her YouTube channel to share the Korean home cooking she grew up with, and quietly became one of the most influential cooking teachers on the internet.
Her two cookbooks cover everything from everyday banchan to festive celebratory dishes, written for cooks of every level.
"Korean food is for everyone. Once you learn the fundamentals — the ferments, the pastes, the aromatics — every dish becomes approachable."
Recipes
- Korean Classics by Maangchi
Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Tongbaechu-kimchi)
The kimchi recipe. Crunchy, spicy, funky, alive.
Korean Classics by MaangchiJapchae (Korean Glass Noodles)
Sweet, savory, chewy glass noodles with beef and vegetables. The dish Koreans make when they want to impress someone.
Korean Classics by MaangchiSundubu-jjigae (Soft Tofu Stew)
Silken tofu in a fiery, bubbling anchovy broth. Crack an egg in at the table.
Korean Classics by MaangchiTteokbokki (Spicy Rice Cakes)
Chewy, sticky, fiery rice cakes from the streets of Seoul. The sauce is the reason you'll make this every week.
Korean Classics by MaangchiPajeon (Korean Scallion Pancakes)
Crispy, savory scallion pancakes with soy-vinegar dipping sauce. The Korean snack that's always exactly right.