Dak-bokkeum-tang Table
One pot handles the whole crowd. It's spicy — set the kids' portion aside first.
Guests or family gathering · 6 adults · 6 total
Every recipe here has been cooked and corrected by hand. But the way these three are grouped into one table, and the portion split, are still a draft the chef hasn't signed off on. If an amount feels too big or too small, trust that instinct.
Here's the table
from 4 servings → 6 servings
from 4 servings → 5 servings
from 4 servings → 3 servings
from 6 pieces → 4 pieces
Shopping list
Ingredients shared across dishes are combined, so you don't grab scallions three times at the store.
- Minced garlicin 3 dishes2.4 oz(68 g)
- Green onionin 2 dishes8.5 oz(240 g)
- Potato1.3 lb(600 g)
- Gochujang (Korean chili paste)3.7 oz(105 g)
- Eggs2
- Cut-up chicken4 lb(1.8 kg)
- Carrot10.6 oz(300 g)
- Heavy cream3.5 oz(100 g)
- Vinegar3 Tbsp(45 ml)
- Onion13.2 oz(375 g)
- Cucumber1½
- Milk7.1 oz(200 g)
- Cheongyang chili peppers1
- Soybean sprouts1.1 lb(500 g)
- Cream cheese4.8 oz(135 g)
Check your pantry Skip it if you already have it
- Sugarin 3 dishes6.9 oz(195 g)
- Saltin 2 dishes13 g
- Soy sauce½ cup(120 ml)
- Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)1.6 oz(45 g)
- Guk-ganjang (soup soy sauce)2½ Tbsp(37 ml)
- Ice½ cup(½ cup (120 ml))
- Whole sesame seeds¾ tsp
Prep order
No hours are listed. The recipes don't carry total cook times, and we won't invent them. Just following the order makes the day much easier.
Morning of
- Dak-bokkeum-tang (Spicy Braised Chicken)
- Kongnamul-guk (Soybean Sprout Soup)
- Caramel Cream Cheese Pudding
Just before serving
- Oi-naengguk (Chilled Cucumber Soup)Made ahead, this goes soggy or lukewarm