Summer Guest Table

You won't stand over the stove long. For hot days when people come over.

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

Shopping list

Ingredients shared across dishes are combined, so you don't grab scallions three times at the store.

  • Vinegarin 2 dishes3 Tbsp(45 ml)+1½ Tbsp
  • Cucumberin 2 dishes4.1 oz(115 g)+
  • Cheongyang chili peppersin 2 dishes
  • Butter for browning18 g
  • Minced garlic4 g
  • Egg yolks16 g
  • Scallion whites1½ stalks
  • Pork shoulder2.3 lb(1.1 kg)
  • Doenjang (Korean soybean paste)¾ Tbsp
  • Garlic1½ Tbsp
  • Vanilla bean paste¼ tsp
  • Cake flour2 oz(58 g)
  • White soybeans7.9 oz(225 g)
  • Somyeon noodles9.5 oz(270 g)
  • Almond flour18 g
  • Butter (for creaming)1.9 oz(53 g)

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  • Saltin 4 dishes15 g+1½ Tbsp
  • Sugarin 3 dishes2.2 oz(63 g)+1½ Tbsp
  • Icein 2 dishes5.3 oz(150 g)+½ cup(½ cup (120 ml))
  • Sesame seedsin 2 dishes15 g+1½ tsp
  • Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)1½ Tbsp
  • Guk-ganjang (soup soy sauce)4½ Tbsp
  • 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.

  1. Morning of

    • Naeng-jeyuk (Chilled Spicy Pork)
    • Cultured Butter Cookies
  2. Just before serving

    • Kong-guksu (Chilled Soybean Noodles)Made ahead, this goes soggy or lukewarm
    • Oi-naengguk (Chilled Cucumber Soup)Made ahead, this goes soggy or lukewarm