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
from 4 servings → 6 servings
from 4 servings → 3 servings
from 4 servings → 3 servings
from 9 pieces → 4 pieces
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)+1½
- Cheongyang chili peppersin 2 dishes2½
- 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)
Check your pantry Skip it if you already have it
- 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.
Morning of
- Naeng-jeyuk (Chilled Spicy Pork)
- Cultured Butter Cookies
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