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Jokbal (Braised Pig's Trotters) and Jjinppang (Fluffy Steamed Buns) and Kimchi for 2018! 🎉  [View in browser](   [[]   Happy New Year!     [New Recipe: Jokbal Braised Pig's Trotters)](  [Jokbal (족발)]( is a rich, savory dish made by braising pig's trotters in seasonings over hours until they totally absorb the flavors and are soft, shiny, and glazed with the meat falling off the bone.  Once I posted this video recipe, one of my Korean viewers. Kim Byeongae, made it that night. I was surprised at how quickly she started making it after I posted the video!  She commented on YouTube: "망치님의 족발따라하기 열심중..여기한국시간 ë°¤ 12시반, 지금 1시간반째 삶는중입니다.같은방법으로하되,한약재인 감초투가하여 삶으니,생강, 감초, 시나몬향이 온 집안에 잔칫집 분위깁니다. 늘..망치요리사님께 감사드립니다."  For you, this is my translation of what she said: "I'm making jokbal by your direction. It's 12:30 at night. I've been cooking jokbal for 1.5 hours. I added one more Korean herb called gamcho, now my house is full of the aroma of a mixture of ginger, cinnamon, and gamcho. It feels festive."   [Make Jokbal!](   [New Recipe: Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet red beans](  Hot and fluffy steamy [Jjinppang 찐빵]( are irresistible! Soft and fluffy on the outside with chunky sweet red bean paste in the middle, great for a dessert or snack, or even a light meal. I show you how to make them, and also how I like to eat them, in stages! Many people let me know they eat steamed buns the same way as I do! Interesting!  One of my viewers said that she used to have this bun for breakfast when she was young. [Paskaichicho]([said on YouTube](:  "I laughed soooooooo hard when you do the first stage second stage thing cause I do the same specially when it's still hot but you really can't resist anymore lol. I'm Chinese and when I was a child this used to be one of my favorite breakfast choices. Now I live in Europe and I haven't had the chance to eat this for a long period. Thank you maangchi for making this! It brings back a lot of memories."  One of my Korean viewers, Gomdori (곰도리), left a comment in Korean on YouTube: "역시 겨울엔 ì°ë¹µì´ì£ !! ì–´ë ¸ì„ë•Œ 엄마따라 시장에 가면 í• ë¨¸ë‹ˆë¶„ê»˜ì„œ 찐빵 엄청큰거 하나에 천원씩 파는거 많이 먹었는데~ㅎㅎ 요즘은 다 작아서 두 세개 먹어야 하지만요ㅋㅋ ë§›ìžˆê³ ë”°ëˆë”°ëˆí•œ ë ˆì‹œí”¼ 감사해요💓"  I translated it for you: "Yes, jjinppang is definitely for winter! When I was young I followed my mom to the market, the old lady sold 1 large bun for 1000 won (about 1 dollar), so I used to eat it very often! : ) But these days all the buns are small, so I have to eat at least 2 or 3 buns. Thanks for delicious and steamy recipe! 💓"   [Make jjinppang!](   Green Plum Extract Experiments From my Readers  2 of my readers posted their [maesil extract]( projects on Instagram!  Making your own maesil-cheong is a good project to start in 2018. It takes months to finish but you make delicious sweetener from maesil, some maesil pickles, and homemade maesil booze!  Here is [Andrew's]( photo! He was in my [Korean grocery store walkthrough videos]( and has always been making lots of Korean food!    And here is [Marc's maesil-jeong](!   [Start your maesil-jeong today!](   [Edward Lupella's Sujebi](  [My reader tweeted this photo of sujebi](, hand torn noodle soup. Check out how thin the noodles are torn! It's not easy to do!  It looks so delicious: [kimchi](, [bok choy muchim](, plus [rice](. I showed how to make each recipe one by one on my website, but he set a nice meal with his favorite dishes. It's such a hearty meal!   [Make sujebi](   Bulgogi Stew in an Earthenware Pot  [Jorge Lopez made this and posted it to my Facebook page](. It looks awesome!   [Here's the recipe!](   A Gimbap Christmas!  Veronica Thompson‎ in Washington made this gorgeous gimbap for a Christmas party. What a great idea! I'm sure it was a big hit! Funny thing is that I made gimbap on Christmas day because me and my family had a craving for it.   [Make gimbap!](   [Little B's Homemade Chapssal Doughnuts!](  These are not cue balls! They are delicious [chapssal doughnuts](, even-size balls made by [Little B in Stockholm, on Instagram](!   [Make some doughnuts!](   Meal For One in Australia  BernardC uploaded this photo to my website of his "meal for one" of [spicy stir-fried pork](, [kkakdugi]( (cubed radish kimchi), and [multigrain rice](. I was happy to read that my videos are helping some of my readers and viewers prepare their ingredients before cooking.  [He said:Â]( "HI Maangchi, thank you for sharing your recipes. I like your cooking videos as you show the ‘real world'. Unlike many cooking celebrities and shows, where all ingredients are prepared prior to the shooting, and no washing is needed to be done during and after the cooking. I watch your videos over a few times, considering the preparation work and cleaning up before deciding which dishes to make. Kamsahamida."   [My spicy pork recipe](   Edenmom's Korean Table  [Edenmom posted this photo on my website](. This huge table is filled with all kinds of delicious Korean dishes including [gujeolpan](, [shrimp panacakes](, [meat pancakes](, [yukhoe](, [mandu](, [kimchi](, [galbijjim](, [japchae](, rice and seaweed soup.  Don't miss the baby formula bottle on the table! : )  I was very impressed with this gorgeous Korean feast!    See you soon in February!  Have a happy, healthy, delicious start to 2018!    This email was sent to {EMAIL} You received this email because you are registered to get Maangchi's letter  [Unsubscribe here](  Sent by[SendinBlue](   © 2017 Maangchi Â