Letter from Maangchi for you! 🌶 🍤 🍜

Spicy fish stew, roasted shrimp, and soybean stew, too! Korean recipes and photos and stories from all of you!  [View in browser](   [[]   Welcome to my December letter!  A week ago my YouTube channel reached 3 million subscribers! I want to thank all of you who subscribed to my channel! I posted this exciting news on my social media ([Twitter](, [Facebook](, [Instagram](, and [YouTube Community]() and all the encouraging comments and messages made me so happy!  I left a question when I posted the news, "There is something that means more to me on my YouTube channel than the number of subscribers. Can you guess what it is?" Can you believe which comment has the most thumbs up? [Sesame oil!]( lol! "Maangchi always uses sesame oil!" Another comment made by Evan on Twitter also made me laugh loudly: "2 cloves of garlic!" Oh my, so funny! Yes, come to think of it again, I often say: "2 cloves garlic." You guys are so cute!  Anyway my real answer is: when I hear that you made some delicious dish for your loved ones and made everybody happy. And I also want to share this[touching comment]( from one of my viewers:  "Congratulations, anyong haseyo and 감사합니다 (gamsahamnida) Maangchi! I was only introduced to the Maangchi website in 2008 by my late soul-mate. After a few attempts of making Maangchi style kimchi and her quick to cook food, I'm quite adept at it. So well done my dear ... your food recipes are the reason I'm a healthy 70 year-old."     Heirloom Turkey for my Thanksgiving  What did you make for Thanksgiving dinner? I have been roasting turkey on Thanksgiving day for 3 years in a row now. Many people think I love only Korean dishes, but I sometimes just want to take part in American style life, especially on their festival days.  Maybe someday I may change my mind and have Korean food like galbi or bulgogi for Thanksgivng, but so far, so good!  In the days after Thanksgiving I made sandwiches with the leftover meat, and bone soup from the bones, and turkey soup with more leftover meat! So basically I use the whole turkey. Quite economical!    [New Recipe: Ground Soybean Stew!](  I posted this recipe just a few days ago. Soaked soybeans are blended until creamy and cooked with kimchi, pork, and vegetables. The bubbling, creamy, and nutty stew is not only delicious and healty but also very special in my life because it's the most delicious dish that I had from my grandmother made. It’s a perfect stew for cold weather. Make your home warm with this stew!   [Make kongbiji-jjigae!](   [New Recipe: Salt-roasted Shrimp!](  This recipe is a simple way to enjoy shrimp at its full flavor and juiciness. It was filmed in Montauk, Long Island! Choose large size shrimp when you make this dish because it looks and tastes awesome!   [My recipe and video!](   Mavie's Shrimp Cooked on Salt  [Mavie on instagram](posted this photo soon after I uploaded my video. The shrimp look plump and juicy on the salt. I'm sure they turned out delicious!    [New Recipe: Black Seabass Stew!Â](  In Montauk, I was lucky enough to get fresh-caught black sea bass right off the dock as soon as the fisherman brought it in. I made spicy fish stew (maeuntang) with it. How did I like it? It was heaven! : )  I know a lot of you won’t be able to find fish that fresh, so in your local fish market choose a fish with clear eyes, not smelly, and a firm body. Haha, it sounds like what any human should be like!   [Make Maeuntang!](   Yena's Maeuntang Party  [Yena had a Korean cooking party with Hanna]( and they made [spicy fish stew (maeuntang)](. She says: "TY LORD FOR WHOLESOME FESTIVIVITIIES" : ) Check out Yena's last touch in the photo below! Can you see a piece of parsely? I used a few sprigs of chrysanthemum greens but she added parsely instead! I think it's a great substitute! Yena and Hanna, you guys did a great job! BTW, both of your names are finished with "na." Anyone whose name ends with "na" can join your party. : )    Kkotppang (Steamed Flower-Shaped Buns)  Sylvia made stunning looking kkotppang and posted this photo[on my website](! It looks perfect! Once I saw this photo, I just said, "oh my God!" Clap clap clap! : )   [You can make kkotppang, too!](   Vegetable Pancake Success After Many Tries  Parlos Moscoso from Ecuador posted this photo [on his Instagram](and said, "After several failed attempts, yachaejeon is finally made!"  I'm happy to hear that you ended up making good [yachaejeon (vegetable pancake)](, Parlos! Practice makes perfect!   [Learn how to make yachaejeon](   Oxbone soup served with noodles  [gateau0906 made oxbone soup]( (seolleongtang in Korean) and served it with noodles! It looks great! I usually eat my seolleongtang with rice but gateau0906 served the soup with the noodles. I'm learning a new thing everyday from my readers!   [Make seolleongtang](   [Multigrain Rice](  Ignatz made [japgokbap (multigrain rice)]( and side dishes and [posted this photo on my website](! When I saw this photo I thought: "We definitely eat the same kind of multigrain rice even though we've never met each other" because this multigrain rice (minus the sesame seeds) is my everyday rice! : )   [Make multigrain rice, too!](    Oops! Are we really going to meet next year? Well, my newsletter is just once a month, so you will get my next letter on Jan.1st 2019. : )  I'm ready to get cozy and enjoy the rest of this year with my family. One of my readers let me know that I can order yuja online and ever since then I order fresh yuja at this time of year and make [yujacha (yuja tea).](  Enjoy the holidays!  — Maangchi   This email was sent to {EMAIL} You received this email because you are registered to get Maangchi's letter  [Unsubscribe here](  Sent by[SendinBlue](   © 2018 Maangchi Â