The K-pop idols below proved themselves perfect by showing off their amazing cooking skills! Try out the simple, mouthwatering recipes at home.
1. EXO D.O.
Gukbap
Gukbap's guk means soup while bap means rice. Put together, it literally means soup rice. In Korea, any hot or boiling soup that can have rice added to it is generally referred to as gukbap.
Recipe
1. Make soup base with dried anchovies, kelp, dried shrimp, diced Korean pepper and shiitake mushrooms.
2. Season the beef with salt and pepper. You can use sirloin or tenderloin.
3. Pan fry the meat. Put a little bit of the soup base and oyster sauce into the meat.
4. Scoop the cooked rice into the bowl. Over the rice, put the cooked meat, a dab of wasabi, chopped green onions, shiitae mushrooms from the soup and seaweed flakes.
5. Pour the hot soup over the whole thing. The key is to mix everything well together before taking a bite!
D.O.'s recipe of the ultimate comfort food looks bomb! The members seem to really enjoy it as compliments for Chef D.O. fly in.
2. ITZY Yuna
Scrambled Egg Toast
Recipe
1. Pop the bread in the toaster and toast it to your likings. Yuna likes her toast crispy!
2. Spread strawberry jam on about half of the bread.
3. Spread peanut butter on the other half of the bread.
4. Top it off with fluffy scrambled eggs and you're done!
Tip 1: Leave a tiny bit of toast without jam or peanut butter so you can hold it up nicely.
Tip 2: Spread the peanut butter only on about a quarter of the bread and spread the remaining quarter with cream cheese!
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There are so many amazing toast shops in Korea including EGG DROP and ISAAC's Toast, but we should try Yuna's at-home recipe first!
3.EXO Sehun
Lemon Soju
Recipe
1. Fill the glass with lots of ice.
2. Pour soju up to where the writing on the glass is (A typical beer glass in Korea has a writing on it).
3. Squeeze 3 lemons in.
Sehun is called the lemon soju craftsman among EXO members.
The members also warned that the acidity from the lemons can cause stomachaches on an empty stomach. Be sure to eat something before trying it out!
4.WINNER Seunghoon
Abracadabra Ramyeon
Recipe
1. Cook the ramyeon noodle in boiling water and set it aside.
2. Put about half a shot glass of cooking oil into a pan, fry green onions and crushed garlic.
3. Add 60-70% of the ramen powder into the pan and the noodle, and mix well.
4. Put half a tablespoon of soy sauce and a hint of sesame oil. Crack an egg into the pan. Cover with a lid and cook it slightly.
5. Finish it off with fresh white onions on top.
<Source: Naver Blog>
The picture above is Abracadabra Ramyeon cooked by a fan. The abundance of toppings and colours prove that his recipe is more than just instant food!
5.NCT DREAM Jaemin
Spam Mayo Bowl
Recipe
1. Place rice and scrambled eggs on a plate.
2. Cut an onion into slices. Pan fry it with a tablespoon of soy sauce and a tablespoon of sugar. Place the cooked onion on the plate.
3. Cut Spam into cubes. Plate the Spam cubes, seaweed flakes and mayo nicely. Voila!
<Source: Naver Blog>
Okay, it's quite high in calories from Spam and mayonnaise, but it's also a recipe guaranteed to succeed! Plus, if you're Jaemin's fan, you've got to make this at home.
6.NCT DREAM Chenle
Chenle Ramyeon
Recipe
1. Add 3-4 sliced tomatoes into boiling water and mash them.
2. Add a tablespoon of Laoganma sauce and the ramyeon base.
3. Put the noodle and egg(s) in, cook for another 20 seconds.
Chenle uses Kang Shifu's Hongshao Niuroumian shown in the photo above. You can find it at a Chinese supermarket.
Some say the Laoganma sauce looks super spicy!
<Source: Naver Blog>
Many Korean fans said the recipe is actually not as spicy as it seems and it warms up the body. Chenle says the noodle tastes even better with eggs in it.
If you love spicy food (or Chenle), definitely cook up this recipe at home!
What did you guys think of these recipes? Not only are these idols charming on stage, but they're also charming chefs who cook amazing dishes off stage.
Let us know if you try any of these recipes. If you'd like to see more K-pop idol recipes, leave a comment below!
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