Korean Food Made Simple

Judy Joo shares simple, spectacular dishes for meat lovers with foolproof Korean barbecue beef short ribs, a Spicy Pork Belly Cheesesteak and her version of Korean Steak Tartare. In Seoul, Judy joins restaurateur Sid Kim for a pork barbecue banquet, eating a midnight feast of roasted pig's feet and finds an usual takeaway -- steak.

The comfort food of Judy's childhood is made. Recipes include instant noodles with spicy rice cakes; king-size dumplings; fresh melon Popsicles.

Three simple marinades for speedy suppers are made using easily accessible Korean ingredients. On the menu: doenjang-glazed eggplant; grilled hangar steak with a salad of spicy scallion and red onion; gochujang salmon.

Korean bar snacks are in the spotlight. Recipes include pan-fried fish; buffalo wings with spicy gochujang sauce; and meaty stuffed chili bombs.

Korean café culture serves as an inspiration. Recipes include spicy sesame straws; chewy coffee brownies; and citron-tea posset. Also: Judy learns about the trend of eclairs in Seoul.

Healthy food is on the menu and Judy Joo shares her versions of healthy Korean cooking with a super foods salad and carrot Doenjang dressing, cabbage kimchi, and Korean-style poached chicken. In Seoul, she shares her favorite vegetable bibimbap, shows fermented dishes in the market and eats acorn jelly in the mountains at a stunning riverside restaurant.

Judy Joo makes impressive Korean-American fusion dishes as served in her London restaurant, Disco Fries and Pulled Pork, Korean Caesar salad with Gochujang prawns, and lotus root chips with a spiced soybean bowl. At Jinjuu restaurant, we meet Judy's chefs Andrew Hales and Jamie Garbutt in their restaurant kitchen and bar manager Kristian Breivik serves up a stunning kimchi bloody Mary.

Judy Joo has a guide to Korean noodles with Noodles with Black Bean Sauce, homemade hand-torn noodles with chicken soup, and crunchy Ramen-Coated Squid Rings. In Seoul, she orders takeout noodles by the Han River, eats seafood Kalguksu on the beach with Chef Christine Lee and shares her supermarket guide to noodle buying.