Comments on: Kongjang (Soy Braised Soybeans)

By: Hyosun

Hyosun — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:39:35 +0000

In reply to Margaret. Sorry I missed your question until now. Soybeans should be soft enough to cook after 8 hours. That shouldn't be the reason. Try boiling longer next time in step 2.

By: Haewon

Haewon — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 05:29:28 +0000

In reply to Monica Rampo. Same question!

By: Margaret

Margaret — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:51:42 +0000

I had soaked yellow soy beans for 8 hours before I found this recipe. I wonder if that is why my beans turned out crunchy after following the recipe? Not at all soft and chewy.

By: Hyosun

Hyosun — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:58:00 +0000

In reply to Ggrey. Oh that's nice! I'm glad you can recreate your mil's kongjang with this recipe.

By: Ggrey

Ggrey — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:32:26 +0000

These are delicious. They are very chewy and are strange to eat at first because of it. But after a few bites, they are great. I eat them as a snack, too. My mil is Korean and has made these for me many times, your recipe comes out exactly like hers!

By: Jericca

Jericca — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:14:35 +0000

Thank you very much for this recipe. I lived in Bundang for a few years and our hagwon emo made the best banchan and I have been trying to make her dishes back home for a long time without much success.

By: Hyosun

Hyosun — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:19:47 +0000

In reply to Nicole. Great to hear it was yummy! But, it shouldn't take that long. Maybe you should soak the beans longer next time. Also, the texture of this dish should be somewhat chewy not soft/mushy.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:24:11 +0000

These are so yummy! Thank you for sharing all your recipes!
My beans took much longer than 10 minutes to cook. About 1 hour more or less.

By: Hyosun

Hyosun — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 05:35:23 +0000

In reply to Waves. hmmm not sure if you can undo what's done with this dish. The texture is already set through the cooking process. If you want to experiment, try to simmer in water for a long time and see if the beans soften. I haven't done it so can't really tell you if that would work.

By: Waves

Waves — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 01:56:33 +0000

Hi there! I think I didn’t soak the beans for long enough so now they are a bit hard. Is there any way to fix it now that I’ve finished cooking?