Our Korean Kitchen

Gorgeous recipes! – Nigel SlaterThis is the book that demystifies Korean cooking. I am loving it. – Diana HenryBrilliantly good – India Knight * SUNDAY TIMES *Enthralling and beautifully written. I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting. It is sensitive, authentic and spell-binding - full of beautiful recipes and fascinating facts in equal measure. I haven’t been so excited by a cookbook in a very long time. – Skye GyngellIt’s difficult to condense the scope of Korean cuisine into a single cookbook but Irish chef Jordan Bourke and his Korean fashion designer wife Rejina Pyo have given it a good go. Everything is explained, from the structure of the Korean meal - no courses just a massive, banquet-like feast that you eat with a spoon and chopsticks (Korean ones are flat and metal) - to what store-cupboard essentials to buy. From then on you are free to make any of the delicious recipes on offer, including pork and tofu dumplings, scallops with salted sesame oil, and prawn and sweet potato tempura. Oh, and kimchi. Lots of kimchi. * Waitrose Weekend {Main} *

Jordan is an Irish chef, food stylist and author of the bestselling cookbooks ‘The Guilt-Free Gourmet’ and ‘The Natural Food Kitchen’. He was named the winner of the K-Food Festival, a competition searching for the UK’s best Korean chef, and he was also awarded an honorary ambassadorship by the Korean Foreign Ministry to promote Korean food in the UK. Having trained at the Ballymaloe cookery school in his native Ireland, he worked at the Michelin-starred Petersham Nurseries restaurant, London. He now divides his time between working as a private chef, writing, food styling and consulting for various food brands and restaurants.

Jordan’s wife, Rejina Pyo, is an award winning fashion designer. Having grown up in Korea, she is very proud of her culinary heritage and is a passionate Korean home cook. She helped introduce Jordan to the wonders of Korean food and ingredients. Having worked for various luxury fashion houses as a womenswear designer, she now runs her eponymous label in London.