Korean Steamed Pears (Baesuk: 배숙) 

Stupid question, I forgot to remove the seed from the jujubes. 😅 can the jujubes still be eaten and the seed taken out while eating?

More than the recipe, I resonated with "...they will always remember your love." My mother had 6 children (and always, always so many friends at our house) and she didn't like to fuss with cooking beyond getting everyone fed. (She worked and was - is - an amazing mother, planned and organized, involved and devoted, so I will never complain.) We do have a few family recipes that are very old and somewhat complicated. When I became old enough to show an interest, my grandmother was SO HAPPY to find that one of us very much wanted to learn these recipes. I cooked with both my grandmother AND my grandfather to learn their family recipes and to translate them to modern times. (No wood-fired stoves or milk taken directly from the cow, etc.) I still smile when I think of my grandfather stealing a pastry, hot from the oven, knowing that my tiny (under 5') grandmother would charge at him and chase him in circles, trying to smack him while tears of laughter rolled down his face. Those were happy times, and my memories of cooking with them are precious to me. None of my other 5 siblings cared to do this, so now, at every holiday, I MUST make these dishes. (My husband's family asks for them as well. We've been married for 35 years.) These recipes are important to my family, a memory of tastes of the past, time gone by and of those who are no longer with us. When I make the recipes that my grandparents taught me, all of us remember their love. I think that we remember their own grandparent's love when we make them as well. How far does this chain extend? I will be a grandmother myself soon. The child is a boy, but...my grandfather was a good cook with savoury dishes. I hope that I will continue the tradition that they passed to me when I was small and learning their more complicated recipes under their watchful eyes. Sometimes food is about getting people fed. Sometimes food is about tradition, memory and love. Eat, enjoy, feel the love, pass it on.

감사합니다!

You can skip jujubes if they are not available. Agave sounds great to me. Pear, ginger, and honey or sugar is important ingredients for this. Good luck!

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Thank you, Maangchi! I made this right now for my boyfriend whose not feeling well & I also have a very sore throat with a cough. So delicious & happy to know it has a medicinal value too! I didn't have a steamer so I read some comments below that recommended just using a pot with a safe bowl that can fit inside the large pot without the boiling water from the pot getting inside the small bowl. Anyways, it came out great! I didn't get to include the jujube or pine nuts but will try that next time. Thank you! ^_^

yes, pine nuts and jujubes are optional. It will turn out delicious.

i just made this and my mom said her throat feels better. thank you for the recipe!! :D

모르는 사람들이 없게 새로 만들어서 또 올려주세용:)♡♡ 저는 요걸보고 도전해보렵니다♡감사합니당

목이 칼칼해서 찾다 배숙만드는 방법을 찾다 들렀어요. 감기에는 좋은 치료제 입니다. 물론 맛도 있구요.

어렸을때 감기걸리면 아빠가 해주던 배숙이 생각나네요. 배숙자체도 따뜻하고 좋지만 만든사람의 마음을 생각하면 더 따뜻해집니다.

Hair sister I am an Indian house wife stayed in Dubai I regular watch your receipes all are very nice the way of your cooking is very adorable and it bring us very positive energy

어렸을때 감기걸리면 엄마가늘 해주던거네요 까맣게 잊고 있었는데 망치님 영상보니 생각나네요 올겨울은 감기하면 꼭한번 해바야겠어요👍

yes, you can make this without pine nuts. Delicious!

My dad would make this when I was sick to make me feel better and I probably know this isn't for you to help from not being sick but it helps me he usually makes this 5 times every moth and it is so yummy!!

I just made this for myself and my sick husband. We both really enjoyed it. Delish 😋

Last month, I discovered this youtube channel of yours maangchi and yep!! honestly you really did captivated my attention and now I can't get enough off you. You're so great and so lovely. Love, Maria from Philippines

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She's such a sweetheart :)

Incredible! Thank you so much! Taste beautiful and I feel better already!

I made Baesook last week for my hubby. Cuz he got a terrible cold. it turned out great!!! He really loved it so did I. Thank you Mangchi~!

Thank you so much for your nice comment! Happy cooking! : )

It is Autumn in Hong Kong. I like to try it. Thank you for sharing. ^^

I don't have an Asian market in my town but the regular market had Korean pears one day. My stepdad bought me one and it was delicious! I wish they had them all the time... 🤧

aaaah the sounds it makes when you're digging out the seeds makes me want a Korean Pear soooo bad!

I love eating Korean pears they might be my favorite fruit! Now that I know another way to enjoy them I can't wait to try this! Thank you!

What a touching story! I hope you get better soon!

Hey Maangchi! Thanks for sharing. I have a different pear recipe. I never heard of Pear soup so I’m really excited about this recipe. Looks amazing ❤️😊

I've been looking for this recipe ever since I watched 3 dads and one mom! thank you, Maangchi!

This brings me a lot of memories... I was very sick and had a nasty cough and my grandfather made this very basic pear and honey dish to help me. Thank you for bringing this recipe online.

This is so brilliant, Maangchi eemo!!! Perfect for cold and flu season!!!

Thanks!

yay, happy new year!

ahhh i just tried making this tonight and it is SOOO YUMMYYY and naturally sweet!!!! (added a little too much ginger this time, but it was still sooo yummy) Thanks for all your videos!!! I love them all and I want to try so many!! :]

I didn't have jujube or pine nuts. So I skipped jujube and replaced pine nuts with chopped pecans. Still tasted delicious.

great news! Happy New Year!

ooh whoo, I'm so happy to hear that!

ya ya ya! I'm happy to hear that! : )

Skip them. Importan ingredients for this recipe are pear, honey, and ginger.

It really easy and totally delicious .... thank you Maangchi :)

이건 본적이 없는거 같네요... 대중적인것말고도 잘하시는게 참 많으시네요... 항상 잘보고 있습니다.

You should be on tv with your own cooking show. Love all your recipes.❤❤🥰

Just made Baeeuk, I was going to poach some pears as a desert but I only had one, so I figured I would make this....its sooooo gooood XD nice and sweet with a bit of spice from the ginger

asian pears are freaking amazing. they're like a delicacy over here

Love this recipeee!!! Thxx mangchi

yes, that's a good idea.

Hi Maangchi! Thank you for sharing this recipe with us :) I know there's only a few days left until Christmas but I was wondering if you can share a recipe with us that is perfect for a Christmas dinner with our family or a recipe of something that you usually cook around Christmas time to everyone feel warm, like this one :) Thank you Maangchi! ♥

OMG! thank you so much maangchi! I've been looking for this recipe FOREVER

This is healthy dessert when you get cold!! I'm making it now.

yes, I wish you good luck with delicious baesuk! : )

Yuganae? I have never heard about it. More detailed information about the food please. Leave your question on the forum (General discussion) on my website please.

I work at a bubble tea shop and we make a honey ginger peach drink that people love to buy when they have a cold. This seems really similar! I gotta try this next time I get sick.

i remember eli making this for his wife..

Ahhhh... My mom used to make this when I was a little boy during winter time. She used to cover the pear with clay and baked it in the oven. Yum!

yeah! that's right! : )

I will try this recipe soon. Can’t wait!

I love watching you cook and eat!!!!

Dear Maangchi: good morning from Los Angeles, this video really touched my heart, I wish you all the continued success in the world! lots of love, Oscar

So glad I subscribed. I love your personality and your cooking. Do you have a video for Korean Ramen soup?

WOW. This looks amazing. My mouth was watering as I watched... I could taste the sweetness!

korean pears are my most fave fruit that and dragon fruit. yummy.

my mouth was watering when i saw those pear juices dripping and flying when you cut through it

it might be the american in me, but I would eat that with icecream. the recipe really is similar to how we make baked apples in my family, just minus the pine nuts and the ginger and replace the ju jubes //sp?// with raisins.

i made these today without ginger and the jujube and hazelnuts instead of pinenuts and they were delicious!

my mom used to cook steamed pear with rock sugar when I had a sore throat. Ill have to try your version sometime! I like the honey, ginger, and red date combo

oh yeah? cool!

Hi Maangchi you look absolutely gorgeous in that Bambi t-shirt!

awesome! Let me know the result.

It turned out super yummy! Thanks for the wonderful recipe. I'm sure I'll be making this a lot.

lol lol! It makes sense!

Thank you for the answer on behalf of me! You are great! : )

Never tried this. Can't wait!

OMG!!! I just went to the market here in Trinidad and found these pears!!!! I am SOOOO making this.

Yum! Looks delicious and quite healthy for a nice dessert! I will have to try this! Thank you!

Laury, cheers! : )

i'll be making this for a treat on christmas for my family ^^ it's settled :D

Hello Maangchi! The steamed pears look so tasty, thank you for uploading this video. Do you think I could steam apples like this. Greetings from Belgium.

Yallo, everybody, thank you so much for your interest in my baesuk recipe! Check out the written recipe on my website. More detailed info and photos are posted. Happy cooking!

This is like if your ginger/persimmon/cinnamon punch and a pear had a baby! Xoxoxo

wow such an easy and lovely dessert! must try to cook it asap. thanks for sharing this, :)

That's a great recipe, thanks for sharing. :) It's also funny to see a poster of "Die Zauberflöte" on your wall. I'm actually German so I got surprised to see a German word in your video all of the sudden. :D

Hi Maangchi! I made this the minute I finish watching! I just came back from Korea last month and I really miss it there! :)

I made it in a Bamboosteamer. Taste very good😋

Hi Maangchi,I really love watching you cook and like Korean food

I'm going to try this soon, it looks so good. I'll make it for my mom because she loves pears!

I wanna try

I'm lucky I have my own Ju-Ju Fruit tree in backyard and would love to see how you dry them & use more in recipes! :) Yes! I love pear recipe too! Happy New Year!

This's new to me steam pear! They looked lovely and I will have a try. ;) thank you Manchu

Awesome looks so good

Could you use a green pear? I'm just curious... This looks so good!! I'mma try to make it soon!!

You can just use a large pot with a lid for steaming anything. Put a porcelain bowl in the water to make a basement and put a bowl of pear on.

Asian pears taste so good!

my kind of comfort food ❤️❤️❤️

This recipe is amazing and super easy, I've already tried it and I loved it, thank you very much :3

Someone from Germany left a comment that they make this with apple.

i love those pears! yumm. .so crunchy!

It looks delicious. Do we have to use alot of honey though? What if the pear is ripe? Would the honey make it extra sweet? can we add less? Sorry for the many questions.

thats very treu, the juice its herbal, can be use for medicin, pears are good in Fall-winter-season, get more good stamina~