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Korean Army Stew · Budae Jjigae

Clay pot of bubbling Korean army stew with fish cakes, kimchi and green onions in a spicy red broth on a tabletop burner

A bubbling pot of Spam, fish cakes, rice cakes, kimchi and tofu in a spicy gochujang broth, finished with ramen noodles and melted cheese. Made to share at the table.

Servings

4

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Total

35 min + dashi

Cuisine

Korean

Ingredients

For the sauce

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1½ Tbsp gochujang
  • 1 Tbsp gochugaru
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp water

For the stew

  • Up to 2 L dashi
  • Spam
  • Fish cakes
  • Tteokbokki rice cakes
  • Kimchi
  • Tofu
  • Napa cabbage
  • Seafood mushrooms
  • Ramen noodles
  • Cheese

Instructions

  1. Make the dashi.
  2. Mix the garlic, gochujang, gochugaru, soy sauce, sugar and water to make the sauce.
  3. Chop the toppings and arrange them in a pot.
  4. Add the sauce, then pour in enough dashi to cover the ingredients halfway.
  5. Cover and bring to a simmer.
  6. Add the ramen noodles and cheese, cover again and cook until the noodles are soft.
  7. Stir and eat straight from the pot.

Notes & substitutions

The dashi only needs to come halfway up the ingredients. Leftover dashi keeps in the fridge for up to a week.

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