Budae Jjigae - Korean Army Stew
Noodles, rice cakes, kimchi, veggies, spam in a spicy Korean flavored broth
Ingredients
For the broth:
- 4 cups water or chicken or beef broth
- 2 tbsp gochujang paste more or less to taste
- 2 tbsp red pepper powder more or less to taste
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 4 tbsp soy sauce more to taste
- 1/2 tbsp Korean beef soup powder optional
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
For the stew:
- 1-2 cans of spam sliced into sticks and pan fried until crispy
- mung bean sprouts optional
- 1 package soft tofu
- noodles
- rice cakes rinsed and cooked until chewy
- kmichi
- sliced onion
- broccoli florets briefly cooked and blanched
- thin sliced zucchini
- sliced mushrooms
- green onions sliced
Instructions
- Start by putting the water or stock in a pot. Bring to a boil and add all the broth ingredients. Let simmer. When close to serving, gently add the soft tofu so it can get hot.
- Cut spam into sticks and pan fry until golden.
- Wash and cut all the veggies and briefly cook the broccoli in the broth so it is slightly tender and bright green. Blanche in cold water and set aside.
- Cook the noodles and rinse the rice cakes and put into boiling water until tender. Rinse and put into your serving bowls.
- Top the noodles and rice cakes with all the stew ingredients and pour some broth over the top.