Kimchi Jigae 김치 찌개


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Ingredients

500 grams of Kimchi- drain the juice then set aside, cut the kimchi into squares
1/4 pork cut into cubes
1 white onion diced
2 tomatoes diced
1 Sili Labuyo (Bird's Eye chili)
1 tofu cut into thin squares
1 pork broth cubes
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1
Saute onion and tomatoes
2
Add pork, allow some of the fat to render out of the pork.
3
Add kimchi, saute.
4
Add 2 cups of water, kimchi juice then bring to a boil
5
Add pork broth cubes, bring to a boil
6
Add the tofu, bird's eye chili (depends on how spicy you want it)
7
Salt and pepper to taste.
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Comments

Tammy Quackenbush's picture
Tammy Quackenbush
April 10, 2011

If you don't like pork, you can replace it with canned tuna. Korean grocery stores sell canned tuna especially made for kimchi jjigae that's pre-marinaded in gochujang.

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My student from South Korea shared her mom's recipe. ^^

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