Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae)
This stew will satisfy all your cravings and be able to feed your family as well.
Ingredients
Sauce For Stew
- 2 tbsp gochujang
- 2 tbsp gochugaru
- 2 tbsp cooking wine
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- ½ tbsp sugar
Ingredients In Stew
- ½ can spam (thinly sliced)
- 2 hot dogs (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup kimchi
- ¼ block medium firm tofu
- ¾ cup rice cakes
- enoki mushrooms
- 1 L chicken stock
- 1 package ramen noodles
- 2 slices American sliced cheese
- green onions
Instructions
- Prepare your soup base sauce by combining all the "sauce for stew" ingredients together in a bowl.2 tbsp gochujang, 2 tbsp gochugaru, 2 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp minced garlic, ½ tbsp sugar
- Prepare all your remaining ingredients but cutting them into your desired portions. This is all up to personal preference to be honest but I like to cut them all about similar sizes.½ can spam, 2 hot dogs, ¼ cup kimchi, ¼ block medium firm tofu, ¾ cup rice cakes, enoki mushrooms
- Add all the ingredients except for your ramen and cheese into a deep pan along with the sauce.
- Add chicken stock, only enough to fill up the pan ¾ way full.1 L chicken stock
- Heat this up over high heat until it comes up to a boil, then add the ramen noodles along with slices of American cheese.1 package ramen noodles, 2 slices American sliced cheese
- Let the noodles cook, top with green onions, and enjoy.green onions