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Budae-Jjigae (Korean Army Stew)

October 3, 2021

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budae jjigae korean army stew

This Budae Jjigae is so easy and quick (only 15 minutes!) that you will be making this once a week. The one pot recipe is translated to Korean army stew. The dish is influenced by American foods during the Korean war.

The dish is spicy, savory, and a hit among friends and family. It also satisfies your cravings when you watch korean dramas! Hope you enjoy this delicious recipe.

budae jjigae korean army stew

Ingredients you need for your budae jjigae:

  • soft tofu
  • spam
  • smoke sausage
  • kimchi
  • unsalted chicken broth (add half cup to 1 cup of water more if you like more soup)
  • rice cakes
  • instant ramen
  • sliced cheddar cheese
  • green onion

Sauce:

  • red pepper powder (gochugaru)
  • red pepper paste (gochujang)
  • soy sauce
  • fish sauce
  • sugar
  • cooking plum extract (optional)
  • garlic
  • black pepper

Steps to make the budae jjigae:

  • Step 1. Mix sauce by adding all sauce ingredients (1 tablespoon gochugaru, 1 tablespoon gochujang, 1/2 tablespoon soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cooking plum extract, 1 tablespoon minced garlic and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper) until well combined.
  • Step 2. Add sliced soft tofu, sliced spam, sliced smoked sausage, 1/4 cup kimchi, 2.5 cups of chicken broth, and 1/2 cup rice cakes, in the pot. Try to organize the ingredients in sections for the aesthetic.
  • Step 3. Add instant ramen, sauce and cheese on top of all the ingredients. Turn heat to medium and cook for 10-15 minutes until instant ramen has cooked to your desired texture.
  • Hope you enjoy!
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Budae Jjigae

Budae Jjigae is a spicy stew wil spam, sausage, tofu and instant ramen!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Course: Main Course
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • ¼ tofu sliced
  • ⅓ spam sliced
  • 1 smoked sausage sliced
  • ¼ cup kimchi
  • 4 cups chicken or anchovy broth unsalted
  • ½ rice cakes
  • 1 instant ramen without seasoning
  • 1 slice of cheddar cheese
  • 1 green onion sliced

Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon red pepper powder gochugaru
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper paste gochujang
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • ½ tablespoon fish sauce
  • ½ tablespoon sugar
  • ½ tablespoon cooking plum extract optional
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Mix sauce by adding all sauce ingredients: gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, cooking plum extract, minced garlic and black pepper) until well combined.
  • Add sliced soft tofu, sliced spam, sliced smoked sausage, 1/4 cup kimchi, 2.5 cups of chicken broth, and 1/2 cup rice cakes in the pot. Try to organize the ingredients in sections for the aesthetic.
  • Add instant ramen, sauce and cheese on top of all the ingredients. Turn heat to medium and cook for 10-15 minutes until instant ramen has cooked to your desired texture. Hope you enjoy!

Video

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make this 15 min budae jjigae (korean army stew) recipe before bed 🤣 full recipe on IG: cookwithdanaa 💕 #simplerecipe #koreanfoodie #instantramen

♬ original sound – Henry Honkonen

Notes

  • Add half cup to 1 cup of water if you like more soup

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in Main Dishes, Meals Under 30 Minutes, Recipes # budae jjigae, korean army stew, korean soup

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Comments

  1. Emmy says

    April 7, 2022 at 2:44 am

    Just made this for dinner 🥘 so good! Thanks Dana 💕

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    • Cook With Dana says

      April 7, 2022 at 4:43 pm

      Thank you Emmy ◡̈ Hehe so happy you enjoyed a yummy dinner!

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