Quick and Easy Kimchi Jjigae

If you’re looking for a quick and simple Korean soup that you could make right at home, you have come to the right place! I’m sharing here today how I cook Kimchi Jjigae at home.

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Serving Size: 2 Persons

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100g Pork

150g Well ripened Kimchi

50ml Kimchi Juice

100g Soft Tofu

30g Onion

20g Green Onion

800ml Water

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1tsp Sugar

1tsp Minced Garlic

2tsp Red Pepper Paste

1tbsp Soybean Paste (opt)

1tbsp Sesame Oil

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1. 1. Cut pork into bite size chunks. Rinse it in cold water then set aside.
   2. Chop you kimchi about the same width as your pork.
   3. Slice the onion.
   4. Slice the green onion diagonally.
   5. Mince the garlic.
   6. Make your seasoning and mix it with the pork and kimchi.
   7. Heat up an oiled pot. While waiting, cut your tofu into bit size pieces then set it aside.
   8. When pot is hot, put the pork and kimchi mix.
   9. Stir ocassionally making sure the pork is cooked evenly.
   10. When pork looks to be 90% cooked, add about 600ml of the water.
   11. Add in the onion and the green onions. Cover and stir occassionally.
   12. When the water starts boiling, add the kimchi juice and the rest of the water. Leave it to boil again.
   13. If the pork is all cooked, turn of the heat. Transfer it into your serving bowl.
   14. Put in the tofu while soup is still very hot.
   15. Garnish it it green onions and serve!

 

If you want to turn this dish to a vegetarian version, simply substitute the pork with Shiitake Mushrooms. For vegans, find a vegan kimchi before starting this dish. Traditional kimchi is made with a seafood by-product like fish sauce and/or salted shrimp so you may want to check the label first.

This dish is so easy to make! I will put up a video of how I cook it on my YouTube channel so you could see it too. I hope you try this one yourself and let me know how it turns out!