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Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae Recipe

 ·  ☕ 2 min read  ·  ✍️ Wayne Sharp

Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae
Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, simple korean army stew or budae jjigae. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Army stew or army base stew (Budae Jjigae) is Korean fusion stew that incorporates American style processed food such as spam, sausages, canned baked beans and sliced cheese. Budae (부대) is a general term for a military base in Korean and Jjigae (찌개) is a term for soup/stew. Budae jjigae - a Korean stew made with kimchi and American processed meats such as Spam, bacon and hot dogs. Budae jjigae (Army stew) is easy to make.

Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have simple korean army stew or budae jjigae using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:
  1. Prepare 6 cups chicken stock
  2. Take 200 g SPAM cut into cubes
  3. Get 200 g mushroom (enoki and or oyster mushrooms)
  4. Make ready 200 g shitake mushrooms
  5. Make ready 6 cocktail sausages cut thinly
  6. Prepare 3 instant ramen noodles
  7. Take Half a cup of cheese(cubed or 2 slices)
  8. Get 1 cup kimchi (bite-sized)
  9. Take 1 Napa cabbage (cut and sliced)
  10. Get 100 g Rice cakes (Tteokbokki) or replace with kikiam
  11. Make ready 100 g tofu (sliced or cubed)
  12. Make ready 4 cobs cooked corn or 1 can of sweet corn kernels
  13. Prepare 2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (Gochujang)
  14. Get 1/2 tablespoon sugar
  15. Take 1 tablespoon Korean chili flakes
  16. Take 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
  17. Take 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  18. Take 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  19. Prepare Green onions
  20. Get 1 teaspoon cooking oil
  21. Make ready I added corn instead of baked beans
  22. Get I also removed kelp and anchovies because I don’t like them

This spicy looking stew called Korean army stew, aka budae jjigae (부대찌개), is one them. Budae jjigae had been somewhat forgotten until decades later. People began to crave for this army stew again. The recipe is very simple and quick to put together. Today I will be sharing how to make Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) or otherwise known as Korean Army Base Stew recipe.

Steps to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:
  1. Cook garlic in oil until golden brown. Set aside so it doesn’t burn.
  2. Assemble the ingredients (except for the ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage, corn and cheese) in a pot. Mix the Korean paste with soy sauce, chili flakes, sugar, and fish sauce and add the mixture to the pot. Pour the stock and bring to boil on medium heat (about 10 mins). Reduce heat and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients – garlic, instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage (I like my napa cabbage crunchy), corn and add cheese on top of the pot and boil uncovered until the noodles are cooked (about 2 to 3 mins).
  4. Serve with steamed rice (& with other Korean side dishes). Or if doing hot pot, reduce the heat to low (using a portable burner) and share the food at the dinning table.
  5. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

The recipe is very simple and quick to put together. Today I will be sharing how to make Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) or otherwise known as Korean Army Base Stew recipe. This dish is a classic Korean comfort food which uses American processed foods such as spam, sausages, and beans. I never met another Korean who has not eaten this dish. Budae Jjigae is also called Korean army stew.

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