Savory Tips
Classic
Kimchi Jjigae
Ingredients
1. MEAT
- 180g (0.4 pounds) skinless pork belly, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 Tbsp rice wine (mirin)
- 3 sprinkles ground black pepper
2. KIMCHI & OTHERS
- 3/4 cup aged (at least 2 to 3 weeks old) kimchi, cut into bite size pieces if not already
- 1/4 small (30g, 1 ounce) brown onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 stalk small (5g, 0.2 ounce) green onion, thinly sliced
- 2 small (50g, 1.4 ounces) shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, thinly sliced
- 150g (5.3 ounces) firm tofu, sliced into 1cm (0.4 inch) thickness rectangle (or other shapes you may prefer)
- 1 cup water
3. JJIGAE BASE (MIX THESE IN A BOWL)
- 1 Tbsp Korean chili flakes (gochugaru)
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp O'Food Gochujang Korean Chili Sauce
- 1/4 tsp minced garlic
- 3 sprinkles ground black pepper
Directions
- Marinate the pork belly with the rice wine and the ground black pepper for about 15 mins.
- Cook the kimchi in a skillet until soft. (You could do this in the pot where you will make this jjigae. Do this only if the pot is big enough to manoeuvre around.)
- Put the marinated meat into the bottom of the pot. Add all the other ingredients (kimchi, onion, mushrooms, tofu, water and the base sauce) except for green onion into the pot.
- Boil the pot on medium high heat initially then reduce the heat to medium once it starts boiling. Cook further until the meat is cooked. (It takes 10 to 15 mins from the beginning of step 4.) Make sure the sauce is well blended into the rest of the ingredients. (This can be done by gently mixing the sauce around the soup with a small teaspoon and splashing the soup over other ingredients every now then). When the meat is cooked, add the green onion and turn the heat off.