Korea's Favorite Hotpot: Budae Jjigae Korean Army Stew
By Tiffy Cooks
Let’s make one of the most popular hot pot dishes and one of my personal favorite Korean dishes, Korean Army Stew, or Budae Jjigae. This spicy, saucy hot pot is one of the best comfort food you can make this winter. Korean Army Stew is the ultimate comfort food, loaded with delicious and comforting ingredients such as sausages, spam, American cheese, rice cakes, and instant noodles. It is super easy to make Korean Army Stew at home, plus you can customize it with any toppings or noodles of your choice.
Ingredients
Sauce Mixture:
- 8 cloves Garlic minced
- 1.5 tbsp Korean Chili Paste
- 2 tbsp Gochugaru
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1.5 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sugar
- 1/2 tbsp Black Pepper
Toppings:
- ½ cup Kimchi
- 4-6 cups Dashi Stock or Chicken Stock
- 3 Sausages sliced
- 1 pack Spam sliced
- 3 stalks Green Onion Sliced
- 1 pack Firm/Traditional Tofu sliced
- 1 slice American Cheese
- 1 pack Instant Noodles
- 6 Shiitake Mushroom
- 2 Enoki Mushroom
- 1/2 cup rice cakes
Instructions
- Mix minced garlic, Korean Chilli Paste, Korean Red pepper Powder, Soy Sauce, Fish sauce, Sugar, and Black Pepper and set aside. If the sauce isn’t fully used, it can last in the fridge for 3 days.
- In a pan, start with Kimchi and layer on all the toppings, such as sausages, mushrooms, spam, rice cakes, and firm tofu.
- Top with the sauce mixture and pour 4-6 cups of stock over the toppings. Turn the heat up to medium-high and bring it to a simmer. Once it is simmering, mix the sauce into the broth.
- Add on instant noodles, American cheese, and green onion. Serve once the noodle is fully cooked, or serve on a portable stove while adding more toppings/carbs.
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