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Budae Jjigae (Army Stew)
The best and the most popular Korean hot pot dish – Budae Jjigae (Army stew / Army base stew) recipe! It is loaded with Kimchi, spam, sausages, ramen noodles and much more!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 653 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
Main
- 4 cups chicken stock (1 litre) *see notes above
- 200 g SPAM thinly sliced
- 4 cocktail Frankfurt sausages (150g) thinly & diagonally sliced
- 250 g tofu sliced (about 1.5cm, 1/2 inch thickness)
- 200 g enoki mushrooms base stem removed & stems separated,
- 200 g king oyster mushrooms thinly sliced length ways
- 100 g shiitake mushroom caps thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup aged Kimchi , cut into bite sized pieces
- 110 g instant ramen noodles
- 50 g Korean rice cakes for soup soaked in cold water for 15 mins if it was frozen
- 30 g green onion thinly & diagonally sliced
- 1 to 2 slice cheese
Sauce (Mix these in a small bowl)
- 2 Tbsp Korean chili flakes (Gochugaru)
- 2 Tbsp rice wine (mirin)
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp Korean chilli paste (Gochujang)
- Few sprinkles ground black pepper
Instructions
- Assemble the main ingredients (except for instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onion and cheese) in a shallow pot. Add the sauce in the middle. Pour the stock in the corner of the pot. Close the lid and boil it on medium high heat until the stock starts to boil (about 8 mins).
- Add the remaining ingredients – instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onion and cheese on top of the pot and boil uncovered until the noodles are cooked (about 2 to 3 mins). Reduce the heat to low (if you’re cooking on a portable burner and sharing the food at the dinning table).
- Start dishing out soup, protein and vegetables onto your own soup bowl. Serve with steamed rice (& with other Korean side dishes).
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Notes
- *1 Tbsp = 15 ml, 1 Cup = 250 ml
Nutrition Information
Calories
653kcal
(33%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
74mg
(25%)
Sodium
2398mg
(100%)
Potassium
1265mg
(36%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1355IU
(27%)
Vitamin C
2.9mg
(3%)
Calcium
112mg
(11%)
Iron
5.3mg
(29%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 653
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 653kcal | 33% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 74mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 2398mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 1265mg | 27% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1355IU | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 2.9mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 112mg | 11% |
| Iron | 5.3mg | 29% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.