5 from 15 votes
Easy Kimchi Jjigae with Pork (Korean Kimchi Stew)
Easy Kimchi Jjigae with Pork is a hearty Korean stew featuring sliced pork belly simmered with sour kimchi, gochugaru chili flakes, onions, garlic, and rice cakes in a spicy broth enriched by kimchi juice and seasoned with salted shrimp and Korean soup soy sauce. Silken tofu added at the end softens the stew, which is garnished with chopped green onion. This dish offers a deeply flavored, spicy, and comforting stew perfect for warming meals.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
392 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Soup
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1/2 lb pork belly sliced
- 1/2 onion sliced, medium
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tbsp gochugaru Korean chili flakes
- 1 lb (450 g) kimchi sliced, sour
- 4 tbsp kimchi juice
- 2 1/2 cup (600 ml) water
- 5 piece rice cake optional, rounds
- 1 tsp Korean salted shrimp
- 1 tbsp Korean soup soy sauce or Korean tuna sauce, also known as gukganjang
- 1/2 lb (225 g) tofu sliced, soft
- 1 green onion chopped
- pinches salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pot over medium high heat. Add pork belly slices and cook thoroughly. Add onion and garlic, and cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle gochugaru and toss everything to coat.
- Add sliced kimchi, kimchi juice, water, and rice cakes (if using). Cover with a lid and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes. To season, add salted shrimp and Korean soup soy sauce and stir the stew. Taste the stew and season more with salt if needed.
- Add tofu slices and simmer for another 5 minutes. As a final step just before serving, garnish with green onion. Enjoy kimchi jjiage hot with rice and a few Korean side dishes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
392kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
(35%)
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
43mg
(14%)
Sodium
611mg
(25%)
Potassium
188mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
629IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
94mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 392kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 611mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 188mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 629IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.