Instant Pot Gamjatang
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Instant Pot Gamjatang
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Instant Pot Gamjatang is a Korean pork bone soup featuring pork neck bones, napa cabbage, potatoes, and a blend of seasonings including garlic, ginger, doenjang, and gochujang. The pressure cooking method extracts deep flavors, tenderizing the meat and melding the fermented soybean paste with spicy and savory notes. This hearty stew is flavorful and filling, with a balance of textures from tender meat, soft potatoes, and crisp cabbage.
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Instant Pot Gamjatang is a traditional Korean pork bone soup made by pressure cooking pork neck bones with garlic, ginger, onion, soybean paste (doenjang), and other seasonings. Napa cabbage and potatoes are added to absorb the rich broth, offering complementary textures. The recipe includes a garlic gochujang mixture to bring depth and spiciness, which is incorporated during cooking or served as garnish alongside green onions and optional bean sprouts and perilla leaves.
The pressure cooker significantly reduces cooking time while delivering tender meat that pulls easily from the bones and a broth infused with fermented soybean paste's umami and mild heat from chili paste. The inclusion of bay leaves and fish sauce balances the flavors, producing a complex, comforting stew suitable for colder days or as a substantial meal.
Serve hot, garnished with fresh green onions and optionally perilla leaves, to enhance aroma and freshness. The recipe suggests cleaning the pork bones before cooking for a clearer broth.
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Ingredients
- 3 - 3¼ pounds (1433g) pork neck bones
- 5 - 7 leaves (320g) Napa cabbage
- 3 (900g) russet potato cut in half or quarter, or Yukon Gold potato
- 7 cups (1.75L) water cold
- 6 cloves (23g) garlic , crushed
- 3 lices (5g) ginger
- 1 (312g) onion quartered, medium
- 4 (167g) green onions
- 1 tablespoon (15ml) soy sauce regular
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) fish sauce
- 2 (0.3g) bay leaf
- 2 - 2½ tablespoons (32g - 40g) doenjang Korean fermented soybean paste
Garlic Gochujang Mixture:
- 2 tablespoons (30g) gochujang Korean hot pepper paste
- ¼ teaspoon (0.5g) black pepper ground
- 6 cloves (23g) garlic , minced
- 2 tablespoons (16g) ground perilla seed or perilla powder, optional
Garnish
- bean sprout optional
- black pepper ground
- green onions (2 - 3 inches pieces)
- 2 tablespoons (16g) ground perilla seed optional, or perilla powder
- perilla leaves (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Napa Cabbages - Cut napa cabbages into 3 to 4 pieces. Green Onions - Separate the white parts from the green onions. We're pressure cooking the white part with the pork bones, and using the green part as a garnish. Potatoes - Depending on the size of your potatoes, cut them in halves or quarters. Place the potato chunks under cold water to prevent them from browning.
- Optional Step - Clean Pork Bones: Bring 6 cups (1.5L) of cold water to a boil. Boil the pork bones for 3 - 5 minutes to clean and remove the excess fat. Remove the pork bones, then rinse them under cold water. *Note: This cleaning step will yield a clearer soup and you won't have to skim the scum at the end.
- Pressure Cook Pork Bone Soup: In a clean Instant Pot inner pot, add 6 crushed garlic cloves, 3 (5g) ginger slices, quartered onion, the white part of green onions, 1 tbsp (15ml) regular soy sauce, 2 tbsp (30ml) fish sauce, 2 bay leaves, and 2 tbsp (32g) fermented soybean paste. Add 3lb - 3¼lb pork neck bones and 7 cups (1.75L) cold water in the Instant Pot. Close lid, then turn Venting Knob to Sealing position. Pressure Cook at High Pressure for 22 minutes + Natural Release for 15 minutes. Open the lid carefully. When Instant Pot is releasing pressure, mix together 2 tbsp (30g) gochujang, ¼ tsp (0.5g) ground black pepper, 6 minced garlic cloves, and optional - 2 tbsp (16g) ground perilla seed or perilla powder.
- Boil Pork Bone Soup: Bring the pork bone soup to a full boil with the “Saute More or High” function. Add the garlic gochujang mixture in Instant Pot, then mix well. Let the pork bone soup boil for 4 - 5 minutes.
- Add Potatoes and Cabbages: Add in potato chunks, then layer the napa cabbages on top. *Pro Tip: Set aside some of the pork bones to prevent the soup from boiling over. Let the soup boil until the potato chunks are fully cooked (~8 - 15 mins) depending on the size of the potato chunks. *Pro Tip: Due to the nature of pressure cooking, the soup will be quite thin initially. So, it’s very important to boil the soup for an extra 15 – 20 mins to add body to the soup.
- Season Gamjatang: When the potatoes are about 3 minutes away from being fully cooked, taste-test the soup. If you're using bean sprouts, add them here. Taste and adjust the seasoning with more salt, soy sauce, fish sauce, and Korean fermented soybean paste if necessary. *Note: Make sure you don't overseason by adding the seasonings gradually as you continue to taste & adjust.
- Garnish & Serve: Turn Instant Pot to Keep Warm mode, then add the pork bones back in Instant Pot. Garnish this tasty gamjatang with more ground black pepper, green onions, perilla powder (optional), and perilla leaves (optional). Enjoy~
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Notes
- Cleaning pork bones by boiling and rinsing yields a clearer, less greasy broth.
- Serve garnished with green onions and optional perilla leaves for added freshness.
- Pressure cooking greatly reduces traditional simmering time while tenderizing meat and developing flavors.
- Rate the recipe in the comments if tried.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
610mg
(25%)
Potassium
734mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
343IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
27mg
(30%)
Calcium
88mg
(9%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6- 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 610mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 734mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 343IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 27mg | 30% |
| Calcium | 88mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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