Quick & Easy Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
1
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Calories
623 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Korean
Quick & Easy Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)
Description
This Kimchi Jjigae recipe brings together chopped pork belly cooked with thinly sliced onions, then combined with well-fermented kimchi and minced garlic. The mixture is cooked briefly until kimchi releases its juices, then seasoned with soy sauce, sugar, and Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru). Water is added to create a broth that simmers uncovered for about 15 minutes, concentrating the flavors and softening the ingredients.
The resulting stew offers a balance of spicy, sour, and savory tastes, with tender pieces of pork and softened kimchi providing texture contrast. The use of sesame oil at the start adds a toasty aroma.
Typically, this stew is enjoyed hot alongside steamed rice, which helps balance its spicy and fermented depth. Sliced Korean green chili peppers add fresh heat as a garnish if desired. The quick cooking time suits everyday meals when a deeply flavored, warming stew is wanted.
Ingredients
- 4 oz pork belly chopped (or marbled pork shoulder)
- ¼ cup onion thinly sliced
- ½ cup kimchi well fermented kind (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1 ¼ cup water
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce regular
- ½ teaspoon gochugaru aka Korean red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar white
- 1 Korean green chili pepper sliced
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a small pot on medium heat. Sauté onion and pork belly until pork is cooked through.
- Next add chopped kimchi and minced garlic into the pot. Mix everything together and cook until kimchi juices have released, about 2 minutes.
- Pour in stock or water, regular soy sauce, gochugaru, and sugar. Mix well.
- Bring this a boil on medium-high heat and then reduce to low-medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
- Garnish with chopped Korean green chili pepper (optional). Enjoy with steamed rice!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 623 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 623kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 11g | 22% |
| Fat | 61g | 94% |
| Saturated Fat | 21g | 105% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 28g | 140% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 400mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 288mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 308IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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