Korea

Gochujang jjigae

Name: Gochujang jjigae
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 cups water; a 5 cm piece kombu; Pork belly, or pork shoulder, bite size; 1 tsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); 2 1/2 tbsp gochujang; 2 tsp gochugaru; 2 tsp doenjang; 3 cloves minced garlic; 1 large chunks potato; 1 small half moons zucchini (courgette, baby marrow); 1 chunks onion; Firm tofu, firm, cubed; 2 tsp soy sauce; 2 sliced green chilli; 2 stalks sliced spring onion (green onion, scallion)

A red, bubbling stew of pork, potato and tofu. Spicy enough to clear a cold.

35 minTime

21 gProtein each

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

581kcal

21 gprotein

6 gfibre

35minutes

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.

Ingredients

Water3 cups

Kombua 5 cm piece

Pork bellyor pork shoulder, bite size

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tsp

Gochujang2½ tbsp

Gochugaru2 tsp

Doenjang2 tsp

Garlic3 cloves, minced

Potato1 large, chunks

Zucchini (courgette, baby marrow)1 small, half moons

Onion1, chunks

Firm tofufirm, cubed

Soy sauce2 tsp

Green chilli2, sliced

Spring onion (green onion, scallion)2 stalks, sliced

Method

5 steps

1Soak the kombu in the water for 10 minutes. Remove it before the water boils.
2Heat the oil in a pot on medium and cook the pork for 4 minutes until browned.
3Add the gochujang, gochugaru and garlic and stir 1 minute.
4Pour in the stock, dissolve the doenjang and add the potato. Simmer 10 minutes.
5Add the zucchini, onion and tofu and simmer 6 minutes more. Check the pork is cooked through. Season with soy sauce and finish with chilli and spring onion.

Serve it like this

Serve the pot bubbling in the middle of the table with bowls of rice for everyone. Ladle a little at a time.

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