Sundubu jjigae
Sundubu jjigae, from above
Non vegKorea

Sundubu jjigae

Silken tofu, a fiery red broth and an egg cracked in at the last second. Spoon it carefully.

25 minTime
32 gProtein each
hotSpice
Soft tofu stew2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's waySilken tofu in chilli oil broth with pork, seafood and a cracked egg.
The original
421kcalsame
32 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
25minutessame

Sundubu jjigae.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

2 servings
Water1¼ cups
Dried salted fisha handful dried anchovies
Kombua small piece
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tsp
Sesame oil2 tsp
Gochugaru1½ tbsp
Minced pork (pork mince, ground pork)80 g
Onion½ small, chopped
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Zucchini (courgette, baby marrow)a small piece, diced
Prawns (shrimp)a few, peeled
Soy sauce2 tsp
Fish sauce1 tsp
Silken tofu1 tube or block
Egg1
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)1 stalk, sliced

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Simmer the water with the dried anchovies and kombu for 10 minutes, then strain.
  2. 2Warm the oil and sesame oil on low and stir in the gochugaru until it turns into a red paste.
  3. 3Add the pork, onion and garlic and fry until the pork is cooked through.
  4. 4Add the stock, zucchini, prawns, soy and fish sauce. Spoon in the tofu in big chunks and simmer 5 minutes.
  5. 5Crack in the egg, add spring onion and serve still bubbling.
Serve it like this

Serve bubbling in an earthenware or heavy pot set on a wooden board, rice and banchan alongside. Warn everyone: it's very hot.

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Bread or rice Kongnamul bap35 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
On the side Napa cabbage kimchi90 min
On the side Sigeumchi namul10 min
To drink Boricha25 min
Something sweet Injeolmi bingsu20 min
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