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Vindaloo kimchi jjigae
Vindaloo kimchi jjigae, from above
Non vegGoa x Korea

Vindaloo kimchi jjigae

Goan vinegar heat meets Korean sour kimchi. A stew that clears every sinus in the house.

75 minTime
41 gProtein each
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Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
821kcalsame
41 gproteinsame
7 gfibresame
75minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Pork500 g shoulder, in 3 cm cubes
Dried red chilli10 Kashmiri chillies, soaked
Vinegar3 tbsp
Garlic8 cloves
Ginger2.5 cm
Cumin seeds1 tsp
Black pepper½ tsp
Whole spices4 cloves, 1 small cinnamon stick
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Jaggery2 tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Onion1 large, sliced
Napa cabbage kimchi2 cups, well aged, with juice
Gochujang1 tbsp
Water3 cups
Firm tofu300 g firm, sliced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3, cut long
Saltto taste
Short grain rice (sushi rice)1½ cups, uncooked

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Grind the soaked chillies, vinegar, garlic, ginger, cumin, pepper, whole spices, turmeric and jaggery to a smooth paste.
  2. 2Rub the pork with half the paste and a pinch of salt. Rest 30 minutes.
  3. 3Heat the oil in a heavy pot on medium heat. Fry the onion 5 minutes, add the pork and sear 6 minutes, then add the rest of the paste and fry 3 minutes.
  4. 4Add the kimchi and gochujang and fry 3 minutes. Pour in the water, cover and simmer on low heat 35 minutes until the pork is tender and no pink remains.
  5. 5Cook the rice with 1 3/4 cups water, covered on low heat, 15 minutes. Rest 10 minutes.
  6. 6Lay the tofu slices on top, simmer 5 minutes, then add the spring onion. Taste for salt.
Serve it like this

Serve bubbling in a small clay pot or heavy bowl with tofu slices fanned on top and spring onion laid across. Rice in a separate bowl so each spoonful is built at the table.

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