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Doenjang-jjigae

Name: Doenjang-jjigae
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 1 g dried kelp (dasima); 10 g tofu; 10 g sliced rice cakes for tteokguk (tteok); 10 g Spam (mild) (mild); 5 g minced garlic; 20 g Korean radish; 15 g kimchi; 10 g sausage (1/2 pc); 5 g ground pork (minced) (1 tsp); 5 g onion; 15 g low-sodium doenjang (soybean paste) (1 tbsp); 5 g bacon; 5 g green onion; 5 g cheongyang chili pepper (Korean hot green chili); 1 g red chili pepper

된장찌개

Korean dish of soybean paste stew

Soups & stewsCourse

73kcal · per serving

5/5Spice

Gluten-free

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About this dish

Doenjang-jjigae, referred to in English as soybean paste stew, is a Korean traditional jjigae (stew-type dish), made from the primary ingredient of doenjang (soybean paste), and additional optional ingredients of vegetables, seafood, and meat. It is one of the most iconic and popular traditional dishes in Korean cuisine, and is often eaten regularly regardless of occasion or time of day. Doenjang-jjigae was initially made with home-made doenjang; however, due to extensive industrialisation of soybean paste, households and restaurants nowadays use factory-made doenjang instead as their ingredient. From traditional to modern Korean cuisine, doenjang has become one of the most frequently used jang (sauce/paste). It is claimed as a national dish. Doenjang-jjigae is often mistaken for doenjang-guk (soybean paste soup).

Description: Wikipedia — Doenjang-jjigae, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe

Army Base Doenjang Stew (Budae Doenjang Jjigae)

🌶 Spicy 5/5Gluten-freeContains: soy, fish

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Servings1

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dried kelp (dasima)다시마
1 g
tofu두부
10 g
sliced rice cakes for tteokguk (tteok)떡국 떡
↔ No sliced rice cakes for tteokguk (tteok)? No rice cakes? Use gnocchi for a similar chew, or thick udon noodles.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores (fresh or frozen); some Asian supermarkets
10 g
Spam (mild)스팸(마일드)(mild)
10 g
minced garlic다진 마늘
5 g
Korean radish무
↔ No Korean radish? Daikon is the closest. Turnip works in soups.
🛒 Where to buy: Daikon is in many supermarkets and all Asian grocery stores
20 g
kimchi김치
↔ No kimchi? Store-bought kimchi works well. For cooking, older and more sour kimchi tastes better. Sauerkraut with a little gochugaru is a last resort.
🛒 Where to buy: Refrigerated section of many supermarkets, Korean grocery stores
15 g
sausage소시지(1/2 pc)
10 g
ground pork (minced)우민찌(1 tsp)
5 g
onion양파
5 g
low-sodium doenjang (soybean paste)저염된장(1 tbsp)
↔ No low-sodium doenjang (soybean paste)? Use red or brown miso. Miso is sweeter and milder, so add a little more and a pinch of salt.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores; miso is in most supermarkets
15 g
bacon베이컨
5 g
green onion대파
5 g
cheongyang chili pepper (Korean hot green chili)청양고추
5 g
red chili pepper홍고추
1 g

Nutrition per serving

73kcal

4.2gCarbs

5.3gProtein

3.9gFat

191.9mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

Slice the kimchi, bacon, Spam, sausage, onion, tofu and radish 0.5cm thick.
Boil the dried kelp in water to make kelp broth.
Put the sausage, bacon, tofu, Spam, radish, ground pork, kimchi and 300g of kelp broth in a pot and boil. Add the low-sodium doenjang, onion, green onion, minced garlic and rice cakes, and when all the ingredients are cooked, finish by adding the red chili pepper and cheongyang chili pepper.

💡 TipLow-sodium doenjang and low-sodium ham are used, and the kimchi is rinsed in water to lower its saltiness.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.