Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two

Steps Making Recipes Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two using 9 ingredients and 5 steps

Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two - When kimchi gets old, it becomes an excellent ingredient for various other dishes! The most common dish made with aged kimchi is kimchi jjigae (김치 찌개). It's a go-to stew in Korean homes. Growing up in Korea, we had a lot of meals just with kimchi jjigae and a bowl of rice. I don't remember ever getting tired of it.

To make kimchi jjigae (TCHEEgeh), you really should use ripe (as in sour) kimchi.

You could make it with the fresh stuff, but that's not what this dish was invented for, which was to get rid of the kimchi that's been fermenting.

You can have Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients make Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two

1. You need ripe kimchi.
2. Prepare sliced pork shoulder (but you can use other protein).
3. It's an onion, sliced into roughly 1/4" thick pieces.
4. It's serrano, sliced.
5. It's garlic clove, sliced.
6. You need dried anchovies or shrimp (You can sub a teaspoon of fish sauce or omit this component altogether if you don't have either.).
7. You need sugar.
8. You need water.
9. It's If you're going to eat this with steamed rice, best to get the rice started before you start on the jjigae.

Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two step by step

1. Put all ingredients in a small pot (if you don't have the little earthenware pot like I used, you can use a medium saucepan)..
2. Turn the heat to medium high until it's actively boiling, uncovered, for a couple of minutes. At that point, give a few gentle stirs to evenly distribute all the ingredients..
3. Turn the heat down to medium, put lid askew, and let it continue simmering for another 20 to 25 minutes, until the kimchi is soft and tender..
4. Depending on how much salt is in your kimchi and how the salt concentrated during cooking, you might want to adjust the seasoning about 5 minutes before it's done, adding salt in pinches, or fish sauce in dashes, to taste. Or, if too salty, adding just a little bit of water to dilute..
5. Enjoy with steamed rice. :).

Easy Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개 - Kimchi Stew) for Two - When there isn't much time and you still want to have a good sit-down dinner, this is the ticket! Many Korean households serve every meal with a soup or stew, and my mom isn't an exception. It's bubbling, hot kimchi stew with tuna (called chamchi-kimchi-jjigae in Korean, 참치김치찌개), so easy to make, satisfying, and delicious. Mouth-watering, spicy, savory, hearty, red-hot, kimchi stew or kimchi jjigae (김치 찌개) that will warm your soul and your tummy, especially when it pairs with a bowl of steam rice. It is the perfect dish to make and eat to fight the cold weather. When making this Kimchi soup, I like adding Spam to the stew to enhance the flavor even more. The ultra comforting Korean stew - Kimchi Jjigae recipe! Thank you and good luck