Description
Budae Jjigae, or Korean Army Stew, is a popular dish that combines traditional Korean flavors with American ingredients. This savory stew is loaded with kimchi, spam, sausages, mushrooms, ramen noodles, and more!
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients for the Stew:
- 1/2 can spam, sliced
- 10 mini sausage, or 2 hot dogs (diced or sliced)
- 1/2 block soft or firm tofu, sliced
- 1/2 cup rice cakes
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 1 bunch enoki mushroom
- 1/2 cup kimchi
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 pack instant ramen noodles
- 2 slices of American cheese
Sauce for the Stew
Instructions
- Prepare the sauce by mixing minced garlic, gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and black pepper in a bowl. Set it aside.
- In a shallow pot, add spam, sausage, tofu, rice cakes, onion, enoki mushroom, and kimchi. Then add the sauce and chicken broth. Cover with a lid and bring the stew to a boil over high heat.
- Once the stew starts boiling, add ramen noodles and cheese. Cover the pot with a lid again and let it cook for a few minutes until the noodles are cooked through.
- Remove the lid. Garnish with green onions. Serve hot with a bowl of steamed rice (optional), and enjoy!