Simple Way to Make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae

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This spicy budae jjigae stew is a traditional Korean army base dish made with sausage, ramen noodles, and kimchi that will please a crowd. Some facts about Army Stew (Budae Jjigae) Army stew or army base stew (Budae Jjigae) is Korean fusion stew that incorporates American style processed food such as spam, sausages, canned baked beans and sliced cheese. Budae (부대) is a general term for a military base in Korean and Jjigae (찌개) is a term for soup/stew.

Recipe of Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have simple korean army stew or budae jjigae using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:

1. Prepare 6 cups chicken stock
2. Get 200 g SPAM cut into cubes
3. Prepare 200 g mushroom (enoki and or oyster mushrooms)
4. Take 200 g shitake mushrooms
5. Get 6 cocktail sausages cut thinly
6. Prepare 3 instant ramen noodles
7. Make ready Half a cup of cheese(cubed or 2 slices)
8. Prepare 1 cup kimchi (bite-sized)
9. Take 1 Napa cabbage (cut and sliced)
10. Get 100 g Rice cakes (Tteokbokki) or replace with kikiam
11. Get 100 g tofu (sliced or cubed)
12. Make ready 4 cobs cooked corn or 1 can of sweet corn kernels
13. Get 2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (Gochujang)
14. Get 1/2 tablespoon sugar
15. Get 1 tablespoon Korean chili flakes
16. Prepare 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
17. Make ready 1 tablespoon soy sauce
18. Take 1 tablespoon fish sauce
19. Prepare Green onions
20. Prepare 1 teaspoon cooking oil
21. Get I added corn instead of baked beans
22. Prepare I also removed kelp and anchovies because I don't like them

Thus, this dish was born, and is now enjoyed all over Korea, and frequents our campsites very often. Budae jjigae (부대찌개) is a fusion dish that incorporates American processed meats such as Spam, ham, bacon, and hot dogs into a Korean stew with kimchi. Budae is a general term for a military base in Korean, but budae jjigae is translated into "Army stew" or "Army base stew" because of its origin. In true Korean Fashion we took these ingredients and mixed with our own to make a spicy stew named Budae Jjigae which literally translates as the 'army stew' Its a spicy dish, normally cooked in a big pan and served from the middle of the table, containing noodles, western ingredients and plenty of vegetables Budae Jjigae is a great example of.

Instructions

Instructions to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:

1. Cook garlic in oil until golden brown. Set aside so it doesn't burn.
2. Assemble the ingredients (except for the ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage, corn and cheese) in a pot. Mix the Korean paste with soy sauce, chili flakes, sugar, and fish sauce and add the mixture to the pot. Pour the stock and bring to boil on medium heat (about 10 mins). Reduce heat and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ingredients – garlic, instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage (I like my napa cabbage crunchy), corn and add cheese on top of the pot and boil uncovered until the noodles are cooked (about 2 to 3 mins).
4. Serve with steamed rice (& with other Korean side dishes). Or if doing hot pot, reduce the heat to low (using a portable burner) and share the food at the dinning table.

Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) simply translated means army base stew. As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war. As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war. At a time when food was scarce in Korea people started to use surplus food from US army bases such as spam, hot dogs and sliced ham. Today, budae jjigae is a popular Korean dish with lots of seasonal ingredients such as mushrooms, kimchi, tofu and minced beef.

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