Sundubu Jjigae – Silken Tofu Stew


  • Ingredients:
    • 1 Tablespoon oil
    • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
    • 100 grams pork belly – sliced
    • 1/4 onion, diced
    • 1/4 zucchini, quartered and sliced
    • 2-3 oz baby bella mushrooms, sliced
    • 1 green onion, chopped
    • 2 green chili peppers, sliced
    • 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
    • 1 Tablespoon soup soy sauce (if you only have regular soy sauce, just increase the amount and taste as you go)
    • 2 1/2 Tablespoons red pepper powder (gochugaru)
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1/4 teaspoon tuna extract (optional)
    • 1 pack (500 ml) beef bone broth
    • 2 packs silken tofu
    • 1 egg

  • Recipe:
    • prepare all the vegetables first – cut and slice and dice them to easy-to-eat pieces
    • slice the pork belly
    • in a pot, heat the oil and sesame oil on medium-high heat
    • add the pork belly and stir-fry until the outside is all cooked
    • add all the vegetables from the onion to the garlic
    • stir and cook until the onions are softened
    • mix in the soy sauce, gochugaru, sugar, black pepper, and tuna extract
    • when all the vegetables are coated and red, add the bone broth
    • cover the pot and boil for about 5 minutes
    • cut open the silken tofu and cut into giant pieces
    • drop them into the stew and boil for another 5 minutes
    • transfer to an earthenware pot (or just a regular smaller pot) and bring it to a boil in there
    • drop in an egg and turn off heat
    • serve hot and boiling! and break the egg yolk as soon as you serve it

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