Easy Doenjang Jjigae

Name: Easy Doenjang Jjigae
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 tbsp doenjang (fermented soybean paste); 300g firm tofu, cubed; 1 zucchini, sliced

A savoury Korean stew built on doenjang, fermented soybean paste dissolved straight into simmering stock — deeply umami with barely any effort. Tofu and zucchini go in last so they stay tender.

Total time

30 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Korean

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

3 tbspdoenjang (fermented soybean paste)

300gfirm tofu, cubed

1zucchini, sliced

Instructions

Dissolve doenjang into simmering stock.

Add zucchini and other vegetables.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

Add tofu, simmer 5 more minutes until heated through.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

117

Protein

12.5g

Fat

6.7g

Carbs

3.7g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

15mg

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