Jjigae Kimchi

Name: Jjigae Kimchi
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 400g well fermented kimchi, roughly chopped; 300g pork belly, sliced; 300g silken tofu, cut in cubes; 1 onion, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tbsp gochugaru chilli flakes; 2 tbsp gochujang; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 600ml water or pork stock; 4 spring onions, sliced

Korea's most comforting stew — deeply fermented kimchi braised with pork belly and tofu in a spicy broth.

Total time

45 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

400gwell fermented kimchi, roughly chopped

300gpork belly, sliced

300gsilken tofu, cut in cubes

1onion, sliced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3 tbspgochugaru chilli flakes

2 tbspgochujang

2 tbspsoy sauce

1 tbspsesame oil

600mlwater or pork stock

4spring onions, sliced

Instructions

Sauté pork belly in a pot without oil until fat renders and edges are lightly browned.

Add onion and garlic, cook 3 minutes.

Add kimchi and its juice, stir-fry 3 minutes.

Add gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce and water.

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

Add tofu cubes gently, simmer 5 more minutes.

Drizzle with sesame oil, scatter with spring onions and serve with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

496

Protein

12.9g

Fat

46g

Carbs

8.3g

Fiber

1.5g

Sodium

530mg

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