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Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae)

Name: Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200g kimchi; 200g spam, sliced; 4 hot dogs, sliced; 200g firm tofu, sliced; 1 packet instant ramen noodles; 100g baked beans; 2 tbsp gochujang; 2 tbsp gochugaru; 1L chicken or anchovy stock; 4 slices American cheese; spring onions and sesame to serve

A post-war fusion stew, simmering spam, hot dogs, kimchi and instant ramen noodles together in a spicy broth.

Total time

25 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Korean

Ingredients

200gkimchi

200gspam, sliced

4hot dogs, sliced

200gfirm tofu, sliced

1 packetinstant ramen noodles

100gbaked beans

2 tbspgochujang

2 tbspgochugaru

1Lchicken or anchovy stock

4 slicesAmerican cheese

spring onions and sesameto serve

Instructions

Layer all ingredients in a wide shallow pot: kimchi, spam, hot dogs, tofu, beans.

Mix gochujang and gochugaru with a little stock. Pour in.

Add remaining stock to cover.

Bring to a boil. Add ramen noodles, cook 3 minutes.

Lay cheese slices on top to melt.

Serve straight from the pot with steamed rice.

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

168

Protein

12.4g

Fat

10.3g

Carbs

8.7g

Fiber

2.8g

Sodium

613mg