Kimchi Jjigae

Name: Kimchi Jjigae
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 tbsp. sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic ((minced)); 1 tsp. ginger ((minced)); 1 ½ cup loosely packed kimchi ((cut into bite-size pieces if necessary)); 1 tbsp. Korean chili paste, gochujang; 1 tbsp. sake ((or cooking wine)); 2 tbsp. M1NUTE MISO ORGANIC ORIGINAL ((liquid miso)); 1 tsp. soy sauce or tamari; 1 tsp. Korean red chili peppers flakes, gochugaru ((optional)); ½ cup juice from kimchi ((squeeze the kimchi to get juice)); 2 cup water ((for our purposes 1 cup is equal to 240 ml) ); ½ pack 3.5 oz./100g enoki mushrooms ((bottom 1-inch trimmed)); 1/3 pack 1 oz./28g shimeji mushrooms ((bottom ½ inch trimmed)); 1 pack 14 oz./397g silken tofu ((drained and cut into 1-inch blocks)); 2 scallions (green parts only, sliced)

Spicy Kimchi and homey miso combine for a warming Asian stew. Make this dish for the colder months and you'll be sure to stay warm.

Message from Nami( Just One Cookbook^®): “The fall season is just around the corner and it’s also my favorite season for comfort food. There is no better bowl of spicy Asian stew like Kimchi Jjigae to keep you warm on a chilly fall evening. Abundant kimchi is used in this stew along with tofu and mushrooms. You can include your favorite veggies and meat. Enjoy this stew on cold night!”

Recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 2

Ingredients

1 tbsp. sesame oil
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 tsp. ginger (minced)
1 ½ cup loosely packed kimchi (cut into bite-size pieces if necessary)
1 tbsp. Korean chili paste, gochujang
1 tbsp. sake (or cooking wine)
2 tbsp. M1NUTE MISO ORGANIC ORIGINAL (liquid miso)
1 tsp. soy sauce or tamari
1 tsp. Korean red chili peppers flakes, gochugaru (optional)
½ cup juice from kimchi (squeeze the kimchi to get juice)
2 cup water (for our purposes 1 cup is equal to 240 ml)
½ pack 3.5 oz./100g enoki mushrooms (bottom 1-inch trimmed)
1/3 pack 1 oz./28g shimeji mushrooms (bottom ½ inch trimmed)
1 pack 14 oz./397g silken tofu (drained and cut into 1-inch blocks)
2 scallions green parts only, sliced

Instructions

In a small pot, heat sesame oil on medium high. When it’s hot, add garlic and ginger and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds
Add kimchi and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add Korean chili paste, sake, M1nute Miso Organic, soy sauce, and Korean red chili pepper flakes, stirring everything together to combine. Add kimchi juice and water and bring to a boil.
Add enoki, shimeji mushrooms and tofu and cook for 15 minutes
Garnish with the scallions and serve immediately

Quick Tip

Add more kimchi if desired and adjust the spiciness with chili paste and red chili pepper flakes.

NOTE

For a non-vegetarian version, you can stir fry 1/4 lb. chopped pork belly with kimchi. Instead of water, you can use anchovy stock. To make anchovy stock, put 5 dry anchovies and 1 two-inch square kombu in 2 1/2 cups water and boil for 10 minutes.

Product used in this recipe

M1nute Miso Organic Original
10 oz (283 g)

Our M1nute Miso Organic is made from organic rice and soybeans, with yellow in color. Vegetable and kelp dashi is blended to come up with miso in liquid form, mild and umami-rich taste, and, in easy-to-use bottle. Miso soup in one minutes. Also, as a base, you can create your own suaces, miso marinades, dressings, and glazes.

Check out M1nute Miso Organic Original
10 oz (283 g)