Budae jjigae - A recipe from The Korean War

Ingredients

• Dried medium-sized anchovies - 10
• Dashima - iphone-sized piece
• Water - 4 cups
• Korean radish - 200 grams
• Soup soy sauce - 1 Tablespoon
• Gochujang (Korean red chili paste - 1 Tablespoon)
• Gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes - 2 Tablespoon)
• Mirin - 1 Tablespoon
• Minced garlic - 1 Teaspoon
• Black pepper - couple shakes
• Spam - 200 grams
• Sausages - 2
• Baked beans - 3 Tablespoons
• Shiitake mushrooms - 4
• Onion - 1
• Tofu - 1 block
• Kimchi - 1/2 cup
• Ramen noodles - 1
• Spring onion - 10
• Salt - few shakes

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Anchovy Stock ---

2. 2

   Take out the black innards from the dried anchovies (as show in the video) and place in a frying pan.

3. 3

   Put frying pan on a high heat. Once it is hot, place anchovies in (without oil) and mix around for 20-30 seconds with a spatula.

4. 4

   Then pour 4 cups of water into the pan. Then place in dashima and Korean radish. After water comes to boil, reduce to medium heat and let broth cook on a gentle simmer for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   After 5 minutes, take out dashima pieces.

6. 6

   Let the rest of broth cook for another 10 minutes. Then drain the broth. Set aside.

7. 7

   --- Make Marinade ---

8. 8

   Mix all of the ingredients listed under 'Spicy Marinade' in a mixing bowl.

9. 9

   Prep Pot

10. 10

    Cut spam, sausage, mushroom, tofu, kimchi, spring onion into pieces and place them into a large frying pan. Then drop in three tablespoons of baked beans as well into the pan.

11. 11

    Finally, place the spicy marinade on top.

12. 12

    --- Cook Stew ---

13. 13

    When you are ready to eat, pour stock broth into the pot. Put it on a high heat.

14. 14

    Once it comes to a boil, let the broth and ingredients cook for 10 minutes. Use a soup ladle and mix the soup around a few times.

15. 15

    After 10 minutes of boiling, taste the soup and add a few shakes of salt (to taste).

16. 16

    Then place the ramen noodles in. Once the ramen noodles are ready, reduce the heat to a low. Eat the ramen first - before they turn soggy.

17. 17

    Then eat the stew, alongside a bowl of hot rice!