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Army stew or army base stew (Budae Jjigae) is Korean fusion stew that incorporates American style processed food such as spam, sausages, canned baked beans and sliced cheese. Budae (부대) is a general term for a military base in Korean and Jjigae (찌개) is a term for soup/stew. Hence the word army stew or army base stew was born.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook simple korean army stew or budae jjigae using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:
- Take 6 cups chicken stock
- Take 200 g SPAM cut into cubes
- Get 200 g mushroom (enoki and or oyster mushrooms)
- Make ready 200 g shitake mushrooms
- Prepare 6 cocktail sausages cut thinly
- Make ready 3 instant ramen noodles
- Take Half a cup of cheese(cubed or 2 slices)
- Prepare 1 cup kimchi (bite-sized)
- Get 1 Napa cabbage (cut and sliced)
- Prepare 100 g Rice cakes (Tteokbokki) or replace with kikiam
- Prepare 100 g tofu (sliced or cubed)
- Make ready 4 cobs cooked corn or 1 can of sweet corn kernels
- Get 2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (Gochujang)
- Get 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- Get 1 tablespoon Korean chili flakes
- Make ready 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
- Prepare 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- Prepare 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- Take Green onions
- Prepare 1 teaspoon cooking oil
- Get I added corn instead of baked beans
- Take I also removed kelp and anchovies because I don't like them
Budae is a general term for a military base in Korean, but budae jjigae is translated into "Army stew" or "Army base stew" because of its origin. Budae jjigae At the CBD location, Dooboo has featured budae jjigae (army stew) on its menu and may bring it back when the weather gets colder. Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) is a wonderfully hearty kimchi stew that has become really popular since its creation after the Korean war. If you love Kimchi, this is a MUST-TRY EASY dish.
Instructions to make Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae:
- Cook garlic in oil until golden brown. Set aside so it doesn't burn.
- Assemble the ingredients (except for the ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage, corn and cheese) in a pot. Mix the Korean paste with soy sauce, chili flakes, sugar, and fish sauce and add the mixture to the pot. Pour the stock and bring to boil on medium heat (about 10 mins). Reduce heat and let simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients – garlic, instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage (I like my napa cabbage crunchy), corn and add cheese on top of the pot and boil uncovered until the noodles are cooked (about 2 to 3 mins).
- Serve with steamed rice (& with other Korean side dishes). Or if doing hot pot, reduce the heat to low (using a portable burner) and share the food at the dinning table.
Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) Boiling In Pot - Close Up The History of Budae Jjigae Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) simply translated means army base stew. As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war. At a time when food was scarce in Korea people started to use surplus food from US army bases such as spam, hot dogs and sliced ham. For those who are not familiar with this dish, budae jjigae originated during the Korean War, where food scarcity led to Koreans cooking this stew by using leftover ingredients from the US Army such as Spam, hot dogs, cheese and baked beans. Some Korean dishes have a sad history behind.
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