Kimchi Jigae 김치 찌개
By: Michelle Tancioco
Published: Sunday, January 9, 2011 - 8:37pm

Ingredients




500 grams of Kimchi- drain the juice then set aside, cut the kimchi into squares
1/4 pork cut into cubes
1 white onion diced
2 tomatoes diced
1 Sili Labuyo (Bird's Eye chili)
1 tofu cut into thin squares
1 pork broth cubes
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Saute onion and tomatoes 2 Add pork, allow some of the fat to render out of the pork. 3 Add kimchi, saute. 4 Add 2 cups of water, kimchi juice then bring to a boil 5 Add pork broth cubes, bring to a boil 6 Add the tofu, bird's eye chili (depends on how spicy you want it) 7 Salt and pepper to taste.

About


My student from South Korea shared her mom's recipe. ^^

Comments:
Tammy Quackenbush

If you don't like pork, you can replace it with canned tuna. Korean grocery stores sell canned tuna especially made for kimchi jjigae that's pre-marinaded in gochujang.