Name: Easiest Way to Make Speedy Budae jjigae
Prep time: 14 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g minced beef; 100 g thin rice noodles; 200 g can Spam drained cut into 5 mmthick slices; 2 American hot dogs cut into thirds scored widthwise; 250 g firm tofu drained cut into 5 mmthick slices; 200 g small shiitake mushrooms trimmed; 220 g can baked beans; 1 cup kimchi see Note; 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 small leek white part only halved lengthwise thinly sliced soaked in cold water for 10 minutes; 1 red onion thinly sliced; 120 g packet ramen instant noodles; 2 prepackaged cheese slices; sliced spring onions sliced chillies and bean sprouts to serve; gochujang sauce; 70 g (1/4 cup) gochujang see Note; 3 garlic cloves crushed; 3 cm piece ginger finely grated; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 2 tbsp powdered fermented soybeans see Note; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 2 tsp chilli powder; 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, budae jjigae. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

This spicy budae jjigae stew is a traditional Korean army base dish made with sausage, ramen noodles, and kimchi that will please a crowd. Some facts about Army Stew (Budae Jjigae) 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. Budae-jjigae (부대찌개; literally "army base stew") or spicy sausage stew is a type of jjigae (stew), made with ham, sausage, spam, baked beans, kimchi and gochujang.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have budae jjigae using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Budae jjigae:

Make ready 200 g minced beef
Prepare 100 g thin rice noodles
Make ready 200 g can Spam, drained, cut into 5 mm-thick slices
Get 2 American hot dogs, cut into thirds, scored widthwise
Prepare 250 g firm tofu, drained, cut into 5 mm-thick slices
Prepare 200 g small shiitake mushrooms, trimmed
Take 220 g can baked beans
Take 1 cup kimchi (see Note)
Prepare 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock
Prepare 1 tbsp fish sauce
Take 1 small leek, white part only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes
Prepare 1 red onion, thinly sliced
Make ready 120 g packet ramen instant noodles
Make ready 2 pre-packaged cheese slices
Make ready sliced spring onions, sliced chillies and bean sprouts, to serve
Prepare gochujang sauce
Take 70 g (1/4 cup) gochujang (see Note)
Take 3 garlic cloves, crushed
Take 3 cm piece ginger, finely grated
Take 2 tbsp caster sugar
Get 2 tbsp powdered fermented soybeans (see Note)
Take 1 tbsp sesame oil
Take 2 tsp chilli powder
Make ready 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Budae jjigae (부대찌개) is a fusion dish that incorporates American processed meats such as Spam, ham, bacon, and hot dogs into a Korean stew with kimchi. 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 (부대찌개) simply translated means army base stew. As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war.

Steps to make Budae jjigae:

To make gochujang sauce, place all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine.
Combine beef and 1 tbsp gochujang sauce in a small bowl and marinate for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook rice noodles according to packet instructions. Drain.
In a large casserole pan, arrange Spam, hot dogs, tofu, mushrooms, baked beans, kimchi and beef.
Place chicken stock in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a rapid simmer. Stir in fish sauce and remaining gochujang sauce. Gently pour hot stock mixture over ingredients in casserole pan (taking care to keep arrangement intact), cover and simmer gently over medium heat for 15 minutes or until beef is just cooked.
Add leek, onion and ramen noodles (without seasoning mixture from packet) and push gently to submerge in broth. Cook, uncovered, for 6 minutes or until noodles are cooked. Turn off heat, place cheese slices over the centre of the stew and stand for 5 minutes, or until melted. Scatter with spring onions, chillies and bean sprouts.
To serve, divide rice noodles between bowls and top with stew ingredients and liquid. - - NOTES - - Resting time 5 minutes - Kimchi is from Korean food shops. - Gochujang is a Korean red pepper paste and is available from Korean food shops. - Powdered fermented soybeans are from Korean or Asian food shops. Substitute with tamari, a sweeter alternative to soy sauce, from supermarkets and health food shops.

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. " the budae-jjigae and short ribs, but unfortunately they ran out of short ribs. They gave us lots of sides and prepared the army stew. The budae-jigae was pretty spicy, but not unbearable.

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