Soondubu jjigae (hot and spicy soft tofu stew)

Full recipe: http://www.maangchi.com/recipes/soond...

This is a really delicious and popular dish in Korea. It's a hot hot stew made with soft tofu. You will love it!


Ingredients:
1. 12 dried anchovies
2. 1/3 cup of kelp, half onion, 5 cloves of garlic, 3 shiitake mushrooms
3. 100 grams of beef, 1 cup of mixed seafood, 3 shrimp
4. 2 green onions, 1 green chili pepper
5. 2-5 tbs of hot pepper flakes
6. olive oil, sesame oil, 2 tubes of soon du bu
7. 2 tbs of fish sauce, and 2 eggs

Prepare stock to make tasty Soon du bu:
1. Pour 5 cups of water into a pot and add 12 dried anchovies after removing intestine part.
2. Add half onion, some dried kelp (about 1/3 cup), 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, 5 cloves of garlic and boil it over high heat.
3. Approximately 10 minutes later, lower the heat to low medium heat and boil it for another 20 minutes.
4. Set aside the stock and take out the mushrooms and chop them into small pieces.
5. Heat your earthen ware (or ceramic pot) on the stove and put 2 ts of olive oil.
6. Chop 100 grams of beef and put it into the pot and stir it.
7. Add the chopped shiitake mushroom and stir it.
8. Add 2 tbs -- 5 tbs (1/4 cup) of hot pepper flakes and keep stirring for 1 minute.
*tip:
2 tbs—mild
3 tbs—medium
4 tbs—hot
5 tbs (1/4 cup)—suicidal hot ! : )
9. Pour 2 cups of the stock you made. It will be sizzling. Don't be afraid! It's just TOFU stew! : )
10. Add 1 cup of mixed seafood and 3 shirimp.
11. Add 2 tbs of fish sauce.
12. Cut the 2 tubes of Soon du bu (soft Tofu) in half and squeeze it out into the pot and break the tofu with a spoon several times in the pot.
13. When it boils, add 2 chopped green onions and 1 green chili pepper.
14. Crack eggs and drizzle some sesame oil before serving.
Enjoy it!

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[mycatlulu]

What kind of pot is that? Where can I buy them?

[Maangchi]

It's an earthenware pot and sold at Korean grocery stores. Check out the photo in the kitchenware section on my website please.

[TheLizz19]

What is the difference between the kelp and a nori used for seaweed? could I sub the nori in this dish? thanks!

[Maangchi]

Check out the photos on my website please (ingredient section): Kim (laver) and dashima (dried kelp). Dried kelp, that's what you need for this recipe. Happy cooking!

[Qiaochu Geng]

Maangchi！！！！！！！！！I love your recipe so much and I cook some by myself. I really like Soondubu jjigae, Could please make a update video on Soondubu jjigae!!!!

[Maangchi]

great great! : )

[Dee Her]

When I crave Asian food, I always end up looking at your recipes while I'm at work... I sit here and watch, and crave, and I can't do anything about it!!! Maangchi!!! You torture me! Lol.

[Maangchi]

haha, great! We are connected through food! Have a great day! I'm going to upload a new recipe today.

[xReinhartx]

Will definitely try to cook this. You should make an updated video for this recipe, that would be great!

[Bryce Giordano]

It's kinda like cheese, it has different 'firmness'. It depends on the moisture content.

[sandra vue]

isnt all tofu soft?

[Hannabayu]

Oh my god! It looks so goooood!

[Sunita Tamang]

Could u tell me what is that black thing like stick?

[TaengooVer9]

i think she cooked on the bench for easier recording. cooking this dish with electric stove won't affect anything in this dish.