Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae)
List of Korean ingredients
In Singapore, you can find gochugaru and duk guk in Korean supermarkets. For the rest of the ingredients, you can find them at both Korean and local supermarkets.
Gochujang (chilli paste; 고추장)
Gochugaru (hot chilli pepper powder; 고추가루) – note: you can substitute with cayenne pepper powder for the heat (though it is not exactly the same flavour)
Dangmyeon (sweet potato noodles; 당면)
Duk guk (flat oval rice cakes; 떡국)
Kimchi (fermented cabbage; 김치)
Ramyeon (instant noodles; 라면) – note: you can substitute with your favourite brand of instant noodles
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You had me at Spam and baked beans! I can’t wait to try this! I shared this on facebook and my friends all love it too!
Looks so mouth-watering, and authentic. :) I always wanted to make this Korean army stew too but the furthest I have gone is just the kimchi stew + noodles – using kimchi as the soup base without the Korean chili paste and red pepper chili powder. Well, it definitely does not look as good as yours.
I find that with just gochujang and gochugaru, one can make many Korean dishes so it’s quite worthwhile to add it to your pantry :)
Gochugaru? Is that what makes the stew redder? Wow, yours is really well-made lovingly. If I were to do it, I just chuck everything and let it boil, including that potatoe noodles. =p
Yes I seriously think that gochugaru is the ingredient that makes the stew redder. Also it has a more smokey taste than cayenne pepper which is also way hotter. I bought it to try because I plan to make kimchi ;) I pre-soaked the potato noodles so that after softened, they can fit in nicely in my casserole :)
Yummm…. I’m craving for Korean food lately. Your budae jjigae looks so wonderfully delicious!!!
It’s my hubby and my favorite!! :) Yours look so tempting! *thumbs up*
Looks delicious! I just saw this dish featured in a Taiwanese travel food show to Korea. Definitely a lot of ingredients!
When i get dduk boki from the korea restaurant, they also put a white color cheese on top. what kind of cheese are you using in this recipe. I’ve tried provolone but it was not it.
I don’t think there is a fixed type of cheese to use, you can use your personal favourite. I am using cheddar toast melt as recommended by my friend who taught me the recipe.
I’ve never heard of this stew before but man it looks good!
Nice one pot recipe!
Wow, this noodle soup looks delicious with so many ingredients…and I never thought in placing together spam and hot dog in a soup. Very flavorful pot of soup.
Hope you are having a great week Wiffy :)
I always love Korean food. So healthy and delicious. Your stew just looks SO good! Thanks very much for sharing.
korean ingredients are not cheap! but first attempt is a success..and adding some extras leftover from the fridge too :)
Wow! Looks like quite a hearty stew – my hubby would totally go for this!
Stews that can simmer away on a lazy day are the best. The noodles and chiles on top look great!
Wow! This looks absolutely amazing with all that vibrant red!
Super delicious and sumptuous stew! Love it so much!
Going to try make this soon! I bought a 500g pack of gochugaru as it was the smallest size at the Korean mart. But I just realised it’s huge! Any other recipes which I can use it for?
Hi, you can use it on any recipe that is spicy eg spicy baked potatoes at http://www.noobcook.com/spicy-baked-potato-wedges/. It is also the primary ingredient to make kimchi, an upcoming recipe. Stay tuned.