Korean Army Stew - Spicy Sausage Stew - Budae Jjigae
Korean Army Stew -also known as Spicy Sausage Stew or Budae Jjigae- is a popular, comforting, and deliciously filling stew. You're going to love this one-pot fusion dish of rich and spicy broth, ground meat, sausage, vegetables, and noodles.Inspired by Crazy Korean Cooking's Budae Jigae, Maangchi's Budae Jigae Korean Army Base Stew, and Omnivore's Cookbook Budae Jigae.
Ingredients
Sauce Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons rice wine mirin or dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon Gochugaru Korean chili flakes, or more if you like it spicier
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Stew Ingredients
- ½ pound ground beef pork, turkey, or chicken
- 1 cup kimchi in bite sized pieces
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 pound assorted mushrooms sliced or cut into bite sized pieces
- 8 ounces smoked sausage sliced
- 6 ounces Spam thinly sliced, half a can
- 1/2 cup firm tofu diced into ½-inch cubes
- 2 heads baby bok choy quartered (or 2 cups thinly sliced savoy or Nappa cabbage or spinach)
- ½ cup baked beans
- 2 packages instant ramen noodles seasoning packets discarded or reserved for another recipe
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
Optional:
- 2 slices American cheese
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup radish sprouts or baby arugula
- 4 cups low sodium chicken broth or anchovy kelp broth
Instructions
- Mix together your seasoning sauce ingredients and set aside.
- Add the ground beef to your 12-inch, deep sided everyday pan or skillet. Brown over medium high heat, breaking the beef up as it cooks. When it is quite brown and has some crispy edges to it, add the kimchi, garlic, and ginger.
- Over high heat, stir the mixture, scraping the browned bits up from the bottom of the pan, for 3 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium, add the sausage, Spam, mushrooms, tofu, beans, and bok choy to the pan. Pour the seasoning sauce into the center of the pan.
- Add the stock or broth to the pan by pouring it along the side. Raise the heat to medium, cover, and bring to a boil. Cook until the bok choy is crisp tender, about 8 minutes. Stir in the green onions.
- If using American cheese and/or egg yolks, add over the stew and simmer -uncovered- for another 1 to 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and/or the bottoms of the yolks are barely set. If you'd like the yolks more done, you can spoon some of the simmering broth over them.
- Cook the ramen noodles separately. Ladle the stew into bowls, breaking the egg yolks and swirling them into the soup as you serve. Add ramen to each serving, and garnish with radish greens, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 880kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 45gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 221mgSodium: 2712mgPotassium: 1385mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3499IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 295mgIron: 8mg
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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