Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae. 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) is a fusion dish that incorporates American processed meats such as Spam, ham, bacon, and hot dogs into a Korean stew with kimchi.

Canned ham, hot dogs, and beans were taken from American military bases and mixed with traditional Korean kimchi, vegetables, noodles, and spicy seasonings to create a delicious spicy and hearty stew. Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae) transforms simple everyday ingredients like spam, noodles, mushroom and veggies into a mouth-watering spicy stew. Budae Jjigae is perfect for sharing and entertaining too - if you have a table top cooker, why not cook it all together with friends! You can cook Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae

Prepare 6 cups of chicken stock.
Prepare 200 g of SPAM cut into cubes.
Prepare 200 g of mushroom (enoki and or oyster mushrooms).
Prepare 200 g of shitake mushrooms.
You need 6 of cocktail sausages cut thinly.
You need 3 of instant ramen noodles.
Prepare Half of a cup of cheese(cubed or 2 slices).
It's 1 cup of kimchi (bite-sized).
You need 1 of Napa cabbage (cut and sliced).
It's 100 g of Rice cakes (Tteokbokki) or replace with kikiam.
Prepare 100 g of tofu (sliced or cubed).
It's 4 of cobs cooked corn or 1 can of sweet corn kernels.
It's 2 tablespoons of Korean chili paste (Gochujang).
It's 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
It's 1 tablespoon of Korean chili flakes.
You need 1 tablespoon of garlic (minced).
Prepare 1 tablespoon of soy sauce.
It's 1 tablespoon of fish sauce.
Prepare of Green onions.
It's 1 teaspoon of cooking oil.
It's of I added corn instead of baked beans.
You need of I also removed kelp and anchovies because I don't like them.

Today I'm showing you the recipe for a much-requested dish: Budae-jjigae a.k.a "Army Base Stew." It's a spicy, savory, Korean-American fusion dish made from an umami-rich broth, Korean hot pepper paste, flakes, kimchi, and American Spam, beans, and sausage. Some Korean dishes have a sad history behind. This spicy looking stew called Korean army stew, aka "budae jjigae (부대찌개)", is one them. Today I'm showing you the recipe for a much-requested dish: Budae-jjigae a.k.a "Army Base Stew." It's a spicy, savory, Korean-American fusion dish made from an umami-rich broth, Korean hot pepper.

Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae step by step

Cook garlic in oil until golden brown. Set aside so it doesn't burn..
Assemble the ingredients (except for the ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage, corn and cheese) in a pot. Mix the Korean paste with soy sauce, chili flakes, sugar, and fish sauce and add the mixture to the pot. Pour the stock and bring to boil on medium heat (about 10 mins). Reduce heat and let simmer for another 10 minutes..
Add the remaining ingredients – garlic, instant ramen noodles, rice cakes, green onions, napa cabbage (I like my napa cabbage crunchy), corn and add cheese on top of the pot and boil uncovered until the noodles are cooked (about 2 to 3 mins)..
Serve with steamed rice (& with other Korean side dishes). Or if doing hot pot, reduce the heat to low (using a portable burner) and share the food at the dinning table..

KOREAN ARMY BASED STEW 부대찌개 RECIPE Budae Jjigae, or army stew, originated shortly after the Korean War when food was scarce and many Koreans were starving. Food was smuggled from American military bases, and then local Koreans used the American ingredients to create a stew. The word Budae means Army Base in Korean and by now you know Jjigae means stew. That's why it is translated as Korean Army Stew or Korean Army Base Stew.