A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot). Great recipe for A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot). "Budae" means "military unit," and this dish apparently got its start as something cooked using a military helmet as a pot. And it seems it originates from Pohang in South Korea, the region I was sent to by my company. A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot) step by step. A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot)

You can cook A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot) using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot)
  1. Prepare 1 bag of Instant ramen noodles.
  2. Prepare 1/8 of of a head ● Chinese cabbage.
  3. You need 1 bunch of ● Chinese chives.
  4. Prepare 1 of cluster ● Shimeji mushrooms.
  5. It’s 1 block of ● Tofu.
  6. Prepare 8 of ● Wiener sausages.
  7. You need 200 grams of ● Thinly sliced pork.
  8. You need 100 grams of ● Chinese cabbage kimchi.
  9. Prepare 4 of ◎ Shiitake mushrooms.
  10. You need 800 ml of ◎ Dashi stock.
  11. It’s 1 clove of ◎ Garlic (thinly sliced).
  12. You need 2 tbsp of Gochujang.
  13. Prepare 2 tbsp of Red chili pepper powder.

Its rich spicy broth is made with aromatics, ground meat, and noodles, topped with sausage, veggies and runny egg yolks. It's an easy one-pot meal that requires very little prep and is fast to make. Earlier this March, my husband and I moved from Austin to New York. This is our second take on Budae Jjigae!

A Middle-Aged Guy's Budae Jjigae (Korean Ramen Hot Pot) step by step

  1. Put the ◎ ingredients in the frying pan and bring to a boil..

  2. When it come to a boil, add gochujang, chili pepper powder and simmer..

  3. Add all the ● ingredients. It will be a big mound, but it'll be fine..

  4. When they are cooked, the vegetables reduce in bulk and look delicious..

  5. Add the instant ramen noodles. When the noodles are cooked, it's done..

  6. Mix any leftovers the next day with rice and a raw egg - this is delicious too..

Budae jjigae is a poor man's soup. Army men gathered leftover ingredients from the kitchen and put together a dish, hence the name Korean army base stew. Budae jjigae has since gained popularity and is now served at many Korean bars and restaurants. This is the perfect cozy, hearty, yet light, meal. Oodles of noodles, ALL the veggies, tofu, and a spicy savory broth.