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. This spicy budae jjigae stew is a traditional Korean army base dish made with sausage, ramen noodles, and kimchi that will please a crowd. Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae

You can cook Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

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

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. Budae is a general term for a military base in Korean, but budae jjigae is translated into "Army stew" or "Army base stew" because of its origin. Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) simply translated means army base stew. As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war.

Simple Korean Army Stew or Budae Jjigae step by step

  1. Cook garlic in oil until golden brown. Set aside so it doesn't burn..

  2. 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..

  3. 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)..

  4. 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..

As a dish it originated soon after the end of the Korean war. At a time when food was scarce in Korea people started to use surplus food from US army bases such as spam, hot dogs and sliced ham. Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) is a wonderfully hearty kimchi stew that has become really popular since its creation after the Korean war. If you love Kimchi, this is a MUST-TRY EASY dish. Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) Boiling In Pot - Close Up Today, budae jjigae is a popular Korean dish with lots of seasonal ingredients such as mushrooms, kimchi, tofu and minced beef.