Gettin' Jjigae With It

Tonight for dinner I made a super easy Kimchi Jjigae. Jjigae is a Korean soup/stew of which there are many varieties!

To make this yummy soup you will need:
Tofu
Zucchini (courgette)
Onion
Enoki mushrooms
Kimchi (the smellier the better!)
Gochujang (red pepper paste)
and a pinch of red pepper powder

I use a single serving size pottery style pot to make this soup, I think it does a great job of intensifying flavours and getting the soup super hot. You could always follow this recipe in a saucepan, which in addition is a less messy way to do it. My bowl is placed on the gas stove top and when it boils it sends liquid everywhere.

Dissolve the red pepper paste into a couple tablespoons of hot water in your soup pot. Add the chopped zucchini, onion and red pepper powder. Add more water and bring to a boil

When it starts to boil add the sliced tofu and chopped kimchi (get some kimchi juice in it too Mmmmm)

Here you can see my bowl on the stove top and why it can get rather messy!

Let it boil for a couple of minutes and then add the enoki mushrooms on the top for the last minute. I would normally add thinly sliced scallions at this stage too, but I was out of them today. Now is also the time to add a small drop of sesame oil, right before serving.

I served my soup with a bowl of rice and my little fishies (you can find my recipe for the fish here)

Super quick, easy and healthy!