It is said that in the South Korean military, soldiers would cook a variety of ingredients such as tofu, vegetables, kimchi, and pancake in a single pot for convenience in their meals. This dish, which can be prepared in large quantities at once, is known as Budae Jjigae or Army Stew.
Preparing this hot pot is remarkably simple, requiring only a well-mixed bowl sauce poured over the arranged ingredients and water to boil. It takes just ten minutes to prepare a large pot, truly a blessing for lazy people in winter!
Ingredients for Korean Army Stew:
– Half a box of kimchi
– Half a cabbage
– One potato
– Two shiitake mushrooms
– Two sausages
– Four fish balls
– Three shrimp balls
– Three crab sticks
– One fried dough stick
– Six slices of luncheon meat
– 250 grams of beef
– 100 grams of bamboo shoots
– Half a bag of noodles
– One slice of cheese
– Two slices of onion
– Four sections of spring onion
– Two slices of ginger
– One tablespoon of premium June fresh soy sauce
– One tablespoon of Wei Da Mei Zhen Pin oyster sauce
– One tablespoon of Cong Ban Lv June fragrant chili sauce
– 3 grams of salt
– 5 grams of sugar
– One tablespoon of black pepper
– One tablespoon of sesame oil
Steps for Making Korean Army Stew:
1. Prepare all the required ingredients, cut shiitake mushrooms in a flower pattern, slice the potato, and cut the cabbage into 3 cm strips;
2. Army pot sauce: take one tablespoon of Cong Ban Lv June fragrant chili sauce;
3. Add one tablespoon of Wei Da Mei Zhen Pin oyster sauce;
4. Include one tablespoon of premium June fresh soy sauce;
5. Also add 3 grams of salt, 5 grams of sugar, 5 ml of sesame oil, one teaspoon of black pepper, and 4 tablespoons of water, mix and stir well;
6. Place onion slices, spring onion sections, and ginger slices in the electric hot pot, along with kimchi;
7. Then add cabbage, potato, shiitake mushrooms, fried dough stick, fish balls, shrimp balls, fish tofu, crab sticks, luncheon meat, small sausages, and beef slices;
8. Pour the army pot sauce into the pot;
9. Add water to the level of the cabbage and top with crumbled cheese or cheese slices;
10. Heat the pot to a boil, and you can continue to add ingredients while eating, and you can add knife-cut noodles or instant noodles as the staple food;
11. A hearty army stew pot offers warmth in this cold season, enjoy eating and chatting, making life comfortable;
12. Pick up a crab stick, every bite is satisfying.
