Steps to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2 is 2 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2 estimated approx 45 minutes.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2 using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

With a rich, flavorful, spicyhot broth and the delicious complement of lots of light, healthful, and nutty tasting soft tofu, soondubu jjigae (pronounced SOONdooboo TCHIgeh), literally "soft tofu stew," is becoming an increasingly popular standalone Korean dish.

As with most jjigae dishes, this stuff is usually served screaming hot in an earthenware pot with a raw egg served on the side to be cracked into the bubbling hot mixture and left for a few minutes to cook in that superhot residual heat before digging in.

While it helps to have an earthenware pot if you happen to like your soups and stews almost unbearably temperature hot in true Korean fashion, you don't need one to make this dish. A small heavy duty stainless saucepan or enamel coated cast iron pot will do just fine.

This recipe includes pork, but if you've ever had soondubu jjigae at a restaurant, you know that you can get beef, seafood and vegetarian versions as well. You can easily substitute the pork in this recipe for an equal amount of other protein. If you're doing a seafood version (smaller shrimp, clams, and pieces of squid or baby octopus work well), you might like to add your protein halfway into the cook time rather than at the beginning in order to avoid overcooking it.

You can easily double the recipe to serve 4.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2:

1. 1/2 a small onion, chopped
2. 2 cloves garlic, minced
3. 2 teaspoons gochugaru (Korean chili flakes) or 1 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes to start
4. 1/2 teaspoon sugar
5. 1/4 pound pork belly or shoulder, cut into small strips (about 1.5 inch x.5 inch)
6. 2 cups unsalted stock (chicken, pork, beef or seafood are all fine) or water if you don't have stock
7. 1 Tablespoon fish sauce
8. 1 pound soft tofu
9. 1-2 eggs
10. 1 small green onion, chopped
11. optional: 1 chopped fresh chili
12. optional: 1 teaspoon saewoo jut (Korean brined microshrimp)

Instructions to make Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Stew) for 2

1. Put all ingredients except soft tofu, egg and green onion in a pot and bring to vigorous boil over medium high heat. Continue to let it boil for another 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Loosely crumble the tofu and distribute evenly over boiling stew mixture, cover partially, and continue to boil over medium high heat for another 3 or 4 minutes.
3. Gently stir to incorporate all ingredients and adjust seasoning if needed. At this point, you can just add kosher salt for added salt element. You may want to ratchet up the heat with more chili flakes, too.
4. Bring the stew up to a vigorous boil again for 2 or 3 minutes.
5. Remove from heat, crack raw egg(s) into center, sprinkle green onions top, and serve with steamed rice on the side. Don't forget to spoon some of the boiling hot stew broth (enough to cover) over the top of the raw egg and leave it undisturbed for 3 to 4 minutes to cook the whites through.
6. Enjoy with a bowl of steamed rice and kimchi, too, if you've got it! :) My kimchi recipe: https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/1567994-kimchi-easier-than-you-think

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