Okjubu's Mushroom Dumpling Jjigae

A warm and hearty stew made with a variety of mushrooms, dumplings, and beef, simmered to rich and deep flavor.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those craving a warm, filling soup on cold days
  • People wanting to enjoy a variety of vegetables and mushrooms in one healthy meal

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • Shiitake mushroom 2 pieces
  • Enoki mushroom 1 piece
  • Oyster mushroom 1 handful
  • Pleurotus mushroom 1 pack
  • Wood ear mushroom a little
  • Napa cabbage 4 slices
  • Chinese cabbage 2 heads
  • Green onion 1 stalk
  • Red pepper 1 piece
  • Green chili 1 piece
  • Dumplings 4–6 pieces
  • Beef (shabu-shabu cut) 150g
  • Dried anchovy stock 800ml
  • Soy sauce base 3 tablespoons
  • Beef dashi 0.5 tablespoon

Recipe 🍳

  1. Cut shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, napa cabbage, green onion, and peppers into bite-sized pieces. Tear oyster mushrooms and pleurotus mushrooms into strands.
  2. Soak wood ear mushrooms in water and tear them apart. Trim the stems of Chinese cabbage and wash thoroughly.
  3. Pour 800ml dried anchovy stock into the stew pot. Add soy sauce base and beef dashi to adjust the broth flavor.
  4. Once the broth comes to a boil, add dumplings first. Arrange the prepared mushrooms, napa cabbage, Chinese cabbage, green onion, peppers, and beef around the pot. Simmer for a few minutes more.
  5. Reduce heat once the beef and vegetables are cooked to your liking, and enjoy while hot.
  1. Prepare mushrooms and vegetables by cutting them into bite-sized pieces.
  2. Pour dried anchovy stock into the pot and season with soy sauce base and dashi.
  3. Once boiling, add dumplings, mushrooms, vegetables, and beef all at once and simmer.
  4. When ingredients are perfectly cooked, the stew is ready.

Cooking tips 💡

  • For a richer, heartier broth, substitute dried anchovy stock with beef bone stock.
  • Eat the solids first, then use the remaining broth to serve kalguksu noodles or make rice porridge—delicious as a side.
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