Modu Recipes

Ttukdak Hyung's Aged Kimchi Jjigae

A hearty and spicy stew made with aged kimchi, rolled with pan-fried pork neck and tofu seared in perilla oil, simmered in a savory, spicy sauce.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ For those who want to enjoy a spicy jjigae combining the deep flavor of aged kimchi with the savory taste of pork belly.
  • ⭐ For those who want to experience a unique texture and taste by rolling tofu in aged kimchi.
  • ⭐ For those who want a spicy soup dish to enjoy with a bowl of rice.

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • Pork neck: 600g
  • Tofu: 300g
  • Perilla oil: 2 tablespoons
  • Aged kimchi: 300g
  • Onion: 100g
  • Water: 360ml
  • Red pepper flakes: 3 tablespoons
  • Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon
  • Gochujang: 1 tablespoon
  • Salted shrimp: 0.5 tablespoon
  • Beef stock powder: 1 tablespoon
  • Sugar: 0.7 tablespoon
  • Minced garlic: 1 tablespoon
  • Black pepper: 0.1 tablespoon
  • Cheongyang pepper: 5g

Recipe 🍳

  1. Place pork neck in a pan and grill until golden brown. 600g pork neck.
  2. Once the meat is cooked, remove it temporarily. Add the following ingredients to the pan used for grilling the meat and cook. 300g tofu, 2 tablespoons perilla oil.
  3. When the tofu is golden brown, place it on top of the aged kimchi and roll it up. 300g aged kimchi, grilled tofu.
  4. Add the following ingredients to the pan used for grilling the tofu and boil. Aged kimchi and tofu roll, 100g onion, 360ml water, 3 tablespoons red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon gochujang, 0.5 tablespoon salted shrimp, 1 tablespoon beef stock powder, 0.7 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, 0.1 tablespoon black pepper.
  5. Once the water starts boiling, add the following ingredients and boil until done! Pork neck, 5g Cheongyang pepper.
  1. Pan-fry pork belly until golden and set aside; pan-fry tofu in perilla oil and roll with aged kimchi.
  2. In the same pan used for tofu, add the aged kimchi tofu rolls and onions, then add seasoning made with gochugaru, gochujang, and salted shrimp, along with water, and boil.
  3. Once the broth starts boiling, add the cooked pork belly and chili peppers, boil once more to complete the spicy and deep-flavored jjigae.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Sear the pork neck first to enhance its flavor, then simmer with aged kimchi for a deep taste.

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