Ttukdak Hyung's Pork and Potato Jjageuli

A jjageuli stew made by stir-frying front leg meat for soup and vegetables in a spicy seasoning, then adding grated potato to thicken and deepen the broth.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who enjoy mixing rice into a savory and thick gochujang broth stew.
  • Those who want to make a hearty and deeply flavored dinner stew using leftover vegetables and budget-friendly meat.

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • Pork front leg meat (for soup) appropriate amount
  • Cooking oil a little
  • Jin soy sauce a little
  • Gochujang a little
  • Gochugaru a little
  • Mirin a little
  • Minced garlic a little
  • Doenjang a little
  • Minced ginger a little
  • Beef bone broth appropriate amount
  • Water appropriate amount
  • Potato 2~3 (some sliced, 1 grated)
  • Zucchini a little
  • Onion a little
  • Tofu a little
  • Green onion a little
  • Cheongyang chili pepper a little

Recipe 🍳

  1. Cut the front leg meat for soup into bite-sized pieces suitable for stew.
  2. In a pot, add a little cooking oil, then add the cut meat, jin soy sauce, gochujang, gochugaru, mirin, minced garlic, doenjang, and minced ginger. Stir-fry until the surface of the meat is cooked.
  3. Once the seasoning is absorbed and the meat is stir-fried, add an appropriate amount of store-bought beef bone broth and water.
  4. Add the diced potatoes, bite-sized zucchini, onion, tofu, and diagonally sliced green onion and cheongyang chili pepper into the pot.
  5. While the stew is bubbling, grate the remaining 1 potato finely using a grater or blender.
  6. When the potatoes and vegetables are tender, add the grated potato to the broth and mix well.
  7. Simmer until the broth thickens and becomes smooth, then finish the stew.
  1. Stir-fry the bite-sized front leg meat in a pot with seasonings like gochujang and doenjang.
  2. Add beef bone broth and water, then add sliced potatoes, vegetables, and tofu. Boil until tender.
  3. Finally, add the grated potato to the broth to thicken and enrich the stew, then finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Grating raw potato at the end instead of using flour gives a cleaner and stickier broth texture.
  • Stir-frying the meat with the seasoning paste directly in oil, instead of dissolving it first, helps remove meaty odors and maximizes the flavor of the seasoning.
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