Main ingredients 🥩
aged kimchiporktofuoniongreen onioncheongyang chili pepper
Ttukdak Hyung's Restaurant-Style Aged Kimchi Jjim
Whole aged kimchi and thick pork slices are steamed on low heat for 30 minutes with a special seasoning sauce, resulting in tender, melt-in-your-mouth aged kimchi jjim.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to enjoy tender aged kimchi that pulls into long strips wrapped with succulent pork.
- ⭐ Those looking for a hearty Korean main dish full of care to serve at housewarmings or family dinners.
- ⭐ Those who want to use up aged kimchi that has been sitting in the fridge in the most perfect and delicious way.
Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings
- whole aged kimchi
- pork
- tofu
- onion
- green onion
- cheongyang chili pepper
- restaurant-style kimchi seasoning
Recipe 🍳
- Line the bottom of a pot with thick pork slices, then place whole aged kimchi on top.
- Add the prepared restaurant-style kimchi seasoning and pour in enough water to barely cover the ingredients.
- Close the lid, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes until the kimchi and pork are completely tender.
- After 30 minutes, when the pork and kimchi are fully cooked, add sliced tofu, onion, green onion, and cheongyang chili pepper to the pot.
- Simmer on medium heat for another 10 minutes to draw out sweetness from the vegetables and reduce the broth to the desired consistency.
- Add pork, whole aged kimchi, restaurant-style seasoning, and water to a pot.
- Close the lid and gently simmer on low heat for 30 minutes to make the jjim.
- Add tofu and vegetables, then simmer for 10 more minutes to finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- For perfect texture, simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes so the kimchi fibers soften and you can pull the leaves apart in long strips.
- When the meat fat has fully seeped into the aged kimchi, wrap the well-cooked whole kimchi in rice; you won't need any other side dishes.