Budae-jjigae (Army stew)

Hello everyone!

In this week, I made Budae-jjigae 부대찌개 with my Korean classmates. So I am going to introduce about how to make Budae-jjigae (부대찌개) today!

Budae jjigae (부대찌개) is a fusion dish that incorporates American processed meats such as Spam, bacon, and hot dogs into a Korean stew. Budae is a general term for a military base in Korean, but budae jjigae is translated into “Army stew” or “Army base stew” because of its origin.

Seasoning
1 tablespoon gochugaru, Korean red chili pepper flakes
1 teaspoon gochujang, Korean red chili pepper paste
1 teaspoon soup soy sauce
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon water
Black pepper to taste

Optional
1 package instant ramen noodles

Instructions
1. Cut the ingredients into bite size pieces, and arrange them in a medium size shallow pot. Mix all the seasoning ingredients in a small bowl.

2. Add the broth, and stir in the seasoning.

3.Cook over medium high heat until the bacon is cooked through and the kimchi has softened. Add the optional ramen noodles and more broth or water if necessary. (The noodles soak up a lot of the liquid, so I briefly cook the ramen noodles in a separate pot of water before adding to the stew.)

Note : If you like or don't like spicy food, you would add red chili staffs a little by little.

I hope you can enjoy it!!!