Doenjang jjigae (Korean soybean paste stew) made with seafood
Recipe by Hyosun on April 26, 2015
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT10M
Rating
4.86 stars (7 reviews)
Keywords
Doenjang, dwenjang jjigae, Korean stew
Ingredients
1 cup assortment of seafood (I used a few small clams, 1/2 squid, and 5 medium shrimp)
8 to 10 ounces tofu
1/2 medium zucchini
3 to 4 mushroom caps
1/4 medium onion
3 ounces Korean radish (mu)
1 chili pepper (green or red)
1 to 2 scallions
3 cups of anchovy broth or water (see note)
2 tablespoons doenjang (Korean soybean paste)
1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean chili pepper flakes)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon vinegar
Categories
Main Course
stew
Cuisine
Korean
Steps
Rinse and scrub the clams. Place the clams in salted water (1 tablespoon of salt in 2 to 3 cups of water) for 30 minutes or longer to get the clams to spit out the sand. Clean the squid, and cut into bite size pieces. Clean the shrimp.
Cut the tofu into 1/2-inch thick bite size slices. Cut the zucchini, onion, mushrooms, and radish into bite size pieces. Roughly chop the scallion, and thinly slice the chili pepper.
Add the anchovy broth (or rice water or plain water), soybean paste and gochugaru to a small pot. Stir well to dissolve the soy bean paste. Add the radish and onion. Bring it to a boil over medium high heat, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add the tofu, zucchini, mushroom, chili pepper and garlic. Boil for an additional 2 minutes.
Add the seafood, starting with the clams. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes or until the clams are open. Stir in the vinegar, and throw in the scallion. Cook for another minute or two.
Reviews
Michael on 2021-03-31 (5 stars): I faithfully followed your instructions and it came out amazing! Better than in the KTown restaurants in NYC where I live. Shopped for my ingredients at HMart. Thank you for making it so easy!