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Dwenjang Jjigae (Bean Paste Stew)


Ingredients

Bean Paste----------4tbs Chopped Garlic----------4tbs
Chopped onion----------4tbs Dried anchovies----------10
Tofu----------1/4 Chilly Pepper---------1
Ground Beef----------1oz Green Onion----------1
Zucchini----------1/2 Red Bean Paste----------1tbs
Sesame Oil  

Method

1. In a pot, pour about 3 cups of water and boil with anchovies for about thirty minutes. Take out anchovies. Set aside anchovy water.

2. Cut tofu into 1x1x½ inch pieces, and cut deseeded chilly pepper into ½ thick pieces, diagonally.

3. Cut zucchini into half circle. ¼ inch thick pieces and chop green onion.

4. In a pot, stir chopped onion and garlic with less than 1 tsp of sesame seed oil.
 

5. Add ground beef and bean paste and stir until beef is cooked.

6. Add anchovy water and boil.

7. Add chilly pepper, and red bean paste.

8. Add zucchini and boil for about five minutes. Add tofu and boil about two minutes. Then add green onion before serve.

As one of the most celebrated dishes in Korea. Dwenjang Jjigae is eaten very frequently in most homes in Korea. While being similar to the Japanese Miso soup, it has a stronger flavor and includes more ingredients to make it a much more sustaining part of the meal. Research also suggests that bean paste contains many antioxidants that fight against cancer.