DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Kimchi Jjigae
Also known as: Kimchi jjigae, 김치찌개
Korean fermented-kimchi and pork stew in anchovy stock.
About Kimchi Jjigae
Maangchi’s kimchi-jjigae uses well-fermented kimchi and pork shoulder in anchovy stock. Her longstanding home version draws on a Korean restaurant preparation while retaining the thicker, shared-pot character she describes for kimchi stew.
Sour kimchi, gochugaru and gochujang give the stew its tangy heat. Sesame oil enriches the seasoning, while dried anchovies, kelp, radish and green-onion roots flavour the stock.
Pieces of pork and kimchi sit in the substantial broth, with tofu optional. Chopped green onion finishes the pot, and rice is the named accompaniment.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Sesame.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Crustaceans, Soy, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Kimchi Jjigae
Maangchi’s pork-shoulder kimchi-jjigae with anchovy stock.
- Well-fermented kimchiBaseIngredient page not linked
- Kimchi brineLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Pork shoulderProtein
- TofuProtein · Optional tofu · Optional
- Green onionsAromatic
- OnionAromatic
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- GochugaruSeasoning
- GochujangSeasoning
- Toasted sesame oilSeasoning
- Homemade anchovy stockLiquidIngredient page not linked
- Dried anchoviesBaseIngredient page not linked
- Korean radishBase
- Dried kelpBaseIngredient page not linked
- Green onion rootsAromaticIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
- RiceAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Well-fermented kimchi: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish unconfirmed; Crustaceans unconfirmed. Prepared kimchi full vegetable/seasoning formula unprovided; fish/crustacean components remain genuine unresolved possibilities.
- Kimchi brine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish unconfirmed; Crustaceans unconfirmed. Same prepared kimchi batch; exact seasoning formula unprovided.
- Pork shoulder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Original shoulder choice rather than belly/chicken/beef.
- Tofu (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed. Explicit optional tofu; author usually medium firm, exact coagulant/product formula unprovided.
- Green onions: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Stew and finish allocation consolidated; stock roots separately named.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Gochugaru: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Gochujang: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy unconfirmed; Wheat (gluten) unconfirmed. Full fermented hot-pepper-paste grain/soy formula unprovided; no brand assumed.
- Toasted sesame oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed
- Homemade anchovy stock: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Intermediate from complete separately recorded source stock inputs.
- Dried anchovies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Stock input, heads/guts removed.
- Korean radish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Original Korean radish list option selected over daikon method wording; discrepancy retained.
- Dried kelp: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Green onion roots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit stock input; exact root candidate absent.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit homemade stock water.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Source serving rice; grain/cooking formula unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- South KoreaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Korean Cuisine
- Seoul and Gyeonggi CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.