Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy hobak jjigae (korean squash stew) with pork & tofu. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

If using pork (or beef), preheat the pot with a little bit of oil. Great recipe for Spicy Hobak Jjigae (Korean Squash Stew) with Pork & Tofu. Jjigae (TCHEE-geh) is Korean for stew and, as in English, refers to any number of heartier (and in the case of Korean food, more pungent) dishes that are thicker than soup, which, in Korean culture is considerably more.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have spicy hobak jjigae (korean squash stew) with pork & tofu using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Hobak Jjigae (Korean Squash Stew) with Pork & Tofu:

1. Prepare 1/2 onion, diced
2. Get 1-2 jalapeños, cut into 1/8" thick slices
3. Get 2-4 garlic cloves peeled and smashed (or chopped)
4. Prepare 1/2 pound pork shoulder, thinly sliced
5. Prepare 1/4 cup dwenjang (Korean soybean paste) OR miso (which is the Japanese version)
6. Take 1/4 cup gochujang (Korean chili paste)
7. Prepare 4 cups water
8. Get 4 cups calabacita squash or zucchini, cut into 1/2" thick slices (about 2 to 3 medium squashes)
9. Get 1 (14 oz.) package tofu (can be any firmness)

Alternatively, you can also use anchovy stock granules to make the stock. Beef Doenjang Jjigae using leftover Kalbi rib meat and bone. Doenjang Jjigae or Korean soybean paste stew has many variations, just like you can make a tomato-based pasta sauce so many different ways. You can make this jjigae with just anchovy stock, with beef, with pork, with seafood or just vegetables.

Instructions to make Spicy Hobak Jjigae (Korean Squash Stew) with Pork & Tofu:

1. Put all ingredients except squash and tofu in a pot, cover, turn the heat to medium high, and cook for 15 minutes.
2. Give the jjigae a few good stirs. You'll see the jjigae change color as the dwenjang and gochujang dissolve into the broth. Let the jjigae continue cooking uncovered for 2 to 3 minutes until it comes to a boil.
3. Add squash, give it a few good stirs, and cook another 15 minutes covered.
4. Crumble tofu into the jjigae. (This is not typical - usually it's cut into cubes or slices - but I like it this way because the tofu picks up more flavor from the broth.) Cover and cook another 10 minutes. - - Don't worry that the broth is constantly boiling rather than simmering. Jjigae gets its well developed pungency from this constant application of higher heat and the resulting compounding, melding, and reduction of flavors.
5. At this point, give everything another good stir and see if you need to adjust the seasoning. If it tastes fine, you're done. - - If a little too salty, add a touch of water. If you want more saltiness, you can add a little more dwenjang and/or gochujang, remembering that the gochujang is much hotter (as in spicy) than the dwenjang. - - If you do adjust the seasoning, let it boil another 4 or 5 minutes to let the new level of seasoning meld. - - That's it. Enjoy!

Use a mandolin to shred all your veggies. Hobak Gochujang Jjigae (Korean Spicy Zucchini Stew) Gaji Hobak Muchim (Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini with Korean Seasoning) Doenjang Jjigae (Korean Soybean Paste Stew) More Korean savory pancakes recipes. Kimchijeon (kimchi pancakes) Haemul Pajeon (scallion seafood pancakes) Buchujeon (garlic chives pancakes) Nokdujeon (savory mung bean) Gochujang Hobak Jjigae (Spicy Zucchini Stew) Gochujang Hobak Jjigae is my go-to stew that I mentioned in my recent Yache Twigim post. Because this recipe does not contain any meat(the broth is dried anchovy stock so it's not fully vegetarian but close), it is really light (there's no fat in this) but still very flavorful. Budae-jjigae literally translates to "army base stew".

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