A savory stew made with fermented soybean paste, tofu, vegetables, and sometimes pork or seafood.
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Ingredients
🫘3 tbsp doenjang (fermented soybean paste)
🧊200g tofu, cubed
🥔1 potato, diced
🫑1 zucchini, sliced
🧅1/2 onion, sliced
🌶️1 green chili, sliced
🍲3 cups anchovy or vegetable stock
Method
Serves 2
1
Bring the stock to a simmer and whisk in the doenjang until dissolved.
2
Add potato and onion, and simmer until the potato begins to soften.
3
Add zucchini and tofu, and continue simmering for 5-8 minutes.
4
Add chili in the last few minutes of cooking.
5
Serve hot, bubbling, alongside a bowl of steamed rice.
✓ What Makes it Authentic
Doenjang jjigae is a staple everyday Korean home-cooked dish, built around doenjang, a fermented paste similar in role to Japanese miso but distinct in flavor.
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