Budae-Jjigae Army Base Soup/ Stew

skunkmonkey101
skunkmonkey101 @skunk_monkey101
Dover, Florida

After the Korean war there was a food shortage. So whatever was on hand at army bases were made into soups or stews. It was usually leftover processed foods. For all who have served....

Budae-Jjigae Army Base Soup/ Stew

After the Korean war there was a food shortage. So whatever was on hand at army bases were made into soups or stews. It was usually leftover processed foods. For all who have served....

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Ingredients

  1. Soup
  2. 12 ouncesspam
  3. 5 ounceVienna sausage
  4. 1 packageramen noodles
  5. 3 slicesAmerican cheese
  6. 1 cupkimchee
  7. 1/2 poundhotdogs
  8. 12 ouncestofu, extra firm
  9. 2 quartschicken broth
  10. 1-1/2 cuppork and beans
  11. 1/4 poundbacon
  12. 1/4 cupsliced green onion optional
  13. 8 ouncesmushrooms optional
  14. 1rice cake optional
  15. Flavorings
  16. 2 tablespoonsmirin
  17. 1 tablespoonrice vinegar
  18. 1 tablespoonssugar
  19. 1 tablespoonssoya sauce
  20. 1 teaspoongochujang sauce
  21. To tastesalt optional
  22. To tasteoyster crackers
  23. 1 tablespoonminced garlic

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Slice the bacon and render the bacon keep the drippings. Slice the hotdogs on a bias.

  2. 2

    Break the ramen noodles up. You can use the flavorings ingredients, also add the flavor packet of the noodles, if you like. This soup is based with a lot of processed foods which can tend to be on the salty side.

  3. 3

    Cut the Vienna sausages into thirds. Add the juices to a pot, usually it's chicken broth. Add the chicken broth to the same pot. Heat the broths mixture.

  4. 4

    Cut the kimchee into manageable pieces.

  5. 5

    Add mushrooms and add everything to the pot with the hot broth, except the salt, tofu, and spam. Cube the tofu.

  6. 6

    In the bacon drippings fry the cubed tofu. Fry till a little colorful. Set tofu aside.

  7. 7

    Cube the spam and fry. When the spam is crisp add to the soup. When you fry the spam it gets a bit salty. Also the broth from the can of Vienna sausages is very salty along with the soya sauce. Add the tofu, and stir in. Simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cheese on top.

  8. 8

    Taste to see saltiness, if too salty add a little more rice vinegar. If not salty enough add salt to taste. Serve with oyster crackers, I hope you enjoy!!

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