Bowl of Soft Tofu Stew with Meat
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Soft Tofu Stew with Meat


Korea   -   Gogi Sundubu-Jjigae

Serves:
Effort:
Sched:
DoAhead:  
Note-6
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1-1/4 hr
Most
A popular Korean stew, spicy and flavorful, made with Chicken, Pork, or Beef. It is traditionally served with an egg on top.

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Meat (1)
Tofu, ExSoft (2)
Black Mushroom (3)
-- Paste
Chili Flake (4)
Sesame Oil, dark
Pepper, black
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Onion
Garlic
Oil
Stock (5)
Fish Sauce
Salt
-- Garnish
Eggs
Scallion Greens
-- Serve with
Steamed Rice

Do Ahead   -   (45 min - 8 min work)
  1. Make Anchovy Stock if you don't have it (or another suitable Stock) on hand (see Note-5).
Prep   -   (1-3/4 hrs - 25 min work)
  1. Cut MEAT Into small pieces, less than 1/4 inch thick.
  2. Soak MUSHROOMS in warm water for at least 1-1/2 hours. Drain and cut into 1/4 inch dice.
  3. Mix all Paste items until Chili Flake has absorbed all the Sesame Oil. Set aside.
  4. Dice ONION small.
  5. Crush GARLIC and chop small
  6. For Garnish, slice SCALLION GREENS crosswise about 1/4 inch.
Run   -   (35 min)
  1. In a coverable sauté pan or similar, heat Oil. A 3-1/2 quart will give you plenty of real estate for handling the Eggs. Stir in Onion mix and fry stirring until Translucent.
  2. Stir in Garlic, then Meat and Mushrooms. Fry stirring until meat takes a little color, then stir in Stock. Simmer covered until Meat is cooked, about 10 to 20 minutes depending on type of meat and how it is cut.
  3. Uncover and bring to a boil. IF using Soft Tofu, cut the tubes in half and squeeze into the Stew. IF using Silken Tofu, scoop it out in large chunks. Once it is in, break it up evenly into medium bite size pieces with a wooden spatula.
  4. Stir in Paste mix and Fish Sauce. When it comes back to a simmer, cover and hold there for about 3 minutes.
Eggs   -   (5 min)
  1. When ready to Serve:   with the stew bubbling, crack as many EGGS as there will be servings (1 to 4) onto the stew. It will help to crack them into small shallow bowls first to make sure the yolks stay intact. Let cook 2 minutes. Without disturbing the eggs, spoon stew into individual serving bowls. Scoop up an Egg and place it into each bowl. The Yolks should still be liquid.
  2. Serve immediately, garnished with Scallion Greens. Accompany with Steamed Medium Grain (California) Rice (see Note-6.
NOTES:
  1. Meat:

      This recipe can be made with Chicken, Pork, or Beef. Any of these should be skinless, boneless, and with excess fat removed. Chicken should be Leg or Thigh meat for best flavor and texture. The photo example was made with Chicken.
  2. Soft Tofu:

      This is a specialty of Korea, packed in 11 ounce sausage tubes. the same amount of Silken Tofu could also be used. for details see our Tofu page.
  3. Black Mushrooms:

      These are the dried Shiitakes available just about everywhere. For details see our Shiitake Mushrooms page.
  4. Chili Flake:

      [Gochu-garu]   This should be Korean chili flake, which is (usually) not excessively hot. You can vary the amount to your preference, but I suggest not going below 2 Tablespoons. For details see our Korean / Japanese Chilis page.
  5. Stock:

      I prefer our Anchovy Vegetable Stock, but Chicken Stock or other low salt stocks could be used. The pattern recipe called for Anchovy Kelp Stock
  6. Serving:

      With an egg, this recipe will easily serve 3. With a bowl of rice to be spooned in as desired, it will stretch to 4 with or without egg. If serving with rice, make it a bit more liquid.
  7. U.S. measure: t=teaspoon, T=Tablespoon, c=cup, qt=quart, oz=ounce, #=pound, cl=clove in=inch, ar=as required tt=to taste
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