Dwenjang Jjigae -Soy Bean Paste Stew, 된장찌개

This is one of the most loved stews along Koreans with Kimchi stew. It goes well with dishes like Galbi and Bulgogi. A combination of seafoods, vegetables, tofu and soybean paste makes it a very nutritious dish.

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This is one of the most loved stews along Koreans with Kimchi stew. It goes well with dishes like Galbi and Bulgogi.
A combination of seafoods, vegetables, tofu and soybean paste makes it a very nutritious dish.

tags:

(non-spicy), main dish/entrée, side dish (ban-chan), healthy, soup, nut free, seafood, vegetables, boil

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quantity	ingredient
3 tbs	Soybean paste 된장
20	Anchovy (dried) 멸치
1 piece(s)	Dried Kelp (5 cm x 5 cm) 다시마
5 oz	Short-neck Clams 바지락
3 cups	Water 물
2 tsp	Garlic (minced) 다진 마늘
1 tsp	Red Chili Pepper Flakes 고추가루
¼	Korean Radish 무
¼	Zucchini 애호박
½	Onion (Medium) 양파
½	Red Chili Pepper 붉은 고추
½	Green Chili Pepper 풋고추
½	Green Onion 파
4 oz	Tofu (Bean Curd) 두부

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Optional Ingredients:
- Dried Kelp
- Short-neck Clams
- Red Chili Pepper flakes (if you don't like spicy food, do not add this)

instructions	photos
1. Broth Boil 3 cups of water in a pot. Put 20 heads of anchovy and 1 piece of kelp (optional, 5cm x 5cm) into boiling water. Let it boil on high heat for 15 min.
2. Cut vegetables While making the broth, prepare the vegetables. Wash them thoroughly under running water. Slice radish thinly (2cm x 2cm). Cut 1/2 onion into squares. Cut 1/2 red chili pepper, 1/2 green chili pepper and 1/2green onion diagonally. Slice tofu into rectangles (3cm x 4cm x 1cm).
3. Season Dissolve 3 table spoons of soybean paste into the broth by rubbing over a sifter. Let it boil for 3 min on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of red chili pepper flakes, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic and radish. Keep boiling until the radish is cooked
4. Add Vegetables Add the onion and zucchini and boil it for 3 min. When the stew is boiling up, skim off the foams.
5. Add short-neck clams (Optional) Add short-neck clams and let it boil until they start to open up.
6. Finish Add tofu, green onion and red chili pepper and green chili peppers. Boil it for 2 min.
7. Enjoy! Serve with rice. Enjoy!