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Tuna and Kimchee Stew (Kimchi Jjigae)
Recipe courtesy Esther Choi for Cooking Channel
- Total Time:
- 30 min
- Prep:
- 10 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 20 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
- 1/4 onion, chopped
- One 2-pound container prepared kimchi, roughly chopped and juice reserved
- One 7-ounce can good-quality tuna packed in oil, such as A's do Mar
- 8 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- White rice, for serving
- 2 scallions, roughly chopped
- Nori, thinly sliced, for garnish
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
Directions
Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the onions and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
Add the prepared kimchi and juice and 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, drain the tuna, breaking it into chunks. Add the tuna, tofu, fish sauce, sesame oil and soy sauce and simmer until heated through, for 3 minutes.
Serve over rice and top with scallions, nori and sesame seeds.