Kimchi jjigae without gochujang

  • Good for lunch
  • Good for dinner

Less suited for breakfast.

Spicy kimchi stew with tofu, pork belly and actual chilli without chilli paste; 6 servings.

6 servingsFinal yield 2,200 g

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Ingredients

  • 500 gCabbage, kimchi
  • 400 gTofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari)
  • 350 gPork, fresh, belly, raw
  • 180 gOnions, raw
  • 20 gGarlic, raw
  • 8 gSpices, pepper, red or cayenne
  • 45 gSoy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu)
  • 12 gSesame oil
  • 900 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking

Method

  1. Slice pork belly thinly, cut kimchi shorter, cube tofu to 2 cm and finely dice onion.
  2. Warm sesame oil with pork, onion and garlic in a pot for two minutes; add chilli and stir 30 seconds.
  3. Add kimchi, shoyu and water. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered 18 minutes so kimchi flavours broth.
  4. Add tofu and heat gently five more minutes; pork must be hot throughout and tofu should stay cubed.

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Nutrition

Calculated from the selected ingredients; not a laboratory measurement.

Whole recipe

Energy
2,457.2 kcal
Protein
82.2 g
Fat
218.6 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
53.6 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
17.6 g
Saturated fatty acids
73.3 g
Sodium
5,170.9 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
12.9 g

Per serving

Energy
409.5 kcal
Protein
13.7 g
Fat
36.4 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
8.9 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
2.9 g
Saturated fatty acids
12.2 g
Sodium
861.8 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
2.2 g

Per 100 g of finished food

Energy
111.7 kcal
Protein
3.7 g
Fat
9.9 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)
2.4 g
Total dietary fibre (USDA)
0.8 g
Saturated fatty acids
3.3 g
Sodium
235 mg
Salt (sodium × 2.5)
0.59 g

Salt is calculated from sodium (g salt = mg sodium × 2.5 / 1000) and includes sodium from all ingredients.

A dash means the value is unknown, not zero.

Calculation limitations

  • Nutrition is a calculated estimate, not a laboratory measurement.
  • The final yield is an editorial estimate.
  • The number of servings is an editorial estimate (midpoint of the source range or based on the dish type and energy).
  • Fibre, saturated fat and sodium of cooked ingredients are estimated from the consumed ingredient amounts; for drained ingredients, sodium is included only where the retained amount is an explicit editorial estimate.
  • Some process effects could not be resolved in this calculation.
  • Allergen status requires review.

Allergens

Allergens are not verified.

Food data sources

  • USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central SR Legacy. · CC0 1.0 Universal
  • USDA FoodData Central FNDDS (2021-2023) · USDA Agricultural Research Service, FoodData Central FNDDS. · CC0 1.0 Universal