Recipe: Perfect Tuna Kimchi Stew

Tuna Kimchi Stew. It's bubbling, hot kimchi stew with tuna (called chamchi-kimchi-jjigae in Korean, 참치김치찌개), so easy to make, satisfying, and delicious. It's made with just a few ingredients. Kimchi jjigae is definitely my soul food as a Korean.

Kimchi Stew is one of the most loved dishes in Korea. This is sure to fix it. This is a quick and easy way to make Kimchi Stew with a can of tuna. You can have Tuna Kimchi Stew using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tuna Kimchi Stew

1. It's 350 g of Kimchi.
2. Prepare 1 can of canned tuna.
3. Prepare 1 tbs of butter.
4. You need 2 1/2 cups of water.
5. You need 1/2 cup of kimchi juice.
6. It's 1 tbs of korean chili powder.
7. Prepare 1/2 pack of tofu, soft or regular tofu.
8. Prepare 1 tbs of salt.

See traditional or classic Kimchi Stew. Well, make it a stew of course! Cooking kimchi really turns it into a whole other animal. Serve with laver strips on top.

Tuna Kimchi Stew instructions

1. Saute canned tuna with butter on high heat for 2 minutes.
2. Cut kimchi into 2 inches long or bite size and add to the pot with the tuna. Saute for 7 minutes. If start to stick to the pot, add abit of kimchi juice or water.
3. Add water and kimchi juice. Add korean chili powder for color and spice. Bring to boil and let simmer for 10-15 minutes on medium heat. Add salt to season.
4. Add tofu and boil for another 2 minutes..
5. Ready to be serve. Can add chopped spring onion for garnish..

Another great use of kimchi is this beloved Kimchi Jjigae (stew). The most common dish made with aged kimchi is kimchi jjigae (김치 찌개). It's a go-to stew in Korean homes. In Korea, this soup is called 참치 김치찌개, which is transliterated to chamchi kimchi jjigae (tuna kimchi stew). Tuna Kimchi JjiGae. 참치 김치 찌개, ChamChi GimChi JjiGae.