Kimchi Jjim (Braised Kimchi)

Name: Kimchi Jjim (Braised Kimchi)
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: Store-bought aged kimchi 500g; Kimchi brine a little; Pork front leg meat 500g; Cooking oil appropriate amount; Salt 1 pinch; Water 1L; Green onion 2~3 stalks; Whole garlic a handful; Anchovy fish sauce 2 tbsp; Soy sauce 1 tbsp; Sugar 1 level tbsp; Minced garlic 1 heaping tbsp

A spicy and rich kimchi stew recipe made by slow-cooking whole aged kimchi and pork front leg meat for a deep flavor.

KoreanSoup & Stew

⏱️ 50 min total📝 7 steps

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What You'll Need

Store-bought aged kimchi500g

Kimchi brinea little

Pork front leg meat500g

Cooking oilappropriate amount

Salt1 pinch

Water1L

Green onion2~3 stalks

Whole garlica handful

Anchovy fish sauce2 tbsp

Soy sauce1 tbsp

Sugar1 level tbsp

Minced garlic1 heaping tbsp

Instructions

Pour 2 swirls of cooking oil into a heated pot, add the 500g piece of pork front leg meat, and sear both sides until golden brown.

Reduce the heat to medium and season the seared 500g pork front leg meat with 1 pinch of salt.

Lay 500g of store-bought aged kimchi in the pot and add a little kimchi brine.

Pour in 1L of water, then add 2~3 stalks of green onion cut into long pieces similar to the size of the kimchi, and a handful of whole garlic.

Season with 2 tbsp of anchovy fish sauce, 1 tbsp of soy sauce, and 1 level tbsp of sugar.

Add 1 heaping tbsp of minced garlic, cover with a lid, and simmer over medium heat for 50 minutes.

⏱️ 50m 0s

Open the lid, check that the minced garlic and aged kimchi are tenderly cooked, and finish.