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Pork Belly Kimchi-jjim

Pork Belly Kimchi-jjim

A delicious kimchi-jjim recipe that uses a pressure cooker to tenderly steam pork belly and aged kimchi.

KoreanSoup & Stew
⏱️ 8 min total📝 8 steps

What You'll Need

Pork belly (suyuk)1 block
Aged kimchi (mukeunji)appropriate amount
Kimchi brine1/2~1 cup
Doenjang (soybean paste)0.5 tbsp
Soju3 tbsp
Black pepperappropriate amount
Hot chili peppers3
Onion1/2
Radishappropriate amount
Gingerthumb-sized
Garlicappropriate amount
Dried kelpappropriate amount

Instructions

1

If the pork belly has rib meat, trim off any tough skin and rinse once in salt water.

2

Line the bottom of a pressure cooker with the aged kimchi and place the pork belly on top.

3

Cut the onion, radish, ginger, garlic, dried kelp, and hot chili peppers into appropriate sizes and add them to the pressure cooker.

4

Add 0.5 tbsp of doenjang, 3 tbsp of soju, black pepper, and pour in the kimchi brine.

5

Close the pressure cooker lid and heat over high heat.

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6

Once the pressure valve starts to rattle, reduce to low heat and continue to cook.

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7

Turn off the heat and let it sit to release the pressure.

8

Slice the cooked pork belly and aged kimchi into bite-sized pieces and serve together.