Name: Quick and Simple Korean Doenjang Chigae (Bean Paste/Tofu Soup)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 cups vegetable stock; 3 cups water; 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons Korean soy bean paste (doenjang); 4 green onions, chopped; 1 zucchini, halved and cut into 1/2-inch slices; ½ (16 ounce) package firm tofu, drained and cubed; 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced

One of the most simple and quick dishes I learned to make while in Korea.  Doenjang is a fermented soybean paste that can be found in Asian grocers.

Quick and Simple Korean Doenjang Chigae (Bean Paste/Tofu Soup)

vegetable stock

water

garlic,

Korean soy bean paste (doenjang)

green onions, chopped

zucchini,

½ (16 ounce) package firm tofu, drained and cubed

jalapeno pepper, sliced

Bring vegetable stock and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Stir in garlic and soy bean paste, stirring until the paste dissolves. Stir in the green onion, zucchini, tofu, and jalapeno. Allow soup to return to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.


This is a delicious soup. You'd probably want to add more bean paste (just put in to your liking-- taste as you go) and while you're at the Asian market pick up anchovy powder (my package says "Iriko Dashi Shimaya" or you can ask the grocer for the fish powder used in 'TEN-johng-chee-gay'). The friend who taught me to make this soup uses it in hers and it's a magic ingredient that enhances the flavor of the soup but doesn't make it taste fishy. You only need to add a teaspoon of it or so. Good luck!

Think i used the wrong type of tofu as it desintegrated but soup was stil lovely

My mom is Korean and it tastes just like she makes it. I've used this recipe several times and my family loves it just as it is.

Quick and Simple Korean Doenjang Chigae (Bean Paste/Tofu Soup)

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Servings: 6

Cost: $2.28 /serving

Author : Chicken_Livers_Stink

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