Spicy Tuna Stew (Chamchi-jjigae)

Name: Spicy Tuna Stew (Chamchi-jjigae)
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 450 g canned tuna; 280 g onion; 2 ea long green chili peppers; 40 g gochujang; 12 g gochugaru; 15 ml soy sauce; 4 ea garlic cloves; 2 ea green onions; 1 ea head lettuce

Recipe from Maangchi · original post · full recipe on maangchi.com

A quick and easy Korean stew made with canned tuna, onion, green chili peppers, gochujang and gochugaru. Delicious with rice and lettuce wraps.

Serves 4 25 min

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Ingredients

canned tuna450 g
onion — cut into chunks280 g
long green chili peppers — sliced2 ea
gochujang40 g
gochugaru12 g
soy sauce15 ml
garlic cloves — minced4 ea
green onions — chopped2 ea
head lettuce — leaves separated, to serve1 ea

Method

Spread the onion over the bottom of a shallow pan. Add half of the sliced green chili peppers over top.
Add the tuna, gochujang (use up to 3 tablespoons if you like it spicier), gochugaru, soy sauce and 360 ml water.
Cover and cook for 10 minutes over medium-high heat.
Uncover and stir with a wooden spoon to mix it up.
Stir in the garlic, green onion and the rest of the sliced green chili peppers.
Cook uncovered for another 3 to 5 minutes to thicken the stew.
Remove from the heat and serve right away with rice, lettuce and ssamjang.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegetarian
Spicy Tofu Stew (Dubu-jjigae)
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of canned tuna
Cut the tofu into thick cubes and lay it over the onions in place of the tuna; it simmers for the same 10 minutes, so the timing does not change.
Vegan
Spicy Tofu Stew (Dubu-jjigae)
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of canned tuna
Cut the tofu into thick cubes and lay it over the onions in place of the tuna; it simmers for the same 10 minutes, so the timing does not change.
Gluten-free
- 40 g Gluten-free gochujang instead of gochujang
- 15 ml Tamari instead of soy sauce
Nothing changes in the cooking; tamari is a little stronger, so taste before adding extra salt.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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