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Recipe: Big Cheese Ramen Kimchi Soup

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Who wouldn’t like some cheese on their kimchi ramen? If you are looking to find new ways to make use of your instant ramen then this is a recipe for you. Budae Jigae or Korean Army Stew is a hearty, spicy kimchi stew created shortly after the Korean War using foods left from the US army bases. This recipe can be whipped up in less than 20 minutes.

Ingredients(4 Servings):

  •   One L of chicken stock
  •   200 g of SPAM slices
  •   Sliced sausages
  •   250 g of tofu
  •   200 g of shiitake mushrooms
  •   One stalk of spring onion
  •   ½ cup of kimchi
  •   Instant ramen noodles
  •   30 g of sliced green onion
  •   2 cheese slices
  •   100 g of bok choy

 (Sauce)

  • 2 tablespoons of Korean chilli flakes 
  • 2 tablespoons of rice wine 
  • 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of minced garlic
  • ½  tbsp of sugar
  • ½  tbsp of Gochujang
  • Ground black pepper

Directions:

  1. Gather all the ingredients in a big pot. All except the instant ramen noodles, spring onions, bok choy and cheese.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix in all the ingredients for the sauce.
  3. Once the water boils, add in the noodles. Lower the heat slightly and use a fork or a chopstick to disentangle the strands of noodles.
  4. Once you see that the noodles are soft and cooked, turn off the heat.
  5. Pour in the seasoning packets provided in the noodle package.
  6. Add in the bok choy into the mix. Leave it to boil for about two minutes.
  7. Chop the spring onions into a few slices. Put it into the saucepan along with the kimchi.
  8. Leave it to boil for half a minute before you remove it from the heat.
  9. Unwrap a cheese slice of your choice. Place it on top of the noodles. Reduce the heat to a low if you’re cooking it on a portable cooker and place it at the dining table for everyone to share.
  10. Serve it with steamed rice with the side dishes of your choice. Eat it while it is hot.

Notes: Garnish it with some more red pepper if you can handle the heat.You can also add in a soft boiled egg, sliced beef, chicken slices. Make sure you cut them into a few tiny slices. Toss it into a skillet and cook it with some vegetable oil. 

Nutrition (approximately):

Calories:                  653 kcal
Carbohydrates:      43 grams
Protein:                  31 grams
Fat:                         35 grams