Korea

Kimchi Jjim

Name: Kimchi Jjim
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 500 g Well-aged kimchi; 500 g Pork belly; 1 each Onion & spring onion; 1 tbsp each Gochugaru & gochujang; some of each Garlic & ginger; as needed Kimchi juice & water; 1 tbsp Sesame oil

Braised kimchi with pork belly

Kimchi jjim is a slow-braised dish of well-aged kimchi and pork belly - a hearty way to use up sharply sour kimchi.

The long braise turns the kimchi mild and tender and the pork meltingly soft; a deeply savoury comfort meal.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Well-aged kimchi500 g
Pork belly500 g
Onion & spring onion1 each
Gochugaru & gochujang1 tbsp each
Garlic & gingersome of each
Kimchi juice & wateras needed
Sesame oil1 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Cut the pork belly into pieces and sear.
Add kimchi, onion, garlic and ginger.
Season with gochugaru, gochujang and kimchi juice.
Braise covered with water for a long time.
Finish with sesame oil and spring onion, serve with rice.

Make it original

Gochugaru and gochujang for kimchi jjim are in the Asia Boutique.

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