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[Food] Dweji Doenjangjjigae - Korean Home Cooked Recipe (Korean Bean Paste Stew with Pork, 돼지된장찌개)

It's been really cold and windy in Korea these days, so I thought of having a hot, stodgy and nostalgic dish for dinner with my wife :) I decided to cook a variation of Korean traditional doenjangjjigae, which is dweji doenjangjjigae (Korean bean paste stew with pork) :) So, let's begin!

Ingredients: Pork (neck or leg or belly), tofu, zucchini, onion, minced garlic, perilla (or sesame) oil, salt, black pepper, doenjang (Korean bean paste, you can buy it at any Korean grocers), water, Chinese cabbage 

1. Grab a big pot (I use a large stainless pot), pour some perilla (or sesame) oil and turn the heat on. When the pot is hot enough, put chopped pork (neck or leg or belly fillet) and a little salt to stir fry till it's half-cooked.

2. Pour some rice wine (soju or cheongju) and keep stir frying to remove the smell of pork.

3. Put chopped Chinese cabbage and onion into the pot, and stir fry till vegetables are cooked. Season it with a little salt.

4. Pour water into the pot until the ingredients are soaked. You can put in a little more than this if you want more soup stew :), Then boil it.

5. When boiled, add doenjang into the pot, break and mix it thoroughly. Then toss minced garlic into it. Don't forget to pour some soy sauce for seasoning :)

6. Put in chopped zucchini and tofu, heat it up again :)

7. Lastly, put in a spoonful of perilla powder, and heat it up again :) It's now done. Enjoy it with hot steamed rice and kimchi if you want to have a typical Korean home cooked meal :)

Bon Appétit!