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뒨장찌개 | Doenjang jjigae 🌶️

Mild pumpkin and dubu stew
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean
Servings: 6
Calories: 400kcal
Cost: <$20

Equipment

  • Rice Cooker
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients

  • Gallon water
  • 2 Pounds pumpkin any type of pumpkin with edible skin will work (acorn, squash, zucchini, etc.)
  • ½ Cup doenjang paste
  • 2 vidalia onions large yellow onions will also work
  • 3 Korean peppers
  • 12 Cloves garlic
  • ¼ Cup garlic paste
  • 1 Tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 Brick Dubu crab is a good to add if you like seafood
  • 6 green onions

Instructions

  • Start cooking your medium grain extra fancy white rice
    경기미
  • Begin heating water in pot
    water in a pot
  • Microwave pumpkin (you can cook it in the pot, but it takes forever)
    a microwaved pumpkin
  • Add doenjang paste and stir
    doenjang paste
  • Cut onions, garlic, and peppers. Add to pot and stir
  • Add garlic paste and stir
    a jar of garlic paste
  • Remove the seeds and other inner parts of the pumpkin. Cube the pumpkins and add it to the pot. Bring the stew to a simmer
    a pumpkin that has been cubed
  • Strain and cut the dubu into cubes and add to the pot
    cubed dubu sinking in a pot
  • Cut the green onions and set aside as a garnish
    chopped up green onions
  • Serve with rice and enjoy!
    뒨장찌개