# Sundubu Paste

Sundubu Jjigae is a spicy soft tofu stew, and this recipe shows you how to make the paste.

- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup onions
- 0.25 cup spring onions
- 0.25 cup minced pork
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 0.5 tablespoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1.5 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons sogum (salt)
- 0.5 cup gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes)
- 0.5 cup water
- 350 grams silken tofu
- 1 shiitake mushroom
- 3 clams
- 1 egg
- 1 handful spring onions
- 2 cracks black pepper

## Instructions

1. Put the mixed oil (vegetable and sesame) in a frying pan on medium-high heat.
2. Add spring onions.
3. Once sizzling, add ground pork, breaking up the pieces to prevent clumping.
4. Add diced onions.
5. Stir-fry until most liquid has evaporated, or onions turn translucent.
6. Add minced garlic and mix.
7. Add gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes).
8. Reduce heat to medium-low.
9. Add sugar and salt. Mix.
10. Add soy sauce and mix thoroughly.
11. Transfer to a mixing bowl to cool.
12. Save 2 tablespoons of paste for the Sundubu Jjigae.
13. Put the rest of the paste in a ziploc bag, flatten, and freeze.
14. In a dukbegi (Korean earthen pot), put 0.5 cup of water and bring to a boil on medium-high heat.
15. Add 2 tablespoons of Sundubu paste and mix.
16. Add shiitake mushrooms.
17. Add clams (optional).
18. Once it comes back up to a boil, add silken tofu.
19. Taste the broth and add water if necessary.
20. Crack an egg into the center.
21. Add spring onions for color.
22. Add 1-2 cracks of black pepper (optional).

## Equipment

- frying pan
- mixing bowl
- ziploc bag
- dutkbegi (Korean earthen pot)

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/DN3aj6DyCv0?si=uVMPnJrlepyHLx0D
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ab093f22-b0e7-4aa6-b8e1-ee35907b04e8
- Extracted: 2025-04-09

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