Korean Potato and Spam Stew – Gamja Jjageuli

Steps to make

1. 1

   Prepare vegetables

   2 min
   

   Cut 2-3 potatoes into large matchbox sticks. Slice ½ an onion and chop 3 spicy peppers and 1 green onion.

2. 2

   Layer vegetables into a pot

   2 min
   

   In a medium sized pot, layer the potatoes at the bottom, then top with onions and peppers.

4. 3

   Smash spam

   1 min
   

   Take the spam and smash it in a bag with your hand or using the back of a spoon.

5. 4

   Add spam and green onion to pot

   2 min
   

   Add the spam on top of the onions and peppers in the pot. Scatter in the chopped green onion.

6. 5

   Add sauce ingredients

   2 min
   

   Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 2 ½ tablespoons of soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of gochugaru Korean red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon of gochujang Korean red pepper paste, ½ a tablespoon of sugar, and ½ a tablespoon of dwenjang soybean paste to the pot.

7. 6

   Add water

   1 min
   

   Add 2 cups of water, or just enough until all the ingredients are immersed.

8. 7

   Boil and simmer

   20 min
   

   Bring to a boil and simmer for at least 10 minutes.

9. 8

   Serve

   

   Serve with white rice.