Fragrant Spring Gang Doenjang (Thick Soybean Paste Stew) with Dallae
A rice-stealing thick soybean paste stew simmered down in an earthenware pot with fragrant wild garlic and chewy manila clam meat.
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This thick soybean paste stew for 2 to 3 servings is simmered down with fragrant wild garlic and manila clam meat, making it perfect for mixing into warm rice. Cheongyang chili pepper and gochugaru add a spicy kick, while the wild garlic and enoki mushrooms are briefly simmered at the end to keep their fresh aroma.
- Servings
- 2–3 servings
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Spiciness
- Spicy
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Dallae (wild garlic)50 g
- Manila clam meat100 g
- Onion1/4
- Squash1/5
- Red chili pepper1
- Cheongyang chili pepper (hot green chili)2
- Enoki mushrooms1/2 pack
- Anchovy broth1 cup
- Perilla oil (or toasted sesame oil)2 tbsp
Seasoning
- Doenjang (Korean soybean paste)2 tbsp
- Gochujang (Korean red chili paste)1 tsp
- Minced garlic1/2 tbsp
- Mirin (cooking rice wine)1 tbsp
- Corn syrup (mulyeot)1 tsp
- Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)1 tbsp
- Instead of manila clam meat, you can also use pork or frozen shrimp meat.
Steps
I prepared manila clam meat, but pork is fine and frozen shrimp meat is great too.
Cut the dallae (wild garlic) and enoki mushrooms into bite-sized lengths of about 3 cm.
For the vegetables, dice the onion and squash or slice them into small cubes, and thinly slice the chili peppers.
Drizzle perilla oil or toasted sesame oil into an earthenware pot, add the onion and squash, and stir-fry until the surface turns translucent...
Add the manila clam meat, anchovy broth, doenjang (Korean soybean paste), and gochujang (Korean red chili paste).
Bring to a bubbling boil until the doenjang and gochujang are completely dissolved.
Add the minced garlic, mirin, corn syrup, and gochugaru (Korean chili flakes).
Simmer so the flavors meld together...
Add the chili peppers and simmer until spicy,
Add the dallae and enoki mushrooms and simmer briefly, and it is finished.
Ppunwife's tips
- If you reduce the amount of broth when cooking, you can also enjoy this as ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste).
- It is delicious to mix warm rice with the gang doenjang and a little bit of reserved fresh dallae.
FAQ
Can I use other ingredients instead of manila clam meat?
Cooking this with pork or frozen shrimp meat instead of manila clam meat also works very well.
Can this be used as ssamjang for rice wraps?
If you reduce the broth during cooking and simmer it down thick, you can eat it as ssamjang.
What if I do not have perilla oil?
You can cook by substituting 2 tbsp of toasted sesame oil for the perilla oil to stir-fry the vegetables.
