
Enoki Mushrooms Jjigae
A slow-simmered korean pot of enoki mushrooms, root vegetables and rich broth — dinner that tastes like a warm kitchen on a cold day. 50 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Garlic2, chopped
- Ginger4 cloves, minced
- Potato3 medium, cubed
- Carrot2, thickly sliced
- Sesame Oil2 tbsp
- Tofu200 g
- Stock or Broth750 ml
- Enoki Mushrooms200 g
- Gochugaru1 tsp
- Kimchi200 g
- Gochujang2 tbsp
Optional extras
- Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Warm the Sesame Oil in a heavy casserole and brown the enoki mushrooms well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
- 2
Lift the enoki mushrooms out, soften the garlic and ginger in the same pot, then add the gochugaru.
- 3
Return the enoki mushrooms, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
- 4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
- 5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with perilla leaves right before serving.
Chef's tip
Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.
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