Tuna Kimchi Soup (참치 김치 찌개=ChamChi KimChi JjiGae)

Posted by: Aeri Leein Korean Food, Seafood, Soups & Stews
22
Dec

Tuna Kimchi Soup

It will be weird to hear that somebody doesn’t like kimchi or kimchi soup in Korea, except maybe young kids. Of course once they grow up, they like it. Kimchi is the most famous Korean food. It is thought to be one of the most healthy foods in the world. Like some other Korean food, there are different types of kimchi soup, depending on the ingredients: Tofu kimchi soup, Tuna kimchi soup, Pork kimchi soup, Bean sprouts kimchi soup, etc. Today, I will post one of them, tuna kimchi soup. I will post different kinds of kimchi soups later.

Short Korean Lesson: *^^*

  • ChamChi (참치) = Tuna
  • KimChi (김치) = Kimchi
  • JjiGae (찌개) = Name for one way to cook. It’s a kind of stew, but has more broth than stew and less broth than soup.

Main Ingredients:

  • 1½ Cups Kimchi
  • 2 Cups Water
  • 1 Cup Tuna
  • ½ Tofu
  • ¼ Onion
  • 1 Green Onion
  • ½ Green Chilly Pepper and ½ Red Chilly Pepper

Seasoning Ingredients:

Yield: 3 Servings

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Cut 1½ cups of kimchi into 1 inch pieces. It’s important to use well fermented kimchi for kimchi soup. Sour (old) kimchi works good also.

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Slice ½ of a pack of tofu and ¼ of an onion into ½ inch pieces. Cut 1 green onion and chilly peppers into 1 inch pieces.

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Prepare 1 cup of tuna. I recommend you use tuna packaged in oil instead of water. If you get a Korean tuna can, 1 medium size will be enough. Use all of the oil and tuna from the can for the soup.

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In a pan, add the kimchi and 2 cups of water. Boil it on high.

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Once the soup starts to boil, add the tuna.

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Add the onion.

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Then add ⅛ cup of kimchi broth, ½ to 1 Tbsp of red pepper powder (depending on your taste), 1 tsp of minced garlic, and 1 tsp of salt. (Adjust the amount depending on the saltiness on your kimchi) If you use tuna packaged in water instead of oil, add 1 Tbsp of oil (vegetable or canola oil) to it, and slap your fingers because I told you to only use tuna packed in oil! =P

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Cover the lid, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the kimchi is cooked.

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15 minutes later, add the tofu, green onion, and chilly peppers.

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Cook for 5 more minutes and turn off the heat. Enjoy!! ;)

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43 comments so far


lisa p writes:
  reply July 10th, 2010 at 4:27 AM

i love this recipe, it was sooooo good and i didn’t have to use pork

Samantha writes:
  reply April 17th, 2010 at 6:31 PM

This kimchi jjigae is my favorite recipe! I’ve tried other versions before and this one turns out the best. Even the little boy I babysit likes it.

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply April 18th, 2010 at 4:57 AM

    Hi Samantha,
    Wow, you tried many of my recipes.. thank you so much.. haha the boy you do babysit is lucky to have you.. so he can try Korean food.. :D He can handle the spiciness ?? cute.. I can’t wait for making kimchi jjigae which is one of my favorite Korean food for my son … maybe have to wait several years though..hehe

      Samantha writes:
        reply April 24th, 2010 at 7:06 PM

      No thank you. I love your website. It’s one of my favorites. I and I’m sure all your readers are really appreciative of you. The little boy apparently can. I was surprised too. Awww I’m sure he’ll enjoy it then. I hope in the far future my kids would eat your kimchi jjigae too. :)

        Aeri Lee writes:
          reply April 25th, 2010 at 5:47 AM

        hi Samantha,
        hehe.. my site is one of your favorites ?? wow… happy to hear that.. hehe so how many kids do you have ?? or you don’t have yet ?? anyway.. thanks

          Samantha writes:
            April 28th, 2010 at 9:21 AM

          yeah :) haha none yet. in the future one day.

          Aeri Lee writes:
            April 28th, 2010 at 6:15 PM

          hi Samantha,
          hehe.. I see.. then someday you can cook this for your kids.. in the future :D

Sam writes:
  reply January 4th, 2010 at 8:28 PM

It’s hard for me to make kimchi so i just buy it at the store but there isn’t much broth that comes with store-bought kimchi. Is there anything I can use in place of kimchi broth? Or is there an easier way to make it?

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply January 7th, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    hi Sam,
    oh.. you have that problem.. hm.. I will say.. add more kimchi …and red pepper powder (if you can’t handle the spiciness.. no more red pepper powder).. reduce a little bit of water amount.. that will help give more flavor for your soup without extra kimchi broth.. good luck .. thanks

    misspookietoodle writes:
      reply February 10th, 2010 at 12:50 PM

    also, there’s tuna made for making kimchi jigae.. you can get it at korean stores or online at koamart.com. :)

      Aeri Lee writes:
        reply February 10th, 2010 at 5:55 PM

      hi misspookietoodle,
      haha.. good tip.. thanks :)

Sam writes:
  reply January 1st, 2010 at 2:52 AM

Hi Aeri, how do you make kimchi broth? Also, do you separate the tuna from the oil before cooking?

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply January 2nd, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    Hi Sam,
    aha… after you make kimchi, you let it be fermented for several days, then it will get kimchi broth. No, you don’t have to separate the tuna from the oil. THANKS !!!

Jenny Haynes writes:
  reply November 6th, 2009 at 3:20 PM

Do you have a recipe that uses eggplant as a substitute for beef? I have found that my family cannot tell the difference, so whenever a recipe calls for beef I substitute eggplant for it. Much healthier, and they have yet to catch on. Sneaky, eh? Oh well, what they don’t know won’t hurt them. Thanks for this great site, I’ll bookmark it and come back regularly. Please take a look at my recipe web site at http://www.KAChef.com. Bon appetit!

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Sophie writes:
  reply October 23rd, 2009 at 1:16 PM

hi Aeri,
see that you and the baby are fine! It’s a good new.
I’ve tried your recipe yesterday and it was “excellent”. Thanks
you can see : http://recettesdepates.net/?p=378

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply October 25th, 2009 at 8:25 AM

    Hi Sophie,
    Great !!! Thanks for sharing your picture with us. I love to see food pictures from people. So exciting !!! I’m happy you liked it. Can I post your kimchi soup picture on the forum ???

      Sophie writes:
        reply October 26th, 2009 at 9:53 AM

      yes!! sure

pat writes:
  reply October 9th, 2009 at 3:24 AM

ohhh yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy i love tuna so much this looks really nice :)

    Aeri Lee writes:
      reply October 9th, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Hi pat,
    haha… Yes, try it someday. :) You will like it. Thanks

Chris writes:
  reply August 23rd, 2009 at 6:14 PM

Me again, from the bulgogi post. I made this for tonight’s dinner. A bit spicy (which is good, otherwise I would have eaten the whole pot), but it was very, very good! It’s very healthy too. I was surprised because I thought the combination of canned tuna and kimchi in a stew was weird, but not anymore.

Thank you. :D

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 25th, 2009 at 1:36 PM

    Hi, Chris
    Hehe..assa !!! So you could experience new great flavor..right ?? great !!! Thanks !!!

Dexter writes:
  reply August 11th, 2009 at 9:00 PM

Hi Aeris,

I made this for the 2nd time, and I love it! I like it even better than my kimchee+pork ji gae. :D

    Aeri writes:
      reply August 13th, 2009 at 5:51 AM

    Hi, Dexter
    wow.. you tried it twice. @,@ Thank you !!! hehe.. :)

jiayue writes:
  reply July 21st, 2009 at 12:14 PM

made this stew today, but pepped it with some vegetables and some other stuff…super yummy. could eat it the whole day!!

    Aeri writes:
      reply July 23rd, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    Hi, jiayue
    ^^ very good !!! I was hungry for kimchi stew also..but didn’t have any tuna can or meat.. so I used made kimchi stew without any meat. I just ate it for lunch.. awesome delicious. :) I agree .. I can eat it the whold day too..hehe :) thanks !!!

layping writes:
  reply June 10th, 2009 at 9:22 AM

made korean food for dinner today, this was one of them. we love kimchi chigae. just read that korean kids don’t like them??? that’s a shame….it’s sooo good. maybe we should promote foreigners eating and loving kimchi chigae to those kids,heh?

    Aeri writes:
      reply June 11th, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Hi, layping
    haha.. you are amazing !!!! you cooked many Korean food for your meal.. great !!! aha.. usually almost everybody love kimchi chigae.. just some of kids don’t like plain kimchi (not cooked)… hehe. thanks

crzycpl writes:
  reply June 9th, 2009 at 1:34 PM

Hi Aeri.
My first comment on your blog although I have been following for a few weeks now. I made this dish tonight as we had cans of tuna in the pantry. First time I’ve had this dish … normally I have it with pork. Can you post a pork recipe too? Hope you’re pregnancy is going well.

    Aeri writes:
      reply June 11th, 2009 at 5:25 PM

    Hi, crzycpl
    wow.. you left many messages for my blog.. thank you very much. Yes..I like kimchi jjigae with pork also.. okay..someday I will post it. thanks again..:)

emily - easy soup recipes writes:
  reply February 11th, 2009 at 5:17 AM

Not sure why kids in Korea won’t like this, but I am feeling hungry :D Wish I could taste it over the internet, LOL.

    Aeri writes:
      reply February 26th, 2009 at 3:03 AM

    Hi, Emily
    haha.. you are right ^^ I wish I could share some with you. Nice to meet you !!!

seamaiden writes:
  reply January 15th, 2009 at 10:44 AM

I love tuna kimchi soup! I will definitely try this recipe :) (but love to see a vegetarian version too!)

-Sea

    Aeri writes:
      reply January 15th, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    Hi, seamaiden ^^
    Nice to meet you !!
    oh~~~ vegetarian version.. hehe okay..
    someday..;) Thanks for comment !!!

DJ writes:
  reply December 27th, 2008 at 7:56 AM

Thanks a lot for the remainder, yeah, I followed your advice and got some tuna fish cans. :) Let’s see…

    Aeri writes:
      reply December 28th, 2008 at 8:12 PM

    Hi, DJ
    oh..that’s good ~~
    I hope you enjoyed your soup. I will post vegetarian version.. or pork kimchi stew also later..someday ~~hehe.. thanks !!

DJ writes:
  reply December 27th, 2008 at 3:38 AM

Hi, Aeri, I have been following your website for quite a while now, have to say that I really like the way you cook, everything looks so neat and pretty, well and of course yummy too! I have tried at least three dishes that you have introduced. And today I am going to cook this special kimchi soup since I luckily have some leftover kimchi and tofu, would be a waste to throw away. I can’t wait to get heaten up by the spicy soup!

    Aeri writes:
      reply December 27th, 2008 at 7:21 AM

    Hi, DJ
    oh..Nice to meet you..and thanks for your comment ~~
    Then do you have tuna or pork also?? Since this recipe require tuna,, if you skip tuna, you have to change the amount of some ingredients such as water, salt, red pepper powder ..like that..usually if I make just tofu kimchi soup without meat in it, I make broth first with kelp and anchovy.. oops..sorry for poor explanation.. I hope you have tuna..:D

farleen writes:
  reply December 23rd, 2008 at 2:07 AM

I think I will only eat korean stew when i start my diet next year. this looks very healthy. AND YUMMY! :)

    Aeri writes:
      reply December 23rd, 2008 at 6:47 AM

    Hi, farleen
    Oh.. are you going to start diet next year ? Let’s do that together… hehe I need not only diet..but also exercise.;)

ChuiYew writes:
  reply December 22nd, 2008 at 9:33 PM

sis i always cook this at night!!! hehehe i love kimchi!!! its an addict to me!! lolz… !! so tasty!!!!! i mean yours one!!! XD

    Aeri writes:
      reply December 23rd, 2008 at 6:44 AM

    Hi, ChuiYew
    oh.. kimchi soup at night.. how late ? I’m imagining that you are eating kimchi soup at mid night..hehe thanks miss you ~~

chan writes:
  reply December 22nd, 2008 at 6:39 PM

You make me want to make 참치김치찌개 tonight…

    Aeri writes:
      reply December 22nd, 2008 at 8:32 PM

    Hi, chan
    haha.. GO FOR IT !! ;) oops, actually I’m kind of hungry now. thanks for comment !!


 

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