It would be weird to hear that somebody doesn’t like kimchi or kimchi soup in Korea, except for 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 healthiest foods in the world. Like some other Korean food, there are different types of kimchi soup, depending on the ingredients: tofu, tuna, pork, bean sprout, etc. Today, I will post one of them, tuna kimchi soup.
Yield: 3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson: *^^*
- ChamChi (참치) = Tuna
- JjiGae (찌개) = A way to cook: it is a type of stew, but it has more broth than stew and less broth than soup.
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 1½ Cups Kimchi
- 2 Cups Water
- 1 Cup Tuna
- ½ Tofu
- ¼ Onion
- 1 Green Onion
- ½ Green Hot Pepper
- ½ Red Hot Pepper
Seasoning Ingredients
- ⅛ Cup Kimchi Broth
- ½ to 1 Tbsp Red Pepper Powder
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Salt
Directions
Cut 1½ cups of kimchi into 1-inch pieces. It is important to use well-fermented kimchi for kimchi soup. Sour (old) kimchi works good also.
Slice ½ of a pack of tofu and ¼ of an onion into ½-inch pieces. Cut 1 green onion and the chilly peppers into 1-inch pieces.
Prepare 1 cup of tuna. I recommend tuna packaged in oil instead of water. If you get a Korean tuna can, 1 medium sized can will be enough. Use all of the oil and tuna from the can for the soup.
In a pan, add the kimchi and 2 cups of water. Boil it on high.
Once the soup starts to boil, add the tuna.
Add the onion.
Then add ⅛ cup of kimchi broth, ½ to 1 Tbsp of red pepper powder (depending on your tastes), 1 tsp of minced garlic, and 1 tsp of salt. Adjust the amount of salt depending on the saltiness on your kimchi. If you use tuna packaged in water instead of oil, add 1 Tbsp of vegetable or canola oil, and slap your fingers because I told you to use tuna packed in oil! =P
Cover the lid, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes until the kimchi is cooked.
15 minutes later, add the tofu, green onion, and hot peppers.
Cook for 5 more minutes and turn off the heat. Enjoy! 
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Thanks for the recipe Aeri !!
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it was so delicioussss
this is my first time eating kimchi jjiggae and it turned out so good..
I did add some tomatoes though, coz i want it to be more sour hehe..
I got a question for you,
what kind of onions do u usually use?
is it yellow/brown onion or white onion?
I saw it in the video, the color of the onion was white.. but im not quite sure..
Thanks again, aeri ^^v
God bless u
I made this JjiGae for my brother, and he proclaimed at how awesome my cooking has become
I told him it was thanks to you!! He even claimed it was better than our mother’s! >.<;; hehe
Hi there! I chanced upon your site while trying to find recipes for tuna kimchi jjigae.
I tried out this recipe and boy did the jjigae taste good! I like how you have youtube videos to demonstrate as well!
I am your new fan and I cant wait to try out more recipes!
hi Jhui,
Nice to meet you.. thanks
hi aeri i love to see your all of the recipe.i love korean food too.I really happy for you that you making best movie making food and delicious side dishes.I already tried most of the foods.but i have question for you that where from I can buy the kimchi broth????/??
thank you
hi maryam,
You don’t buy kimchi broth separately.. it’s the liquid you get from your kimchi. Whether you make kimchi or buy it, the kimchi jar will get some liquid..that’s kimchi broth. thanks
hi aeri thank you for answer to me.so I did good to make kimchi jigge.I am so happy make this food correctly.thank you so much.today I had kalbi jjim for dinner.I did from all your recipe.It tasted so good.thanks again
hi maryam,
great.. thanks.. try more recipes and let me know.. hehe ^^
hi aeri.thanks for your answers to me.I’ve already tried most of the recipes.ex: kimchi jigge,chabchi,cheyug buggum,tak turitan etc and also tried side dishes too.my husband did like for potato side dish and kimchi jigge a lot.Iam so happy to cook all those too.I always waiting your new anything.thank you
hi maryam,
I’m really happy for you since your husband likes your Korean cooking. hehe.. thanks
Hello again. I’m trying to make this but can I use pork and spam instead of tuna? And how would I use those ingredients? I’ve seen on some youtube videos that some people just boil all the ingredients in water or they stir fry and then boil it. I want to know, what is the difference if you boil everything and if you stir fry before you boil?
hi hellokitty08,
if it’s pork.. fry it with the kimchi.. and if it’s spam.. add it as you add the tuna.. and other parts will be almost same.. good luck ^^ I like it fry before boil.. I think that gives better flavor.. my opinion.. hehe
Can I not put tuna?
Can I put pork instead of tuna?
hi Koreandoll,
Pork sounds good.. if you use pork.. add the pork from the beginning when you fry the kimchi.. fry the pork with kimchi together.. and make sure the pork is completely cooked before you finish cooking it.. hehe thanks
i love this recipe, it was sooooo good and i didn’t have to use pork
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.
Hi Samantha,
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
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..
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.
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
yeah
haha none yet. in the future one day.
hi Samantha,
hehe.. I see.. then someday you can cook this for your kids.. in the future
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?
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
also, there’s tuna made for making kimchi jigae.. you can get it at korean stores or online at koamart.com.
hi misspookietoodle,
haha.. good tip.. thanks
Hi Aeri, how do you make kimchi broth? Also, do you separate the tuna from the oil before cooking?
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 !!!
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
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 ???
yes!! sure
ohhh yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmy i love tuna so much this looks really nice
Hi pat,
You will like it. Thanks
haha… Yes, try it someday.
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.
Hi, Chris
Hehe..assa !!! So you could experience new great flavor..right ?? great !!! Thanks !!!
Hi Aeris,
I made this for the 2nd time, and I love it! I like it even better than my kimchee+pork ji gae.
Hi, Dexter
wow.. you tried it twice. @,@ Thank you !!! hehe..
made this stew today, but pepped it with some vegetables and some other stuff…super yummy. could eat it the whole day!!
Hi, jiayue
I agree .. I can eat it the whold day too..hehe 
thanks !!!
^^ 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.
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?
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
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.
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..:)
Not sure why kids in Korea won’t like this, but I am feeling hungry
Wish I could taste it over the internet, LOL.
Hi, Emily
haha.. you are right ^^ I wish I could share some with you. Nice to meet you !!!
I love tuna kimchi soup! I will definitely try this recipe
(but love to see a vegetarian version too!)
-Sea
Hi, seamaiden ^^
Nice to meet you !!
oh~~~ vegetarian version.. hehe okay..
someday..;) Thanks for comment !!!
Thanks a lot for the remainder, yeah, I followed your advice and got some tuna fish cans.
Let’s see…
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 !!
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!
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
I think I will only eat korean stew when i start my diet next year. this looks very healthy. AND YUMMY!
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.;)
sis i always cook this at night!!! hehehe i love kimchi!!! its an addict to me!! lolz… !! so tasty!!!!! i mean yours one!!! XD
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 ~~
You make me want to make 참치김치찌개 tonight…
Hi, chan
oops, actually I’m kind of hungry now. thanks for comment !!
haha.. GO FOR IT !!