Gwangju Kimchi Jjim

About the dish

Mugeunji jjim braises aged kimchi with pork until soft and deeply savory. The fermented tang of well-ripened kimchi soaks into the meat for a rice-stealing dish — a Gwangju kimchi specialty.

Key ingredient

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Ingredients

Main: aged kimchi, pork, scallion, onion · Seasoning: chili flakes, minced garlic, sugar, perilla oil

Simple recipe

1. Rinse the whole aged kimchi and shake off seasoning.
2. Lay it in a pot with the pork.
3. Add anchovy broth, perilla oil and sugar and braise.
4. Simmer over low heat for over an hour.
5. Slice the softened kimchi and serve with the meat.

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