Budae Jjigae, or Korean Army Stew, is a popular dish that combines traditional Korean flavors with American ingredients. This savory stew is loaded with kimchi, spam, sausages, mushrooms, ramen noodles, and more!

“Budae” in Korean means army and “jjigae” means stew. Comprised of a hodge-podge of Western and Eastern ingredients, budaejjigae is a living (and delicious!) artifact from a darker time during the Korean War.

Our budae jjigae/ Korean army stew for one person is super simple and easy to make - takes only 10 minutes! It's a super comforting and hearty stew, filled with all the classic ingredients like spam, sausages, kimchi, and instant noodles, completed with a mild spicy soup.

Commonly referred to as Korean Army Stew, Budae Jjigae was originally created during wartime. Soldiers would make this dish from rations that they could scrounge up from the army base. Traditionall…

Korean Army Stew (Budae Jjigae) - Rich spicy broth made with aromatics, ground meat, and noodles, topped with sausage, veggies and runny egg yolks.

Let’s make one of the most popular hot pot dishes and one of my personal favorite Korean dishes, Korean Army Stew, or Budae Jjigae. This spicy, saucy hot pot is one of the best comfort food you can make this winter. Korean Army Stew is the ultimate comfort food, loaded with delicious and comforting ingredients such as sausages, spam, American cheese, rice cakes, and instant noodles. It is super easy to make Korean Army Stew at home, plus you can customize it with any toppings or noodles of…

Budae Jjigae (Korean Army Stew) Recipe

Cookbook author Eric Kim’s take on the classic Korean army base stew

This Budae Jjigae is made of lots of fresh vegetables, tofu, kimchi, noodles, vegan cheese, and ALL IN ONE POT. It is one of my all time fa...