This week was some of the craziest weather Sydney has seen in a long time- we had some really heavy storms with so much wind and rain… Perfect weather for staying indoors on the couch with Kdrama I say, but alas outside life must go on!
What it did mean though was that the temperature was a lot colder than it had been, and the cold rainy weather had me craving one of my favourite comfort foods- kimchi jjigae! That happy bubbling pot of the spicy warmth of kimchi and the cosiness of tofu… ❤
This is the jjigae we made on my Korean cooking course! (the wine glass had water in it, nobody needs wine when one has jjigae!)
I ended up getting two pots on two separate nights, hehe. I find it makes my BBQ + rice meal complete (as is traditional!)
So! My first was from BBQ City on Liverpool St. It was really delicious- full of tofu, pork belly, tteok and naturally kimchi. I did find it almost a little bit too spicy for me though. But otherwise YUM!
My second was from Seoul-Ria on Goulburn St. I got the mushroom and tofu one, and the stew was really perfect (not too spicy and really nice and rich) but perhaps too many mushrooms… Otherwise, YUM! keke.
This photo is courtesy of Seoulria’s Facebook Page and even features my dance studio (Crossover) in the background! ^.^
I really ought to practice making my own more often, I think I shall this winter (and I’ll make sure to share my results!). At the Korean cooking course we went to we learnt kimchi jjigae, so I really have no excuse!
In terms of Korean recipes I usually follow Korean Bapsang, and doesn’t her jjigae look amazing?
Photo belongs Korean Bapsang! I wish I could make jjigae that good looking…
Mmm, yum! Now what I need is to buy a good pot… ^.^
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