Jjamppong ( Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup w/ Vegetables )

Made Jjamppong tonight for dinner , it was very delicious . This dish i call , one pot meal , why ? Because it has everything you need in just 1 bowl . Not to mention it is spicy and delicious . I made the stock first , using dried anchovy , onion , kelp and dried shiitake mushroom . And let it boil for 40 minutes . The dish itself actually is not hard to make at all , just takes time with the preparation , not to mention having to wait for the stock to be ready . But anyway , the soup has tons of vegetables you need , regular cabbage , napa cabbage , button mushrooms , leek , onion , green onion , garlic , ginger . And then the protein source , comes from , mussels , shrimps , squid , and either pork or chicken meat . That’s about it .. i added a little salt and pepper into the dish .. and i am glad it turned out delicious !! Definately a keeper !

First make the stock :

7-8 cups of water

1/3 cup of kelp

1 onion

3 dried shiitake mushroom

12 dried anchovy

Let it boil on high heat for 10 minutes , turn it down low , let it boil for 30 minutes .

Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp. of red ground pepper and 1 tbsp. of vegetable oil , mix well , set aside .

Prepare the seafood

5-6 precooked mussels

5-6 squids

5-6 shrimps

1/4 cup of meat from pork or chicken

1 cup of cabbage

1 cup of napa cabbage

1 cup of sliced button mushrooms

1 sliced carrots

1 leeks , cut about 5 cm length

2-3 green onions , cut about 5 cm length

1 onion , sliced

4 cloves of garlic

2 tbsp. of minced ginger

In a skillet , add vegetable oil , about 1-2 tbsp , add the garlic and ginger , about 1 minute stirring , add the meat , cook 3 minutes , add the vegetables , cook for 3-5 minutes . Add the red pepper mixed with vegetable oil , add salt and pepper , add seafood , and stir . Finally add the stock , let it boil , skim off the foam . Cook until everything is done .