Spicy Tuna Stew (Chamchi-jjigae)
Recipe from Maangchi · original post · full recipe on maangchi.com
A quick and easy Korean stew made with canned tuna, onion, green chili peppers, gochujang and gochugaru. Delicious with rice and lettuce wraps.
Serves 4 25 min
SeafoodDairy freeFishSpicyAsian
Ingredients
- canned tuna450 g
- onion — cut into chunks280 g
- long green chili peppers — sliced2 ea
- gochujang40 g
- gochugaru12 g
- soy sauce15 ml
- garlic cloves — minced4 ea
- green onions — chopped2 ea
- head lettuce — leaves separated, to serve1 ea
Method
- Spread the onion over the bottom of a shallow pan. Add half of the sliced green chili peppers over top.
- Add the tuna, gochujang (use up to 3 tablespoons if you like it spicier), gochugaru, soy sauce and 360 ml water.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes over medium-high heat.
- Uncover and stir with a wooden spoon to mix it up.
- Stir in the garlic, green onion and the rest of the sliced green chili peppers.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
Spicy Tofu Stew (Dubu-jjigae)
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of canned tuna
Cut the tofu into thick cubes and lay it over the onions in place of the tuna; it simmers for the same 10 minutes, so the timing does not change.
Vegan
Spicy Tofu Stew (Dubu-jjigae)
- 440 g Firm tofu instead of canned tuna
Cut the tofu into thick cubes and lay it over the onions in place of the tuna; it simmers for the same 10 minutes, so the timing does not change.
Gluten-free
- 40 g Gluten-free gochujang instead of gochujang
- 15 ml Tamari instead of soy sauce
Nothing changes in the cooking; tamari is a little stronger, so taste before adding extra salt.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £9.22 of food
£12.57
27% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- long green chili peppers
- gochujang
- gochugaru
Morrisons· £4.37 of food
£8.47
48% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- long green chili peppers
- gochujang
- gochugaru
- green onions
Tesco· £4.53 of food
£5.64
20% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- long green chili peppers
- gochujang
- gochugaru
- garlic cloves
Asda· £9.56 of food
£11.24
15% spare
No price at Asda for:
- long green chili peppers
- gochujang
- gochugaru
- garlic cloves
Aldi UK· £1.86 of food
£2.92
36% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- canned tuna
- long green chili peppers
- gochujang
- gochugaru
- garlic cloves
£2.31a serve
from £2.31 a serve at Sainsbury's · 6 of 9 ingredients priced
About £9.22 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£6.15 across 5 shops · 6 of 9 items priced · £0.49 more for bigger packs, 33% spare for later
Sainsbury's£9.22
missing 3 items
you'll pay £12.57 · 27% of it spare
Morrisons£4.37
missing 4 items
you'll pay £8.47 · 48% of it spare
Tesco£4.53
missing 4 items
you'll pay £5.64 · 20% of it spare
Asda£9.56
missing 4 items
you'll pay £11.24 · 15% of it spare
Aldi UK£1.86
missing 5 items
you'll pay £2.92 · 36% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£1.57
onion
£0.80/kg
need 280 gSainsbury's Onions 1 kg£0.80closest match
Sainsbury's£0.80/kg£0.80·Tesco£0.95/kg£0.11·Aldi UK£0.95/kg£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Asda£0.98/kg£0.98·
OcadoN/A
head lettuce
£0.39/ea
need 1 itemSainsbury's Standard 1.97 items£0.77closest match
Sainsbury's£0.39/ea£0.77·Aldi UK£0.77·Morrisons£0.77·Tesco£0.89/ea£0.89·Asda£0.89/ea£0.89·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.57
soy sauce
£3.80/L
need 15 mlAsda Dark Soy Sauce 150 ml£0.57closest match
Asda£3.80/L£0.57·Aldi UK£0.55·Tesco£3.67/L£0.55·Morrisons£0.90·Sainsbury's£13.75/L£1.65·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£0.65
green onions
£0.65
need 2 itemsNature's Pick Spring Onions 0.1kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Aldi UK£0.65·Sainsbury's£0.65/ea£0.65·Asda£0.68/ea£0.68·Tesco£6.90/kg£0.69·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£0.87
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 4 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£2.49
canned tuna
£2.49
need 450 gTesco Standard 580 gclosest match
Tesco£2.49·Sainsbury's£10.42/kg£4.25·Morrisons£2.49·Asda£23.85/kg£2.48·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- long green chili peppers · 2 items
- gochujang · 40 g
- gochugaru · 12 g