Saengtae jjigae (Whiting stew with vegetables)Version 1(Mild Spice)

생태찌개

Servings: 4

Ingredients

2

each

fresh 생태 Saengtae (whiting) (about 2 pounds), cleaned and scaled

8

cups

Korean Anchovy stock

1

each

small 무 mu (Korean radish) (about 1/2 pound)

3

ounces

pyogo beoseot 표고버섯 (shiitake mushroom)

3

ounces

paengi beoseot 팽이버섯 (enoki mushroom)

1

ounce

쑥갓 ssukgat (crown daisy)

2

ea

red chili pepper

2

green chili pepper

2

green onion

6

cloves garlic

1/2

tsp

간장 ganjang (soy sauce)

Procedure

Preparation:

Prepare anchovy stock per recipe directions.

Whiting

Remove body fins and trim tail.

Cut head from body just behind gills.

Cut Whiting into roughly three inch sections.

Wash in cold water and drain.

Radish

Wash well in cold water (peel if needed).

Cut the radish into quarters from top to bottom.

Slice each quarter into roughly 1/8 inch thick slices.

Mushrooms

Rinse in cold water. Slice the shiitake in half from top to bottom.

Cut off the solid portion at the bottom of the enoki mushrooms.

Crown Daisy

Gently rinse in cold water.

Cut the crown daisy in half and drain.

Peppers

Remove stems and rinse in cold water.

Slice on a diagonal into roughly 1/8 inch thick slices.

Green Onion

Rinse in cold water.

Trim bottom root and remove any discolored leaves.

Cut on a diagonal in about 1 1/2 inch lengths.

Garlic

Peel and trim the very top of the cloves.

Thin slice lengthwise.

Cook:

Bring the Anchovy stock to a simmer over low heat, add the radish slices and cook for about three minutes.

Increase heat to medium, add soy sauce, garlic and fish, and bring to a boil. Cook for one minute then reduce heat to medium low (fast simmer).

Add mushrooms, green onions, and peppers, and let simmer about two minutes.

Remove from heat, ladle into heated serving bowls, top each bowl with crown daisy and serve with rice and banchan.

Shopping List for 생태찌개 Saengtae jjigae
(Whiting stew with vegetables)Version 1(Mild Spice)

Item Amount needed for recipe
생태 Saengtae (whiting) 2 fresh (about 2 pounds)
무 mu (Korean radish) 1 small (about 1/2 pound)
표고버섯 pyogo beoseot (shiitake mushroom) 3 ounces
팽이버섯 paengee beoseot (enoki mushroom) 3 ounces
쑥갓 ssukgat (crown daisy) 1/4 bunch
빨강 고추 gochu (red chili pepper) 2 each
녹색 고추 gochu (green chili pepper) 2 each
파 pa (green onion) 2 each
마늘 maneul (garlic) 6 cloves
간장 ganjang (soy sauce) 1/2 teaspoon
Ingredients for Anchovy Stock
Item Amount needed for recipe
멸치볶음 dried anchovies 1 cup
다시마 kombu/dashima/dasima (kelp) 2 ounces