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Hell Stew

Ingredients

Broth

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 kombu
  • 3 scallions cut into large pieces
  • 1 whole garlic cut in half
  • 2 inch piece of ginger sliced
  • 3 dried shiitake mushrooms
  • ½ tbsp sichuan peppercorns
  • 1 tbsp black peppercorns

Pork Meatballs

  • 1 ½ lbs ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tsp ginger grated
  • 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • cup panko
  • 2 scallions chopped
  • ½ tsp ground pepper

Hell Stew

  • 1 cup kimchi cabbage roughly chopped
  • 1 king oyster mushroom sliced
  • 1 ½ tbsp gochujang
  • 2 tsp gochugaru
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp 30 ml sake
  • ¼ cup kimchi juice
  • 2 tbsp aka miso
  • 1 carrot peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 5 napa cabbage leaves sliced thick
  • 8 oz 226 g extra firm tofu, cut into large portions
  • 1 bunch of enoki mushrooms
  • 1 bunch of shimeji mushrooms
  • 3 scallions cut into 3-inch pieces

Instructions

Broth

  • Combine the chicken broth, water, kombu, scallions, garlic, ginger, shiitake mushrooms, sichuan peppercorns, and black peppercorns in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to just before a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for an hour. Strain and set aside.

Pork Meatballs

  • Combine all the ingredients until it just comes together. Split and shape into equal sized meatballs. Set aside.

Hell Stew

  • Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of canola oil. Add the kimchi and king oyster mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the gochujang, gochugaru, sugar, sake, and kimchi juice. Mix until well combined. Add the broth and aka miso, stir until everything is mixed together.
  • Place the cabbage, tofu, pork meatballs, enoki mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, and scallions into the pot.
  • Allow the broth to come to a slight boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the meatballs are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve with udon.