[Korean] How to cook Army base stew (budae jjigae)

Ingredients

• 200 g minced beef
• 100 g thin rice noodles
• 200 g can Spam, drained, cut into 5 mm-thick slices
• 2 American hot dogs, cut into thirds, scored widthwise
• 250 g firm tofu, drained, cut into 5 mm-thick slices
• 200 g small shiitake mushrooms, trimmed
• 220 g can baked beans
• 1 cup kimchi (see Note)
• 2 litres (8 cups) chicken stock
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 small leek, white part only, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, soaked in cold water for 10 minutes
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 120 g packet ramen instant noodles
• 2 pre-packaged cheese slices
• sliced spring onions, sliced chillies and bean sprouts, to serve

• 70 g (¼ cup) gochujang (see Note)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 cm piece ginger, finely grated
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 2 tbsp powdered fermented soybeans (see Note)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Directions