Korean pork and kimchi soup

Name: Korean pork and kimchi soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Korean
Ingredients: 4.60 gm vegetable oil; 600g pork belly, cut into 3cm pieces; 1 brown onion, thinly sliced; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 20.00 ml finely grated fresh ginger; 2 carrots, peeled, chopped into 1.5cm pieces; 1.5L (6 cups) chicken stock; 500.00 ml (about 300g) kimchi, drained, lightly squeezed, coarsely chopped, reserving 1 tbsp juice, (see notes); 40.00 ml gochujang (see notes); 42.00 gm soy sauce, plus extra to taste; 300g silken tofu, cut into 2cm cubes; 2 tsp sesame oil; Green shallots, thinly sliced, to serve

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 10min

If you’re a fan of Thai tom yum soup, this hot little Korean number will be right up your alley. The magic happens with the addition of kimchi, which lends its spicy, sour flavour to the broth.

Updated at: Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:05:29 GMT