What's the secret to getting a deep, savoury, rich kimchi jjigae?
What I do:
I buy the big jars of Jongga kimchi. I make it to use up the last bit of kimchi so there flavour is stronger.
Make a stock with green onion root, dried kelp, anchovy tablet.
Salt, sugar, fine Korean chilli powder. Finish with sesame or perilla oil.
Use the more fatty cuts of pork e.g. belly.
But it's just...too watery, too bland. Hot and spicy, but that's about it. Not like the rich, flavourful restaurant kimchi jjigae.
I've tried things like oyster sauce, fish sauce, doenjang. Is that still even kimchi jjigae?