Tuna Kimchi Jjigae for one. Savoury, delicious, warm and comforting. The perfect accompaniment to rice and serves well for dinner or lunch.
This tuna kimchi soup recipe is one of my favourite Korean recipes. I love it so much especially on a cold day when I want to be instantly warmed up!
The tuna combined with the spicy kimchi broth and onions makes this dish one that you need to try if you love Korean food as much as I do. It's so good served with steamed rice and more kimchi!

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This tuna kimchi jjigae recipe was adapted from Seonkyoung Longest. She is one of the second queens of Korean cuisine aside from Maangchi. I love her recipes so much and she's one you need to check out. She also has a great YouTube Channel.
I removed a couple ingredients to make this more accessible and changed the ingredient measurements.
For this Recipe
You will need the following ingredients for this tuna kimchi stew recipe:
Kimchi
Canned Tuna (Korean brand is suggested)
White Onion
Green Onion
Chicken Broth or Veggie Broth
Avocado oil
Kimchi Juice
How to make tuna kimchi jjigae
- In a small pot, sauteed your kimchi, garlic and onions in avocado oil.
- Then pour in stock, kimchi juice and add some green onions to the pot. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes covered.
- Remove the pot off the stove and top off with fresh green onions and canned tuna with oil into your stew. Pair with steamed rice.
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Tuna Kimchi Jjigae recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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Tuna Kimchi Jjigae for One (25-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 tsp avocado oil
- 1 cup kimchi sliced into bite size pieces
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 stalks green onion cut into 1 inch long pieces
- ¼ cup kimchi juice
- 1 ½ cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 1 can tuna in oil
Instructions
- In a small pot, sauteed your kimchi, garlic and onions in avocado oil.
- Then pour in stock, kimchi juice and add some green onions to the pot. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 20 minutes covered.
- Remove the pot off the stove and top off with fresh green onions and canned tuna with oil into your stew. Pair with steamed rice.
Can you believe we woke up to snow yesterday? Which means I'm still needing all of the warm and cozy meals like this one! Super flavorful, Christie!
I can't believe it either! All our garden veggies have died from the cold but oh well! Just need to re-start from scratch. Thanks so much Katherine!
OMG kimchi juice?! I can't handle that kinda heat but I know my boyfriend would be ALL over it!!
haha!! Yes perfect for a spice lover!!
So comforting and delicious - I love having a can of tuna on hand! So useful for so many things 🙂
Spicy and sour, so yummy! Plus I am loving that this only requires 7 ingredients!! 💕💕
This looks so delicious!
I didn't know what kimchi was until the other day and saw how it was made on a cooking show. There's a lot to it! I love your spin on it incorporating it into a comforting dish.