Soondubu Jjigae Soft Tofu Stew - anchovies

Method

• Pour 5 cups of water into a pot and add 12 dried anchovies(heads and tails only).
• Add half onion, some dried kelp (about 1/3 cup), 3 dried shiitake mushrooms, 5 cloves of garlic and boil it over high heat.
• Approximately 10 minutes later, lower the heat to low medium heat and boil it for another 20 minutes.
• Set aside the stock and take out the mushrooms and chop them into small pieces.
• Heat your earthen ware (or ceramic pot, or regular pot) on the stove and put 2 tsp of olive oil.
• Chop 100 grams of beef and put it into the pot and stir it.
• Add the chopped shiitake mushroom and stir it.
• Add 2 tbs - 5 tbs (1/4 cup) of hot pepper flakes and keep stirring for 1 minute.
• *tip: 2 tbs-mild,3 tbs-medium,4 tbs-hot,5 tbs (1/4 cup)-suicidal hot !
• Pour 2 cups of the stock you made. It will be sizzling. Don't be afraid! It's just TOFU stew!
• Add 2 tbs of fish sauce.
• Cut the 2 tubes of Soon du bu (soft Tofu) in half and squeeze it out into the pot and break the tofu with a spoon several times in the pot.
• When it boils, add 2 chopped green onions.
• Crack eggs and drizzle some sesame oil before serving.