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title: 'Easy Spicy Tuna Stew with Canned Tuna (Chamchi-jjigae)'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=3EeQR3D5Ks0'
video_id: '3EeQR3D5Ks0'
date: 2026-08-23
duration_sec: 370
channel: 'Maangchi'
---

# Easy Spicy Tuna Stew with Canned Tuna (Chamchi-jjigae)

> Source: [Easy Spicy Tuna Stew with Canned Tuna (Chamchi-jjigae)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3EeQR3D5Ks0)

## Summary

This video presents a straightforward recipe for chamchi-jjigae, a Korean spicy tuna stew made with canned tuna. The host demonstrates the step-by-step cooking process, including the ingredients, timing, and a complementary apple ssamjang (dipping sauce) recipe. The tutorial concludes with a serving suggestion and a taste test.

### Key Points

- **Introduction and Prep** [00:00] — The video begins with the host introducing the recipe for tuna stew, using canned tuna. She starts by dicing the tuna and preparing an onion, lining the pot with it.
- **Adding Seasonings and Liquid** [00:45] — The host adds the core seasonings: 2 tablespoons of gochujang (Korean chili paste), 2 tablespoons of gochugaru (hot pepper flakes), and 1 tablespoon of soy sauce. She then adds 1.5 cups of water to submerge all ingredients.
- **Initial Cooking Phase** [01:19] — The pot is covered and cooked over medium-high heat for 10 minutes. During this time, the host prepares additional ingredients: 4 minced garlic cloves, 2 chopped green onions, and a green chili pepper.
- **Making Apple Ssamjang** [02:04] — The host introduces a complementary sauce, apple ssamjang, which she invented while writing her first cookbook. Ssamjang is typically a mix of fermented soybean paste, hot pepper paste, garlic, onion, and sesame oil, but she uses apple instead of sugar for sweetness.
- **Finishing the Stew** [03:23] — After 10 minutes, the host adds the prepared garlic, green onion, and green chili pepper to the stew. She cooks it for an additional 3-5 minutes to thicken it.
- **Finishing the Ssamjang** [04:03] — The apple ssamjang is completed with one small Gala apple, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, and sesame seeds. The host notes the exact ratio is available on her website.
- **Serving and Tasting** [04:58] — The stew is turned off and served with side dishes, lettuce, rice, and fresh kimchi. The host demonstrates wrapping the stew and ssamjang in a lettuce leaf with rice, and tastes it, declaring it delicious.

### Conclusion

The video provides a simple, step-by-step guide to making a flavorful Korean tuna stew from pantry staples. It also offers a unique twist with the apple ssamjang, making it a complete and satisfying meal.

## Transcript

Today's recipe is tuna stew. Here you go.  It's canned tuna. Let's dice it this way.  
Put it here. I lined this with  my onion. Also slice this.  
Mmm, smells very refreshing. Here.  
Add gochujang, 2 tablespoons. And  gochugaru, hot pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons.  
And soy sauce, 1 tablespoon.   And then add water. Let's add 1 cup. Half a  cup more. All these ingredients are submerged.  
Close the lid and cook over medium-high heat.  Now, cook for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes,   I'm going to add more green onion, garlic, and  green chili pepper. Four large garlic cloves.  
I minced the four garlic cloves. And  green onions, chop two green onions.  
Green chili pepper.   Just mix together.  
I'll make apple ssamjang here. You guys made my  apple ssamjang? It's so delicious! I'm going to   use apple because this is apple ssamjang.  Actually, I invented this recipe.  
When I invented this recipe, that year,  I was working on my first cookbook.   I was so happy all summer until fall. I  always made this ssamjang, apple ssamjang.  
Ssamjang is a mixture of fermented soybean paste,  hot pepper paste, garlic, onion, and sesame oil,   all mixed together. Usually, we add sugar here  to make it a little sweet, but I used apple.  
This one I like to cut into  tiny pieces. Like this.  
Already 10 minutes have passed.  I'm going to add all this stuff.   Garlic, green onion, and more green chili pepper.  
I like to thicken this stew, so I'm going to  cook it a little longer, 3 to 5 minutes. Here,   I added Korean soybean paste, hot pepper  paste, green onion, garlic, and then apple,  
one small Gala apple. And then sesame oil,  around 1 tablespoon, and sesame seeds.  
I already posted this recipe, apple ssamjang.  Check out the exact ratio on my website. Wow,   nice. Such a delicious smell from this. I can't  believe this is from canned tuna. I just cooked  
this for three more minutes. I think that's enough  because sometimes we need to eat this like a stew.  
Turn it off. These are my side dishes for this.   And this is lettuce. So I made a kind  of vegetable basket. Exciting! Rice.  
My rice. Very freshly made kimchi. And I will show  you how to eat it. Open sesame. Lettuce? I have   two. And rice. Just a little rice. This is tuna  stew. And this is apple ssamjang. And then, wrap.  
Mmm. Very, very delicious.  Today, we made spicy tuna stew,   chamchi-jjigae. Enjoy my  recipe! See you next time. Bye~