Budae-jjigae (Army Base Stew)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6528948

This is one of my all time favorite soups, probably because I like things with a lot of stuff on/in them. It says the rice cakes are optional, but I feel like they're a must. Additionally, I'd highly recommend adding ramen noodles in addition to the glass noodles and rice cakes.