Kimchi Noodle Soup - Kimchi Kalguksu

Kimchi Noodle Soup - Kimchi Kalguksu

A clean, flavorful soup with the kick and tang of kimchi and hearty noodles.

Kimchi Noodle Soup - Kimchi Kalguksu

Serves 4

Kalguksu translates to knife-cut noodle soup. Kalguksu noodles can easily be purchased from an Asian grocery store or made at home with a few staple kitchen ingredients. You can find a recipe for homemade noodles here.

Traditionally, this soup would be made with an anchovy kelp broth. The broth here is a modification of that. In the future, I will update with instructions for using and making an anchovy kelp broth.

Recipe Tips:

1. Using well-fermented kimchi is important for this soup as the depth of flavor it provides is the backbone of this soup.

2. I prefer this soup with a clear broth and cook the noodles separately, if you desire a thicker broth, add the noodles to the soup after the kimchi has cooked. Continue cooking according to package directions.
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Ingredients

500g (1.5 heaping cups) well fermented kimchi, chopped

50ml (.25 c) kimchi brine

Broth

1,600ml (8 c) water

280g (1 large) onion, sliced with the grain

8 garlic cloves, minced

5g (1 t) ginger, minced

4g dashima

2 T soup soy sauce

2 T fish sauce

1 T sugar

1 T mirin

.5 t pepper

Pinch MSG - optional

Finishing

1 medium zucchini or Korean squash, sliced .25 in thick

1 carrot, sliced .25 in thick

4 servings kalguksu noodles

Sesame oil

Recipe Know-how

1.      Bring a large pot of water to a boil for noodles.

2.      Add broth ingredients into a large pot. Bring to boil.

While broth cooks, prepare finishing ingredients

  • Boil broth 15 minutes. Remove dashima.

  • Add kimchi and kimchi brine, boil 5-6 min more or until kimchi is heated through

3.      Over medium-high heat, heat a medium saute pan.

  • Add 1.5 t sesame oil and zucchini. Season with salt and pepper. Saute 2-4 minutes or until lightly charred and tender-crisp. Remove from pan and set aside..

  • Repeat with the carrots.

4.      Cook noodles according to package directions.

5.      Assemble soup by placing noodles on the bottom of the bowl, top with broth and a portion of cooked zucchini and carrots. Drizzle with sesame oil

6.      Serve.

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