🥣 Tteok Soup (Tteokguk)

Tteokguk is a traditional Korean soup made with sliced rice cakes in a clear, flavorful broth. An essential dish for Seollal (Korean New Year), it symbolizes a pure new beginning and a prosperous year ahead.

Today, this dish is enjoyed year-round for its simplicity and comforting taste.

⏳ Recipe Duration

• Total time: 45 minutes
• Preparation: 15 minutes
• Cooking: 30 minutes

📋 Ingredients (for 2-3 people)

• 500 g of rice cakes (tteok), thinly sliced.
• 7 cups (1.65 L) of water
• 300 g beef (shank, or flank) roughly chopped
• 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large scallion, cut into thin diagonal slices
• 2 tsp vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp fish sauce or soy sauce.
• 1 tsp roasted sesame oil
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• 1 sheet of Gim seaweed, toasted and crumbled
• 1 red chili (optional), thinly sliced

🥢 Preparation Steps

1️⃣ Prepare the broth

🍲 The base of a flavorful Tteokguk!

1. Boil 7 cups of water in a large pot over high heat. Add beef and garlic, then cook for 5 minutes.
2. Reduce to medium heat, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the beef is tender and the broth is fragrant.

2️⃣ Prepare the garnishes

🍳 Colorful touches to enhance your soup.

1. Toast the nori: Pass the gim sheet over a flame or on a hot pan until it turns green and crispy. Place it in a plastic bag and crush it into fine pieces. Set aside.
2. Prepare the thin omelet: Separate the yolks from the whites of the two eggs. Add a pinch of salt to each bowl and mix with a fork.
   • In a heated non-stick pan lightly oiled, pour the yolk mixture and spread it thinly by tilting the pan.

• • Cook for about 1 minute, flip, then cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat, let cool, and cut into thin strips. Set aside.

3️⃣ Cook the Tteokguk

🍚 A nourishing and comforting dish.

1. Add the rice cakes (tteok) to the boiling broth with the fish sauce or soy sauce. Stir gently with a ladle.
2. Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes, until the cakes float and are tender.

1. Pour the egg whites little by little into the soup, without stirring, to create a stringy effect. Cook for an additional 30 seconds.
2. Stir in the sesame oil, black pepper, and chopped scallion. Stir gently and remove from heat.

4️⃣ Serve the Tteokguk

✨ A bowl that invites prosperity.

1. Serve the hot soup in individual bowls.
2. Garnish with the egg yolk strips, crumbled nori, and red chili pieces if desired.

🧑🍳 Tips and Tricks

💡 Ideal accompaniment: Serve Tteokguk with kimchi and other Korean side dishes.
💡 Customization: Try a variation with seaweed broth for a vegetarian version.

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