Hello! This post was inspired by a good friend and fellow soup connoisseur who joined me for dinner last night. One the menu: Soondubu (or Korean spicy tofu soup). In his words, my version of soondubu "was legit".
Here's the basic recipe:
Ingredients:2 tbs sesame oil
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, pressed
4-6 tbs red chili paste (found at Japanese or Korean markets)
4 cups organic chicken broth
3 tbs dried bonito soup stock (found at Japanese or Korean markets)
1-2 cups of kimchi (found at my local Costco!)
1 package soft or silken tofu
1 cup sliced green onion
dash of soy sauce or low sodium amino acids
dash of fish sauce
2 room temperature organic eggs
Optional ingredients:1 cup sauteed zucchini or mushroom
2 cups of cooked brown or white rice for serving
Instructions:
- Heat the sesame oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chile paste, stir to combine, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add the optional zucchini or mushrooms and saute for about 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add the kimchi and cook, stirring occasionally, until simmering, about 2 minutes.
- Add the broth, bonito stock, soy sauce, and fish sauce and bring to a boil.
- Using a large serving spoon, add the tofu by very large spoonfuls, taking care not to break up the tofu into little bits.
- Add green onion and eggs to boiling soup and cook, covered, for 1-2 minutes until egg whites are cooked.
Serve immediately with a side of steamed rice
My credentials? I lived in K-Town NYC for a year...does that count as a credential?
Some pictures to help you shop for "exotic" ingredients:
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Kimchi
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Red Chili Paste
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Fish Sauce
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Bonito Soup Stock
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Sesame Oil
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