Korean · Dinner
Korean Vegetable Dumpling Soup
Vegetable Mandu Guk
Korean vegetable dumpling soup in a clear kelp-mushroom broth with sliced rice cake, scallion, and a beaten egg ribbon, finished with toasted seaweed and a drizzle of sesame oil.
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10 minsPrep
20 minsCook
30 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
385Calories
18gProtein
12gFat
48gCarbs
3gSugar
3gFiber
780mgSodium
185mgChol
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Instructions
1
Prep
Soak rice cake in cold water 15 minutes, drain. Soak dried shiitake in 200ml warm water 10 minutes. Slice mushroom caps thinly. Grate 6 garlic cloves. Beat 2 large eggs. Thinly slice 4 spring onions. Tear 2 sheets seaweed into small pieces.
2
Simmer
Combine 1500ml cold water and dried kelp in a heavy pot, bring to gentle simmer over medium heat 6 minutes. Remove kelp at 5 minutes. Add sliced shiitake and soaking liquid, simmer 4 minutes over medium until broth deepens.
3
Build
Stir in grated garlic, 20ml soy sauce, 1 tsp salt, and black pepper. Return to boil over high. Slide in drained rice cake, simmer 3 minutes until softened and floating.
4
Simmer 2
Add 400g frozen dumplings, simmer 5 minutes over medium until puffed and filling heats through.
5
Finish
Drizzle beaten egg in a slow stream while stirring once gently so it sets in delicate ribbons across the surface.
6
Plate
Ladle soup into deep bowls, scatter spring onion, torn seaweed, and 5g sesame seeds over each portion, finish with 5ml sesame oil drizzle per bowl. Serve immediately.
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Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 400g (14.1 oz) frozen vegetable mandu dumplings
- 200g (7.1 oz) sliced rice cake
- 1500ml (6 1/4 cup) cold water
- 20g (0.7 oz) dried kelp
- 20g (0.7 oz) dried shiitake mushrooms
- 2 large eggs
- 4 scallions
- 2 sheets roasted seaweed
- 20ml (4 tsp) soy sauce
- 10ml (2 tsp) toasted sesame oil
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 0.5 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 10g (small handful) toasted sesame seeds