Clam and Seaweed Soup (Bajirak Miyeok-guk)

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Clam and Seaweed Soup (Bajirak Miyeok-guk)

Name: Clam and Seaweed Soup (Bajirak Miyeok-guk)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 10 g Littleneck clams (bajirak); 5 g Dried seaweed (miyeok); 5 g Low-sodium soy sauce; 5 g Garlic; 2 g Sesame oil; 2 g Red chili pepper; 10 g Korean radish; 10 g Dried shrimp; 5 g Scallion; 3 g Glasswort powder (hamcho)

바지락 미역국

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse

54kcal · per serving

1/5Spice

No pork

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Recipe

Clam and Seaweed Soup (Bajirak Miyeok-guk)

🌶 Spicy 1/5No porkNo meat or alcoholContains: gluten, soy, sesame, shellfish

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Servings1

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Littleneck clams (bajirak)바지락
10 g
Dried seaweed (miyeok)미역
5 g
Low-sodium soy sauce저염간장
5 g
Garlic마늘
5 g
Sesame oil참기름
2 g
Red chili pepper홍고추
2 g
Korean radish무
↔ No Korean radish? Daikon is the closest. Turnip works in soups.
🛒 Where to buy: Daikon is in many supermarkets and all Asian grocery stores
10 g
Dried shrimp건새우
10 g
Scallion대파
5 g
Glasswort powder (hamcho)함초가루
3 g

Nutrition per serving

54kcal

4.1gCarbs

8.01gProtein

0.56gFat

802.28mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

Purge the clams of sand and soak the seaweed for 20 minutes.
Add scallion, garlic, red chili pepper, dried shrimp, and radish to water and boil to make a broth.
Add sesame oil, seaweed, and clams to a pot and saute, then add the low-sodium soy sauce and saute.
Pour the broth into the pot with the saute and bring to a boil.
Adjust the seasoning with the glasswort powder.
Ladle into a soup bowl.

💡 TipThis is a refreshing, clear seaweed soup that can be seasoned with the natural salt in the clams and seaweed.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.