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Doenjang-guk

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South Korea

Doenjang-guk

된장국

Soybean paste soup

Soups & stewsCourse
20kcal · per serving
Not spicySpice
🌱 VeganGluten-free
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About this dish

Doenjang-guk or soybean paste soup is a guk (soup) made with doenjang (soybean paste) and other ingredients, such as vegetables, meat, and seafood. It is thinner, lighter, and milder than doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew). It is similar to the Japanese miso soup. It is sometimes mild, sometimes strong, and accompanied with rice most of the time. Doenjang-guk is an example of a banchan, one of several small dishes served with meals at restaurants and in home cooking. Other banchan include kimchi, marinated vegetables, and pickled/salted seafood. This soup is perhaps the cheapest meal in Korea.

Description: Wikipedia — Doenjang-guk, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recipe

Soybean Paste Soup (Doenjang-guk)

Not spicyVeganGluten-freeContains: soy

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Servings1
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  • tofu두부(2×2×2cm)
    20 g
  • slender oyster mushrooms애느타리버섯(4 strands)
    20 g
  • potato감자(4×3×1cm)
    10 g
  • onion양파(2×1cm)
    10 g
  • green onion대파(5cm)
    10 g
  • doenjang (soybean paste)된장(1 tsp)
    ↔ No doenjang (soybean paste)? Use red or brown miso. Miso is sweeter and milder, so add a little more and a pinch of salt.
    🛒 Where to buy: Korean grocery stores; miso is in most supermarkets
    5 g
  • water물(1½ cups)
    300 ml

Nutrition per serving

20kcal
3gCarbs
2gProtein
0gFat
260mgSodium

Steps

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

  1. Slice the potato and onion thinly, and cut the slender oyster mushrooms and grill them in a heated pan.
  2. Pour water into a pot, dissolve the doenjang in it, add the potato, onion and tofu, and boil until the ingredients turn translucent. Remove the ingredients from the soup, blend them in a blender, return them to the soup, and boil once more.
  3. Add the grilled oyster mushrooms and green onion to the soup, boil, and serve in a bowl.
💡 TipTo reduce the amount of doenjang, blend ingredients such as tofu and potato into the soup for a mild doenjang soup. Using less doenjang lowers your sodium intake.

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.

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