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Napa Cabbage and Taro Soup (Baechu Toran-guk)

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Napa Cabbage and Taro Soup (Baechu Toran-guk)

배추토란국

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse
78kcal · per serving
2/5Spice
No porkGluten-free
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Recipe

Napa Cabbage and Taro Soup (Baechu Toran-guk)

🌶 Spicy 2/5No porkGluten-freeContains: soy, sesame

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Servings1
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  • taro (toran)토란
    50 g
  • beef brisket쇠고기 양지
    15 g
  • napa cabbage배추
    10 g
  • green onion대파
    2.5 g
  • gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)고춧가루
    ↔ No gochugaru (Korean chili flakes)? Mix 2 parts sweet paprika with 1 part cayenne or red pepper flakes. Less smoky and a bit hotter, so start with half.
    🛒 Where to buy: Korean or Asian grocery stores (H Mart, Lotte Plaza), the international aisle of large supermarkets, or online
    1.7 g
  • doenjang (soybean paste)된장
    ↔ 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
    9 g
  • water물
    180 g
  • sesame oil참기름
    1 g

Nutrition per serving

78kcal
6.8gCarbs
6gProtein
3.1gFat
564.9mgSodium

Steps

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

  1. Peel the taro with a potato peeler and cut into 3 to 4 pieces.
  2. Cut the beef and napa cabbage into 5 mm widths and slice the green onion on the diagonal.
  3. Soak the taro in lightly salted water (1 cup water + 1 g salt).
  4. Stir-fry the beef and minced garlic in sesame oil, and when fragrant, add the gochugaru and stir-fry a little longer.
  5. Pour water over the stir-fried beef and dissolve in the doenjang.
  6. When the broth boils, add the napa cabbage, taro, and green onion and bring to a quick boil.
💡 TipIf you lightly blanch leftover napa cabbage scraps and freeze them, adding them when making soup saves time and reduces waste. - To remove the acrid taste of taro, soak it in salted water or blanch it in rice-rinse water.

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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