Napa Cabbage Doenjang Soup (Baechu Doenjang-guk)

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Napa Cabbage Doenjang Soup (Baechu Doenjang-guk)

Name: Napa Cabbage Doenjang Soup (Baechu Doenjang-guk)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 20 g Napa cabbage; 30 g Tofu; 20 g Onion; 10 g Scallion; 5 g Dried anchovies for broth; 1 g Cheongyang chili pepper; 0.5 g Minced garlic; 0.5 g Ginger juice; 2 g Doenjang (soybean paste); 60 ml Rice-rinse water (ssal-tteumul); 300 ml Water

배추된장국

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse

45kcal · per serving

3/5Spice

No porkGluten-free

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Recipe

Napa Cabbage Doenjang Soup (Baechu Doenjang-guk)

🌶 Spicy 3/5No porkNo meat or alcoholGluten-freeContains: soy, fish

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Servings1

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Napa cabbage배추
20 g
Tofu두부
30 g
Onion양파
20 g
Scallion대파
10 g
Dried anchovies for broth다시멸치
↔ No Dried anchovies for broth? For stock, use dashi powder or a mix of kombu and dried shiitake. Vegetarian: kombu and shiitake only.
🛒 Where to buy: Korean or Japanese grocery stores (dried anchovies are in the dried goods aisle)
5 g
Cheongyang chili pepper청양고추
1 g
Minced garlic다진마늘
0.5 g
Ginger juice생강즙
0.5 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
2 g
Rice-rinse water (ssal-tteumul)쌀뜨물
60 ml
Water물
300 ml

Nutrition per serving

45kcal

4gCarbs

4.2gProtein

1.3gFat

52.1mgSodium

Steps

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

Cut the napa cabbage, onion, and tofu into bite-size pieces, and slice the scallion and Cheongyang chili pepper diagonally.
Steep the leftover onion skins, scallion roots from the prep, and the dried anchovies to make a broth, then strain.
Put the tofu in boiling water for about 10 minutes to draw out the salt.
Stir-fry the napa cabbage with sesame oil in a pot, then add the rice-rinse water and broth and boil.
Add the tofu, onion, scallion, and chili pepper.
Add the doenjang, grated garlic, and ginger juice to adjust the seasoning.

💡 TipBlanching the tofu beforehand reduces the salt.

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.