Method
Prepare the vegetables: Cut the Napa cabbage into bite-sized square pieces.
4 leaves Napa cabbage
Prep the aromatics: Mince the garlic and thinly slice the green onion.
1 tbsp Minced Garlic, 1/2 Green onion
Boil the base: Pour water into a pot. Add the seafood stock coin and minced garlic, then bring to a boil.
1 Korean seafood bouillon coin, 700 ml Water, 1 tbsp Tuna fish sauce
Add Doenjang: Strain the doenjang through a fine mesh sieve into the pot. This step ensures a cleaner and smoother broth.
2 tbsp Doenjang
Cook the cabbage: Add the prepared Napa cabbage and simmer for 10 minutes.
4 leaves Napa cabbage
Finish: Add the green onions and cook for 2 more minutes to reach the total cooking time.
Baechu Doenjang Guk (Korean soybean paste soup with napa cabbage)