Tteokguk, the traditional Korean rice cake soup, is a must-eat dish for Korean New Year. Learn how to make a simple anchovy-based seafood broth version that’s light, delicious, and easy to cook at home.
Servings 1person
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Ingredients
500mlwater
150gsliced rice cakerice cake for tteokguk.
1seafood coin brothor dried anchovies or kelp instead.
1egg
10gspring onion (green part)for garnish
2slicesseaweedfor garnish
1pinchsalt
1/2tbspsoup soy sauce (gukganjang)
1tspminced garlic
Equipment
1 Pot
1 scissors
1 Bowl
1 chopsticks whisk or fork to stir the egg.
Method
Prepare The Tteok
Soak the sliced rice cakes(tteokguk tteok) in water for 20 minutes.
Make The Seafood Broth
In a pot, add 500ml of water
Add 1 seafood coin broth. (you can use dried anchovies or kelp instead)
Bring it to a boil.
Prepare Garnish
Cut spring onion(green part) for garnish.
Cut seaweed for garnish.
Cook Tteokguk
Once the broth starts boiling, add the soaked rice cakes.