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Haejangguk

Korean hangover soup

Haejangguk literally means "soup to chase a hangover" and has been eaten the morning after in Seoul for centuries.

The rich beef-bone broth is filled with cabbage, bean sprouts and congealed beef blood (seonji) and seasoned with doenjang.

Haejangguk
Servings4
Time120 min
LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

  • Beef bones1 kg
  • Napa cabbage & bean sprouts400 g
  • Doenjang (soybean paste)3 tbsp
  • Gochugaru1 tbsp
  • Garlic & spring onionsome of each
  • Saltto taste

= available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

  1. Boil the beef bones long into a rich broth.

  2. Blanch the cabbage and add to the broth.

  3. Stir in doenjang and gochugaru.

  4. Add bean sprouts and garlic, simmer.

  5. Serve with spring onion and rice.

Make it original

Doenjang and gochugaru for haejangguk are in the Asia Boutique.

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