Korea

Miyeok Guk

Name: Miyeok Guk
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Korea
Ingredients: 30 g Dried wakame; 200 g Clams or beef; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp Sesame oil; 1 tbsp Soy sauce (soup soy); to taste Salt

Korean seaweed birthday soup

Miyeok guk is a Korean soup of wakame seaweed, traditionally eaten on birthdays and after childbirth.

The seaweed is toasted in sesame oil and gently simmered in a mild broth with clams or beef.

Servings3

Time30 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Dried wakame30 g
Clams or beef200 g
Garlic2 cloves
Sesame oil1 tbsp
Soy sauce (soup soy)1 tbsp
Saltto taste

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Soak the wakame and cut into bite-size pieces.
Toast the wakame with garlic in sesame oil.
Add clams or beef.
Top up with water and simmer.
Season with soup soy sauce and salt.

Make it original

Wakame and soup soy sauce for miyeok guk are in the Asia Boutique.

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