Yukgaejang (spicy beef soup)

Yukgaejang is a fiery, deep red beef soup full of vegetables and shredded meat. One of the most warming and hearty soups of Korean cooking, it is often eaten on colder days.

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Method

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1. Put the beef with the water in a large saucepan, bring to the boil and skim off the foam that forms on top.
2. Cook covered over low heat for 45-50 minutes, until the meat is completely tender. ⏱ Timer: 45 min
3. Take out the meat and pull it into shreds with your hands or a fork; set the stock aside.
4. In a frying pan, fry the gochugaru and garlic in the sesame oil, add the shredded meat and fry together for 2-3 minutes. ⏱ Timer: 2 min
5. Return the meat to the stock, add the soybean sprouts, fernbrake or spinach and the spring onions and cook for a further 10-12 minutes. ⏱ Timer: 10 min
6. In the last minute, slowly drizzle the beaten egg in a thin stream into the bubbling soup so that it forms veil-like strands; season with soy sauce and serve piping hot.

A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

• Fry the meat separately in the gochugaru oil before returning it to the stock; this gives a deeper flavour than simply adding it to the soup raw.
• Drizzle the egg slowly in a thin stream into the hot liquid so that it forms fine strands, not large pieces.
• Spinach is fine instead of Korean fernbrake (gosari), although its flavour is less distinctive.
• You can reduce the amount of gochugaru to taste if you do not like very hot food.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there egg in a meat soup?

Slowly drizzled in, the egg forms fine, veil-like strands that add texture and extra protein to the soup without taking away from the character of the meat.

What is gosari (Korean fernbrake)?

Dried, then soaked and cooked young fern shoots with a characteristic, slightly earthy flavour; they are sold dried or frozen in Asian shops.

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