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Kimchi Rice Cake Soup

Kimchi Rice Cake Soup

A great dish for cold winter weather with components from Korean and Chinese dishes.
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine fusion, Korean

Equipment

  • 10" sauce pan

Ingredients
  

  • 7 oz kimchi
  • 8 oz shaved beef
  • 10 oz rice cake
  • 3 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • pinch salt
  • 1-2 green onion (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Squeeze the kimchi and collect the juice into a small bowl
  • Slice the kimchi and beef
  • Place the pan onto stove, and turn heat to high
  • Add oil and the sliced beef. Stir until beef turns slightly brown. Add the kimchi juice and mix
  • Add the chicken stock, bring to boil, turn heat to low, and simmer for 8-10 mins
  • Add the rice cake, bring to boil, and simmer for 3-4 mins at low heat
  • Add the kimchi and mix. Adjust the flavor with pinches of salt
  • Plate and serve with another dish

Video

Notes

  • Beef could be replaced with pork or chicken.
  • You can add Gochujang to bring additional flavor. 
  • Chicken stock could be replace with Japanese dashi soup. Actually, Korean rice cake dish, tteokbooki starts with making a soup with anchovy and kelp, which is similar to dashi soup. 
Keyword kimchi, kimchi soup, rice cake, rice cake soup, tteokbooki, 年糕, 年糕汤, 韩国泡菜