Korean Seafood Tofu Soup (Soondubu Jjigae)

Description

This is a recipe for a soft tofu soup that has become a favorite. I make this authentic recipe a lot at home and my friends have asked for the recipe. Eat with rice. Hope you like it!

Ingredients

  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 4 (1 inch) pieces kelp
  • 6 dried anchovies
  • 6 ounces sliced pork belly
  • 2 tablespoons Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru)
  • 1 zucchini, cubed
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup kimchi
  • 2 serrano chile peppers, chopped (Optional)
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 2 (12 ounce) packages extra-soft tofu
  • 10 shrimp, peeled
  • 5 mussels
  • 5 clams
  • ½ cup sliced button mushrooms
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 4 eggs (Optional)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onion, or to taste (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Bring chicken stock
  2. kelp
  3. and dried anchovies to a boil in a large pot. Cover and cook over medium heat
  4. about 10 minutes. Strain broth
  5. discarding kelp and anchovies.
  6. Cook pork belly in a large pot over medium heat until browned
  7. 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; reserve drippings in the pot. Add red pepper flakes; cook and stir until sizzling
  8. about 30 seconds. Return pork belly to the pot. Add strained broth
  9. zucchini
  10. onion
  11. kimchi
  12. serrano chile peppers
  13. ginger
  14. fish sauce
  15. and sugar. Cover and simmer soup until flavors combine
  16. about 15 minutes.
  17. Stir tofu
  18. shrimp
  19. mussels
  20. clams
  21. mushrooms
  22. and garlic into soup. Simmer until mussels and clams have opened
  23. about 5 minutes.
  24. Break tofu gently into chunks. Ladle boiling soup into serving bowls and crack an egg into each. Garnish with green onions.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 39 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 9 mins

Servings: 4

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