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Ddeok Gook (Korean New Year Rice Cake Soup)
Photo: David Holifield

Ddeok Gook (Korean New Year Rice Cake Soup)

16 ingredients 14 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

766
Calories
39g
Protein
34g
Fat
72g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Rice Cake 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Water not in our table 0
Seaweed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup thin sliced korean rice cakes (ddeok gook ddeok)
  • 1/4 cup dried anchovies (myeol chi - I think the Japanese word is naboshi)
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 4 ounces beef, cut into thin strips
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 sheets nori (seasoned kim , dried laver seaweed)
  • 1/4 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1/8 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 servings Change size or US/metric
  • 50 minutes 10 mins prep
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Directions

1

Soak the rice cake in cold water for 30 minutes.

2

Marinate the beef in the soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, sugar, and minced garlic.

3

Saute the beef in a skillet, then set aside.

4

Put the 6 cups of water and the dried anchovies in a pot.

5

Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes.

6

Strain out the anchovies and return the broth to the pot.

7

Add the rice cakes to the broth.

8

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium.

9

Cook for 10-15 minutes, until tender.

10

Add the green onions.

11

Pour the egg in a little at a time.

12

Let it set a bit, then stir- if you stir right after adding the egg, the broth gets milky.

13

Put into bowls.

14

Garnish each bowl with some beef and some crumbled kim.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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