Name: Duk Guk
Ingredients: 2 1/2 quarts broth (beef or anchovy); 1 tablespoon dashida (beef or anchovy); 1 (1 7/8 lb) package korean Rice Cakes; 1 bunch Green Onions, cut into 2-inch-long pieces

Why it works: Beef and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,092 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Duk Guk

Ingredients

2 1/2 quarts broth (beef or anchovy)
1 tablespoon dashida (beef or anchovy)
1 (1 7/8 lb) package korean Rice Cakes
1 bunch Green Onions, cut into 2-inch-long pieces

Directions

Bring broth to a boil.
Add dashida and rice cakes.
Boil until rice cakes are tender, about five minutes.
Add green onion and cook for one minute. Remove from heat.
Beat eggs and cook in a thin sheet. Cut into thin strips that are about two inches long.
Cut beef into two-inch-long strips and brown.
Boil dumplings until tender.
For each bowl of soup: spoon soup into bowl and add desired toppings.
Category:North Korean Recipes
Category:North Korean Soups

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

710Calories

60 gProtein

26 gFat

55 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Beef	100g cooked	250
Anchovy	100g	210
Rice Cake	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Beef + oniontop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,092 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Rice + oniontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,433 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Beef + ricetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,265 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).