How to Make Tteokguk Soup (...for New Years!)

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option.

rice cakes

🥗Healthier: zucchini noodles

💰Cheaper: potato dumplings

Potato dumplings mimic the texture of rice cakes.

Prepare 2 shiitake mushrooms, leaving the stems on.

In a pot, add 5 cups of water and bring it to a boil.

Once boiling, remove the kelp pieces if using, and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer for 10 minutes.

Soak 2 cups of thinly sliced Korean rice cakes in cold water for 5 minutes.

Chop the spring onion into small pieces.

Crack an egg into a bowl.

Add 1/2 cup of mini dumplings into the soup.

After 10 minutes, strain the vegetable broth, measuring out 2.5 cups.

Add 1 tablespoon of soy sauce to the broth and bring it to a boil.

Add the soaked rice cakes and dumplings to the boiling broth.

Once the rice cakes rise to the surface, add in the beaten egg and chopped spring onions.

Season with salt, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and black pepper to taste.

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