Its been windy and chili week in the Valley and soup is what I want to eat to warm me up. I had kimchi laying on the fridge and I decided to make soup with it. I actually didn't know much about what kimchi was until my korean friend introduced it to me back in my senior year in high school at her house. It smelled aweful and I couldn't dare put it in my mouth but once I did I couldn't stop eatingit. The chili and the radish combine together is quite tasteful. That was when I fell in love with Korean food and couldn't stop day dreaming about it ever since. My parents live in Santa Clara and I call it K-Town since every corner had a korean store or restaurant. Every time I visit, I make a trip to Kyo-Po or Hankook just to get their kimchi, and I can't forget the Soju. For tonight's menu, a very simple kimchi soup. It was extremely simple to do and that's what I needed on a Thursday night watching all my favorite tv shows on NBC.
Ingredients:
4 cups of beef stock
2 cups of kimchi, cut into 2" pieces
1 package of firm tofu, cut into 1/2" squares
1 tbs of sesame oil
1 tbs of fish sauce
1 tbs of Korean chili paste
1/2 cup of kimchi juice
1 tsp of pepper
Directions:
Simmer beef stock in pot, add tofu, kimchi, sesame oil, fish sauce, and chili paste for 30 - 45 minutes.
8 comments:
That looks delicious! I LOVE kimchi!!!
I agree! Korean food is great! :) Your kimchiguk looks wonderful!
Korean food is yum and healthy!
kimhi os one of my favourite eats ever, this soup is going to be sooo nice when the winter comes to london, nicely done! cheers!
What a great combination kimchi and gochujang! Those two are my favourite among the Korean ingredients :)
Weezie, thanks for dropping by.
Sook, is that what this is called, Kimchiguk? I'm going to make more korean food this week or next week.
Kenny - Korean food is so healthy and good. I love the combination of sweet and spicy.
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