Yukgaejang Korean Spicy Beef Soup Recipes

YUKGAEJANG (SPICY BEEF SOUP WITH VEGETABLES)

Steps:

• Add the gosari and 4 cups of water to a small pot. Boil over medium heat, covered, until tender. Mine only took about 30 minutes, but the time can vary significantly depending on gosari. Turn the heat off and let it cool in the cooking water. When ready to use, rinse in cold water and drain. Cut into 4-inch lengths, removing tough ends of the stems, if any. (See note 1.)
• In a large pot, bring the meat, onion, and optional radish, to a boil in 14 cups of water (see note 2 for other broth options). Reduce the heat to medium, and skim off the scum. Boil, covered, until the meat is tender enough for shredding, about 1 hour. Pull a string of meat off and check the tenderness. Let the meat cool a bit in the cooking liquid. Discard the vegetables, reserving the stock in the pot. Spoon off any visible fat. The broth should be about 7 to 8 cups.
• When the meat is cool enough to handle, shred into about 3 to 4-inch strips.
• Blanch the bean sprouts in boiling water for a minute. Wash with cold water and drain. Cut the scallions into 4-inch lengths. Thinly slice the soaked mushrooms.
• In a pan, heat the sesame oil until hot over low heat and stir in the chili pepper flakes. Turn the heat off as soon as the oil starts to turn red and the chili pepper flakes become a bit pasty. This only takes a few seconds. Do not burn the flakes.
• Add the meat, gosari, mushrooms, 1 tablespoon soup soy sauce, and garlic to the pan. Toss well to coat everything with the oiled chili pepper flakes.
• Add the meat and gosari mixture to the broth. Stir in 1 tablespoon of soup soy sauce, optional gochujang and doenjang, and boil over medium high heat, covered, for about 10 minutes.
• Throw in the bean sprouts and scallions, and boil over medium heat for another 10 minutes. Add salt (1 teaspoon or more) and pepper to taste. Within a few minutes before turning the heat, add the optional noodles. Slowly drizzle the optional eggs over the boiling soup and turn the heat off. Serve with rice.

KOREAN SPICY BEEF SOUP (YUKAEJANG)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large pot, bring brisket and about 4 quarts of water to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until meat is tender, skimming off fat and foam.
• Remove the meat from the broth but keep the broth in the pot.
• When it's cool enough to handle, hand-shred the beef with the grain.
• In a mixing bowl, combine shredded beef with scallions, bean sprouts, and fernbrake (gosari).
• Season beef and vegetables with garlic, sesame oil, gochugaru, gochujang, soy sauce, and black pepper.
• Add seasoned ingredients to the broth and bring to a boil.
• Simmer for about 5 minutes and adjust soup to taste with soy sauce if necessary.
• Swirl the beaten eggs into the soup.
• Add noodles, if using, and turn off heat.

YUKGAEJANG (KOREAN SPICY BEEF SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large dutch oven, combine 15 cups cold water, beef and 1/2 onion and simmer on low heat for 2 hours.
• Combine seasoning sauce and set aside.
• Remove meat from water and shred into thick strips. Discard water and 1/2 onion.
• Mix the fernbrake and shredded beef in a bowl with the seasoning sauce.
• In the dutch oven, combine the red pepper oil ingredients and heat over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove to a serving container.
• Wipe dutch oven clean and add beef broth along with the mixed items in the seasoning sauce and bring to a boil. Add green onion slices and continue to boil for 3 minutes. Serve hot with red pepper sauce, as desired.