Soups

Napa cabbage soybean paste soup

It is a savory and sweet soup made with cabbage and soybean paste.

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
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Miso soup with cabbage leaves

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 3 servings · Tender inner napa cabbage leaves (Weight after washing and removing the stem) 360 g

Ingredients

Tender inner napa cabbage leaves Weight after washing and removing the stem
360 g
Unsalted anchovy and kelp stock
6 C
Large green onion (daepa)
25 g

Seasonings

Korean fermented soybean paste (doenjang)
2 T
chopped garlic
1/2 T

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Wash the cabbage leaves

    Separate and wash the leaves of the napa cabbage 360 g one by one.

    Individual pale inner napa cabbage leaves being rinsed under running water
  2. Cut the cabbage

    Split any thick stems lengthwise, then cut the leaves into bite-size pieces.

    Washed and cut cabbage leaves
  3. Dissolve the soybean paste in the broth

    Dissolve the soybean paste 2 T in the broth 6 C and bring to a boil.

    Soybean paste dissolving into tan broth in a steel pot
  4. Simmer the cabbage

    Add the cabbage and simmer over medium heat for 12–15 minutes, until even the stems are tender.

    Cabbage ripening gently in soybean paste broth
  5. Add garlic and green onion

    Add garlic 1/2 T and diagonally sliced green onion 25 g and boil for 2 more minutes.

    Cabbage miso soup topped with sliced green onions
  6. Divide the soup among bowls

    Turn off the heat and divide the cabbage and broth evenly among bowls.

    A ladle dividing tender napa cabbage and soybean paste broth between two bowls