Soups

Korean dried pollock and egg soup

Dried pollock and Korean radish make a light broth with silky ribbons of cooked egg and sliced scallion.

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
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Bowl of dried pollock soup with radish and egg

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 3 servings · shredded dried pollock (weigh before soaking) 50 g

Ingredients

shredded dried pollock weigh before soaking
50 g
Korean radish
160 g
water
6 C
egg For a fractional egg, beat it first and use the required share.
1 piece
scallion
1/2 stalk

Seasonings

toasted sesame oil
2/3 T
minced garlic
1/3 T
Korean soup soy sauce
1 T

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

Method

  1. Soak the pollock

    Rinse 50 g of pollock and soak in lukewarm water for 10 minutes. Remove any bones, squeeze gently and tear into bite-size strips. Discard the soaking water.

    Soaked pollock strips in a sieve
  2. Prepare radish and egg

    Slice 160 g of radish into thin bite-size pieces and finely slice 1/2 stalk of scallion. Beat 1 piece in a bowl.

    Sliced radish and scallion beside a bowl of beaten egg
  3. Sauté the pollock and radish

    Heat 2/3 T of sesame oil in a pot over medium heat. Sauté the pollock and radish for 2–3 minutes.

    Pollock and radish sautéed in sesame oil
  4. Simmer the broth

    Add 6 C of water, 1/3 T of garlic and 1 T of soup soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat for 14–16 minutes until the radish is translucent.

    Dried pollock and radish simmering before the egg is added
  5. Cook the egg ribbons

    Add the scallion and drizzle the beaten egg into the bubbling soup. Leave it undisturbed at first. Simmer for 3–5 minutes more until the egg is set throughout and the broth reaches 74°C (165°F).

    Cooked egg ribbons and scallion in the broth