Noodles

Kalguksu (Korean knife-cut noodle soup)

Fresh kalguksu noodles with potato and Korean zucchini in anchovy and kelp broth.

Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
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Anchovy Kalguksu with Zucchini and Potatoes

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · Raw kalguksu noodles (Weight of raw noodles without packaging) 350 g

Ingredients

Raw kalguksu noodles Weight of raw noodles without packaging
350 g
Unsalted anchovy and kelp stock
7 C
potato
160 g
Korean zucchini (aehobak)
110 g
Large green onion (daepa)
20 g

Seasonings

Korean soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang)
1 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. Cutting Potatoes and Zucchini

    Peel the potato 160 g and cut it into 5mm thick slices, and cut the zucchini 110 g into thick strips.

    Thinly sliced potatoes and coarsely sliced zucchini
  2. Cook the potatoes first

    Add the potatoes to the broth 7 C and when it boils, cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.

    A pot in which potatoes are first cooked in clear broth.
  3. Add and separate the noodles

    Shake off the excess flour from the fresh noodles 350 g. Add to the boiling stock and separate the strands immediately with chopsticks.

    Cooking chopsticks separating fresh kalguksu noodles in broth with sliced potatoes
  4. Cook the noodles uncovered

    Cook uncovered according to the package.

    Kalguksu noodles and sliced potatoes boiling in an uncovered pot
  5. Add zucchini and check the noodles

    Add the zucchini in the last 2 minutes and taste a strand to check that no raw flour taste remains.

    Boiling raw kalguksu noodles and zucchini in broth
  6. seasoning

    When the noodles are fully cooked, add soy sauce 1 T, minced garlic 1/2 T, and diagonally sliced green onions 20 g and boil for a while.

    Green onion sliced diagonally on top of noodles and soup