Soups

Korean Soybean Sprout Soup

Soybean sprouts simmer in a light anchovy and kelp stock seasoned with scallion and Korean soup soy sauce.

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
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Clear soup with yellow-tipped soybean sprouts and scallion

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · Soybean sprouts (Weight after sorting, rinsing and draining the sprouts) 150 g

Ingredients

Soybean sprouts Weight after sorting, rinsing and draining the sprouts
150 g
Unsalted anchovy and kelp stock
4 C
scallion
15 g

Seasonings

Garlic
5 g
Korean soup soy sauce
2/3 T

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

Method

  1. Sort the soybean sprouts

    Sort through 150 g of soybean sprouts and discard damaged pieces and loose skins.

    Loose hulls being lifted from water holding long, yellow-headed soybean sprouts
  2. Rinse the soybean sprouts

    Rinse under running water and drain in a colander.

    Drained yellow-tipped soybean sprouts in a colander
  3. Add the sprouts to the boiling stock

    Bring 4 C of anchovy and kelp stock to a boil and add the sprouts.

    Yellow-headed soybean sprouts being added to a pot of boiling clear stock
  4. Simmer the sprouts uncovered

    When it boils again, simmer uncovered over medium heat for 6–7 minutes, until the sprouts are cooked through but the stems are still crisp.

    Soybean sprouts simmering in clear stock
  5. Add scallion, garlic and soup soy sauce

    Add 15 g of thinly sliced scallion, 5 g of minced garlic and 2/3 T of Korean soup soy sauce.

    Clear soybean sprout soup with sliced scallion
  6. Simmer briefly and ladle into bowls

    Simmer over medium heat for 1 minute more and ladle into bowls.

    A ladle serving clear soup with yellow-headed soybean sprouts and sliced scallion