Soups

Beef and radish soup

Slices of Korean radish and beef are sautéed first, then simmered in a clear broth.

Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
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Clear radish soup with thin radish and beef

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 3 servings · Korean radish (Peeled raw radish weight) 320 g

Ingredients

Korean radish Peeled raw radish weight
320 g
Beef for soup
180 g
water
6 C
Large green onion (daepa)
25 g

Seasonings

sesame oil
1 T
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. Slice the radish

    Cut the radish 320 g into squares about 5 mm thick and slice the scallion 25 g diagonally.

    Nabak sliced radish and diagonally sliced green onion
  2. Sauté the beef first

    Heat the sesame oil 1 T in a pot and sauté the beef 180 g over medium heat.

    Beef sautéing in sesame oil before the radish is added
  3. Sauté with the radish

    Add the radish to the beef and sauté for another 2 minutes.

    Beef and radish stir-fried together in a pot
  4. Add water and skim

    Pour in the water 6 C, bring to a boil and skim the foam from the surface.

    Foam being skimmed from the surface of beef and radish broth
  5. Simmer until the radish is tender

    Simmer over medium-low heat for about 18 minutes, until the radish is tender and translucent. Check that the beef centre holds at or above 75°C for 1 minute.

    Clear beef broth with transparent radish
  6. Season with soup soy sauce

    Add the soup soy sauce 1 T, garlic 1/2 T and scallion. Bring briefly back to a boil.

    Green onion and soft radish in soup