Tteok Mandu guk (Korean Rice Cake Soup with Dumplings)
This quick and easy tteok mandu guk (Korean Rice Cake Soup with Dumplings) is made with a savory warm and comforting broth, plump and chewy rice cakes and delicious Korean dumplings.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 cups water
- 2 packets dried anchovy soup stock bag
- 1 teaspoon garlic (grated about 3 cloves)
- 1 tablespoon Korean soup soy sauce (or regular soy sauce)
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper (or more to taste)
- 10 oz tteok (Korean rice cake rounds) (rinsed under cold water)
- 10 mandu (Korean dumplings)
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 stalks green onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 sheet seaweed (thinly sliced)
Instructions
- 1
Cook. Heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil over a nonstick pan over medium heat. Pour in the whisked egg yolk, then lift and tilt the pan to spread it across to form a thin crepe. Cook on both sides until cooked and transfer to a cutting board. Roll the egg and thinly slice.
- 2
Cook anchovy broth. In a large pot of water, bring 5 cups of water to a boil. Then add the anchovy soup broth bag into the water, and cover, and boil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes. Then remove the soup broth bag and discard it.
- 3
Season the broth. Lower the heat to a simmer and add in the garlic, soy sauce, fish sauce, salt and pepper. Let the broth simmer for about 5 minutes.
- 4
Cook rice cakes. Add the rinsed rice cakes and cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent them from sticking. The rice cakes will be ready when they float.
- 5
Add mandu. Then add the mandu and cook for 3-4 minutes or until they begin to float at the top. When the mandu floats, cook for an additional 1 minute. If using frozen mandu, you may need to cook them longer.
- 6
Garnish. Turn off the heat, and mix in the sesame oil. Garnish with green onion, egg yolk garnish, toasted sesame seeds, and seaweed sheet. Enjoy!