Miyeokguk

Name: Miyeokguk
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 20g dried miyeok (wakame) seaweed, soaked and chopped; 150g beef brisket, thinly sliced; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang); 1.5 litres water

미역국/mee-YUK-gook/

Also known as: Miyeok Guk, Korean Seaweed Soup, Birthday Soup

About this dish

A light seaweed soup simmered with beef and sesame oil, eaten on birthdays and after giving birth.

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Ingredients

🌿20g dried miyeok (wakame) seaweed, soaked and chopped

🥩150g beef brisket, thinly sliced

🫗1 tbsp sesame oil

🧄2 cloves garlic, minced

🫙2 tbsp soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang)

💧1.5 litres water

Method

Serves 4

Squeeze the soaked seaweed dry.

Stir-fry the beef in sesame oil until browned.

Add the seaweed and garlic and stir-fry for 2 minutes.

Add the water and soup soy sauce and simmer for 20–30 minutes.

Season with salt and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

In Korea, miyeokguk is the birthday soup, honouring the mother, and is eaten by new mothers for its nutrients.

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