Beef Doenjang Soup
This is another riff on my basic doenjang soup. It's my favourite! I encourage you to find an Asian market in your area and get some of these specialty items. Korean is hard to find unless you happen to have a Korean market, but Amazon usually has ALL the things. This one uses a spicy radish - pic in recipe and Korean soup base, which is great for just about any soup.
Servings 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 8oz package cremini mushrooms, sliced white mushrooms are ok
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 med shallot, diced
- 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced sub 1 Tbl ginger paste
- 3 scallions, cut longways and into 1.5" pieces
- olive or neutral oil to cook veg
- 1 Tbl Doenjang paste sub ssamjang
- 2 tsp Gochujang paste optional, but adds nice flavor for beef
- 1 Lime, zest and juice
- 3 cups beef stock sub chicken stock
- 1/4 cup Korean soup base or Kikkoman Memmi sub soy sauce
- 2 Tbl Mirin
- 1 pack Salted Radish optional; sub 6 sliced radishes
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 8 oz thinly sliced sirloin found in Korean store, or slice yourself
- scallions cut on bias for garnish
Instructions
- Put a large stock pot on medium heat with a little oil to cook the veg.
- Sweat mushrooms, garlic, shallot, ginger and scallions until soft.
- Add doenjang, gochujang and lime zest and stir until dissolved.
- Add beef stock, soup base and mirin and bring to simmer.
- Add salted radish, sesame oil and beef, bring back to simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Turn off heat and add lime juice.
- Check seasoning and adjust to your taste.
- Serve with scallions as garnish.
Notes
As with all soups, feel free to improvise. I rarely make soup the same way twice. It just depends on what's in my fridge at the moment. Leftover rice is always great in these soups. Fish sauce is also a nice addition, as is Chinese cooking wine.
You may have to add salt, it really depends on your own taste.
I occasionally add some black pepper to this beef soup. I like black pepper with beef.
Oooo. I’ve never had anything like this. I’d gobble it up!