This is a riff on my mushroom doenjang soup recipe. With the added protein, it's more of a meal! If you have a Chinese or Asian market, try to find the pickled mustard stems (pic in recipe). They are really delicious and add depth to this dish!
Course Soup
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Keyword chicken, doenjang, korean chicken soup, mushroom
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Servings 10
Author misangela
Ingredients
1Lbchicken thighs, bone in, skin offbake the skin for a great chicharron snack
4cupswater
1tspsalt or one chicken bouillon cube
1Tblolive oil or neutral oil for sauteing veg
18 ozpackage cremini mushrooms, slicedwhite mushrooms are ok
1medshallot, diced
3clovesgarlic, minced
2inchesginger, peeled and thinly sliced1 Tbl ginger paste is fine
3scallions, cut in half longways then into 1.5" pieces
1/4cupKikkoman Memmi soup basesub soy sauce
2Tblseasoned rice wine vinegar
1/4cupChinese cooking wineoptional
2Tblmirin
2tspsesame oil
2TblDoenjang paste sub ssamjang if you like
1TblGochujang paste optional if you don't like spice
1Tblcornstarch, dissolved in water (slurry) optional, but adds thickness
1lime, zest and juice
Scallions, cut on bias for garnish
Instructions
Put a large stock pot on high heat with the chicken, salt and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for about 10-15 minutes while you prep the veg.
When chicken is cooked and the water has reduced by about an inch, remove chicken and strain the stock into another bowl.
When chicken is cool enough to handle, shred off all the meat from the bone and cut up into 1" pieces.
Add doenjang and gochujang pastes and stir until dissolved.
Add the shredded chicken, mushroom stems and chicken stock back to the pot and turn up heat to med high. Add cornstarch slurry if using. Bring to a simmer for about 10 minutes.
Turn off heat and add lime juice.
Serve with scallions as garnish.
Notes
As with most soups, feel free to add veg, rice or whatever you have floating around in the fridge. I often add leftover rice to this recipe. Peppers are also good in it. Soup is free form!