Best Rice Cake Soup Recipes

TTEOKGUK (KOREAN RICE CAKE SOUP)

Steps:

• Combine water and beef strips in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce to medium-high heat and simmer, skimming off any foam from the top. Add onion and garlic; simmer stock until flavors combine, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Rinse rice cake slices in cold water and drain well. Stir rice cakes and soy sauce into the stock; bring to a gentle boil until rice cake slices start to float, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir eggs and green onions into the stock. Ladle into bowls.

TTEOKMANDUGUK (RICE CAKE SOUP WITH DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Make dumplings: Place a large pot of water over high heat. When it boils, add sprouts and onions and cook until sprouts are soft, about five minutes. Drain in colander and rinse under cold water.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine sprouts and onions with kimchi. Working in batches, transfer a handful to cutting board and mince. Return vegetables to colander in sink. Add tofu, tossing to combine. Press down on vegetables with your hands, draining as much liquid as possible.
• Working in batches, place a handful of vegetable-tofu mixture on a large piece of cheesecloth or clean, porous cloth, fold up edges and twist, squeezing out liquid. Empty back into mixing bowl. When done, transfer to colander, top with parchment paper and weigh down with a heavy, water-filled pot. Drain for at least a half-hour.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine pork, oil, garlic and salt. Add drained vegetables and mix well with your fingers.
• Place a scant tablespoon of filling in center of a wrapper, brush wrapper rim with egg, and fold, forming a half moon. Pinch closed with your fingers and squeeze out air. Wrap end tips around until they touch, dab with egg and pinch together: it will look like a tortelloni. Transfer to a parchment-lined plate and repeat until you have about 20 dumplings.
• Make soup: Place a large pot filled with broth over high heat. Prepare scallions: discard white parts, chop a few inches of green parts into rounds and slice remainder lengthwise. When broth boils, add beef and 3 to 4 dumplings a person (freeze unused dumplings), reduce heat to medium and cook 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add frozen rice cakes and scallion slices and cook until cakes are soft, another two minutes. Add eggs and gently stir. Shut off heat and season with black pepper. Ladle into bowls and garnish with scallion rounds, sesame seeds and seaweed, if using.

KOREAN TTEOKGUK (RICE CAKE SOUP)

Steps:

• Heat 1 1/2 teaspoon olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Beat egg yolks in a small bowl and pour into the skillet. Tilt skillet so eggs yolks spread in a thin and even sheet. Cook until set, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a cutting board and slice into thin strips. Repeat with egg whites.
• Place nori in another skillet over medium heat; toast until bright green and crispy, about 30 seconds per side. Cut into thin strips.
• Rinse rice cakes in cold water; drain.
• Pour beef stock into a large pot; bring to a boil. Add rice cakes and garlic. Simmer until rice cake slices are tender, about 5 minutes. Add green onions; continue cooking until rice cakes start floating to the top, 3 to 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
• Ladle soup into serving bowls. Garnish with egg and nori strips.

TTEOKGUK (GOOD LUCK KOREAN RICE CAKE SOUP)

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1 1/2" pieces. Heat sesame oil and 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high. Add meat and season with salt. Cook, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides, 8-12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, separate scallion whites from greens and coarsely chop; set aside. Thinly slice scallion greens and set aside separately for serving.
• Using a flat-bottomed mug or the side of a chef's knife, lightly smash ginger. Add to pot along with garlic, reserved scallion whites, and 16 cups cold water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, skimming any foam from surface, until meat is tender, 60-75 minutes, if using stew meat, or up to 2 hours , if using brisket. Transfer meat to a plate with a slotted spoon, then scoop out ginger and scallion whites and discard.
• Add Korean radish to pot and simmer until tender but not mushy (it should still hold its shape), 12-15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tsp. vegetable oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium. Whisk eggs in a medium bowl and season with a large pinch of salt. Pour half of eggs into the center of skillet and quickly swirl pan to distribute evenly. Cook eggs undisturbed until they are just set, about 2 minutes. Carefully loosen with a heatproof rubber spatula, flip, and cook until other side is just set, about 1 minute. Slide egg crepe onto a cutting board and fold in half; let cool. Slice into 1/4"-thick ribbons. Repeat with remaining eggs and 1 tsp. vegetable oil.
• Slice beef as thin as you can and return to pot; add rice cakes. Cook until rice cakes are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in fish sauce; taste and season soup with more salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Ladle soup into bowls and top with sliced egg, reserved scallion greens, and chile threads (if using).
• Do Ahead
• Soup (without garnishes) can be made 2 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat over medium before serving.

DUK GUK (AUTHENITC KOREAN RICE CAKE AND BEEF SOUP)

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with the water and stir in the salt and add the beef.
• Boil fifteen minutes.
• As the beef is boiling, foam will rise up to the top of the pot. Simply scrape it off with a shallow, large spoon and dump into a bowl.
• Add the duk (rice cake), dashida, sesame oil, garlic, and soy sauce and boil 15 more minutes.
• Add all the other ingredients and heat about 5 more minutes.
• Traditionally topped with carrot strips, fried egg cut into strips, and kim (dried seaweed). (You do not have to use these condiments at all to have a delicious soup.).

KOREAN RICE CAKE SOUP (DUK GUK)

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil.
• Add dashida and rice cakes.
• Boil until rice cakes are tender, about five minutes.
• Add green onion and cook for one minute. Remove from heat.
• Beat eggs and cook in a thin sheet. Cut into thin strips that are about two inches long.
• Cut beef into two-inch-long strips and brown.
• Boil dumplings until tender.
• For each bowl of soup: spoon soup into bowl and add desired toppings.

DDEOK GOOK (KOREAN NEW YEAR RICE CAKE SOUP)

Steps:

• Soak the rice cake in cold water for 30 minutes.
• Marinate the beef in the soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper, sugar, and minced garlic.
• Saute the beef in a skillet, then set aside.
• Put the 6 cups of water and the dried anchovies in a pot.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes.
• Strain out the anchovies and return the broth to the pot.
• Add the rice cakes to the broth.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium.
• Cook for 10-15 minutes, until tender.
• Add the green onions.
• Pour the egg in a little at a time.
• Let it set a bit, then stir- if you stir right after adding the egg, the broth gets milky.
• Put into bowls.
• Garnish each bowl with some beef and some crumbled kim.

RICE CAKE SOUP WITH BOK CHOY AND EDAMAME

Steps:

• In a pot, heat oil over medium-high. Add leeks, scallion whites and ginger, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly golden at the edges and softened, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add chicken stock and bok choy stems, and bring to a boil over high. Reduce the heat and simmer and cook until the broth is flavorful, about 10 minutes. Add rice cakes and simmer until plump, about 8 minutes.
• Add edamame and bok choy leaves and stir until bright green, about 1 minute. Swirl in the beaten eggs in a slow, steady stream, stirring gently to make sure the eggs form long ribbons. Stir in the vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Divide among bowls and top with remaining scallion greens.

KOREAN TTEOKGUK (RICE CAKE SOUP)

Steps:

• Make the stock by cutting the beef into thin strips and boiling them in a large pot. Simmer on medium-low heat and skim off any foam or scum using a fine mesh sieve or strainer. Adding half an onion and some garlic cloves for the stock is optional. Adjust heat as necessary to maintain a simmer cooking for 15~20 minutes. Meanwhile, rinse the rice cake slices in cold water and drain well. Stir in the rice cake slices and the 2 tablespoons soup soy sauce. Boil gently about 8~10 minutes or until the rice cake slices start to float. Season with a little salt and pepper. When rice cakes are almost cooked, include the scallion slices and beaten egg. Make the garnish ingredients by separating the egg whites and yolks. In a non-stick pan or skillet, add olive oil and fry them in olive oil into a thin sheet; transfer to cutting board and cut into thin strips. Toast gim (seaweed) sheets over heat until crispy; cut into thin strips. Ladle the soup into bowls, dividing the rice cake slices evenly. For each serving, place a nice handful of the fried egg white, yolks, and seaweed strips. Eat hot otherwise the rice cakes will "booluh," or get soggy. *Most Koreans include mandu (dumplings) with tteokguk to make it heartier. If doing so, simply add them in the broth a few minutes before the rice cakes. These ingredients are available at Korean grocers and supermarkets with well-stocked Asian food sections.

KOREAN RICE CAKE SOUP (TTEOKGUK) AS MADE BY JASMINE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the anchovies and 4 cups of water. Soak for 3 hours at room temperature.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine the rice cakes with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Soak for 30 minutes at room temperature, then drain.
• Strain the anchovy soaking liquid into a medium pot, discarding the anchovies. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add the beef and garlic and cook for 20 minutes, until the beef is tender and cooked through.
• Add the rice cakes, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Return to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, until the rice cakes float to the surface.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the scallions, sesame oil, and black pepper to taste.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, garlic salt, and black pepper.
• In a medium pan, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the egg and tilt the pan to spread in a thin, even layer. Cook until the egg is no longer runny on top, 2-3 minutes, then flip and cook for another minute, until set. Transfer the egg to a cutting board, fold over itself in thirds, and thinly slice crosswise.
• Ladle the hot soup into bowls and top with the egg ribbons and thinly sliced nori.
• Enjoy!

RICE CAKE SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Soak rice cakes in cold water for approximately 1 hour.
• 2. Scramble the yolk and whites of the eggs separately. Fry the yolk into a thick omelet. Fold or roll the omelet about an inch wide. Slice into thin strips. Repeat with egg whites. Set aside.
• 3. Bring the beef stock to a boil. Add rice cakes. Boil until ovalettes have softened, approximately 10 minutes.
• Serve hot in large bowls garnished with egg whites, egg yolks, boolgogi, green onions, and seaweed. Add salt and pepper as needed.

RICE CAKE SOUP WITH WONTONS (DUK KOOK)

Steps:

• Defrost the rice cakes slowly in the refrigerator; then soak in water for about 4 hours.
• Remove and discard the core and outer leaves of the cabbage and trim the leaves of the tough membranes. Blanch the cabbage in boiling, salted water for 1 minute until wilted, then shock in ice water. Roughly chop the cabbage and transfer to a food processor. Pulse until well chopped. Squeeze out excess water and transfer to a large bowl. Blanch the soy bean sprouts in the same boiling, salted water for 1 minute and shock in ice water. Transfer to a food processor and pulse until well chopped. Squeeze out the excess water and add to the cabbage. Stir in the chopped tofu. Transfer the mixture to a cheesecloth lined sieve, place a weighted plate on top of the mixture, and let stand over a bowl in the refrigerator for 2 hours to remove excess water.
• Transfer the vegetable mixture to a large bowl and add the scallions, garlic, ground meat, salt, and sesame oil. Mix well.
• To assemble the wontons, place a teaspoon of the filling in the center of a gyoza wrapper. Brush the edges with water and pinch the edges to seal. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers.
• To make the broth, combine the flank steak and the water in a pot and let simmer for 1 hour. Remove the meat. When cool enough to handle, slice the beef thinly against the grain. Add the salt, soy sauce, and wonton soup base, to the broth. Drain the rice cakes, add them to the broth, and let simmer for 5 minutes. Add the wontons and sliced beef and let simmer for about 10 minutes more.
• Garnish with the scallions, egg and nori.