Introduction: Who Doesn’t Love a Good Dumpling Soup?
Dumplings are a popular food in many cultures and cuisines, but this soup is a Korean dish that is easy to make.
Mandu-guk is a Korean dumpling soup made with mandu (Korean dumplings), vegetables, and beef broth. It’s typically eaten for breakfast or as a light meal, and this dish is perfect for any time of the day. It is an easy soup to make, warming and comforting. If you’re a soup person, this will make your stomach very happy indeed.
This recipe will teach you how to make mandu-guk, an easy dumpling soup recipe that can be made in about 45 minutes.
How to Make the Best Mandu-Guk Recipe
I’m using sliced beef brisket this time, but if you can’t get your hands on any beef, you may choose to use anchovy stock. If you don’t have time to prepare your mandu, you can always buy it. Any Korean grocery store should have these in the freezer department.
It is a straightforward recipe since it only requires a few ingredients.
Ingredients
Yield: 2 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
- 200 grams sliced beef brisket, cut to bite-sized, small pieces
- 1 cube beef stock
- 6 cups of water
- Three cloves garlic, minced
- 2 spring onions, sliced
- 10 pieces store-bought frozen dumplings or homemade dumplings
- Two eggs
Sauces and Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (toasted)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Method
- Firstly, add the beef stock, beef brisket, and garlic into the boiling water to make the broth. Cover and turn the heat to medium. Continue to boil and simmer for 30 minutes in medium-low heat until beef is soft and tender.
- Meanwhile, separate egg whites and yolks, stir well, then season with salt. Pour the egg whites into a non-stick skillet. Swirl the egg to cover the entire pan, so the mixture spreads thinly. Turn off the heat and let the residual heat cook the eggs through for about 1 minute. Repeat the same with the egg yolks mixture. Then, place both eggs on a cutting board to cool down before rolling the eggs and cutting them thinly into egg ribbons.
- Add in the ten frozen dumplings and turn up the heat to medium-high. Cook until all dumplings are floating to the surface and turned slightly translucent. Usually, frozen dumplings will take about 9 to 10 minutes to be fully cooked.
- According to taste, add fish sauce, season with salt, and ground black pepper. Lastly, add toasted sesame oil and green onion, let it simmer for 1 minute before turning off the heat.
- Serve right away with rice noodles and garnish with yellow and white egg ribbons and sliced green onion.
The Benefits of Eating Mandu-Guk
Mandu-guk is a popular Korean dish that has many health benefits. One of the most notable benefits of this dish is weight loss. Mandu-guk contains very low calories and can be eaten with almost any diet plan. It also makes you feel full for longer periods, so you won’t need to eat as often.
The Mandu-guk benefits are endless, but we’ll mention a few. It’s an excellent source of protein and calcium, it’s low in calories, and it has lots of vitamins too!
- Low in calories
- High in fiber
- It can be served with low-calorie noodle soup and bite into the dumpling with pickled ginger dipped in light soy sauce.
It is common to eat Mandu-guk for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Also, it’s a terrific dish to consume during the cooler seasons of the year. You won’t have to spend much time or effort preparing this dish because it’s so simple to follow. Take time to savor each bite with your loved ones for a delicious home-cooked meal.
