Bugeo-Guk (Dried Pollock Soup)

Bugeo-guk, one of the easiest and non-spicy soup that I like.  The main ingredients used in this soup are dried pollock and radish which makes the soup taste sweet and savory. 

 

Dried pollock soup is also well known as the best soup for relieving hangover. It's quite common for Korean to have alchohol during meals and they have various types of soup for soothing and warming up the tummy the next day, one of them is bugeo-guk.  Anyway, you can have this soup even though you are not having hangover ^^  It tastes really delicious even my 3 year old enjoy drinking the soup :)

Serving:2
Ingredients:
About 25 stripes of Dried pollock
1 cup cut radish
6cm length of leek (sliced)
1 Egg
1 liter Water
Sliced chillis (for garnish)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp Sesame oil
1 tbsp Fish sauce (Anchovy) - Optional, can substitute with 1/2 tsp of salt
1 tbsp Soy sauce

Step by step photos:

 

 

 

1. Soak dried pollock in water for a few minutes while cutting/slicing the vegetables.
2. Drain the soaking water and slightly squeeze out the water from pollock stripes.
3. Prepare a pot and add in sesame oil over low heat.
4. Add in pollock stripes and stir for 30 seconds over medium low heat.
5. Add in radish and water.  Turn the heat to high and let it boil for 10 minutes.
6. Add in minced garlic, fish sauce and soy sauce.  Boil for another 5 minutes.  Scoop out bubbles if any (this helps to make clear, refreshing soup).
7. Add in leek and let it simmer for another 5 minutes over medium low heat.
8. When the radish and pollock becomes soft, beat an egg and pour into the soup (*Do not stir the soup until the beaten egg is cooked and floating on the soup).
9. Off the heat and add a dash of black pepper if preferred.  Add the sliced chilli on top for garnish.  Serve hot!