Monday, June 28, 2010

How to make soondubu (spicy tofu soup)

Step-by-step pictorial.  This is me adapting to the cooking styles of Korea :)
Sweet 16 steps [very very simple!]

INGREDIENTS:

(a pot with 2 cups of water)
 (a package of tofu...I prefer the not so mushy kind)
 (팽이 버섯 idk the English name.  Can be substituted with bean sprouts)
 (a leek)
 (an egg)
 (gather everything like this)


DIRECTIONS:

1.  Boil the water

2.  Pour in the soup mix

3.  Stir while boiling

4.  Add in the mushrooms or bean sprouts

5.  Chop up the leeks

6.  And add them in

7.  Stir 

8.  Open the package of tofu...if you do it this way, it's less messy
So make a slice along the edge of the package

9.  And poor out all the water first

10.  After you rinse off the tofu, cut it into 1 cm slices vertically

11.  Then make one slice down the middle horizontally

12.  Add it into the soup


13.  And stir

14.  Add an egg into the soup, but don't stir for a little while
(I actually failed at trying to break it with one hand...)

15.  After a little while, mix to find the yoke and make sure it's cooked like this
(If you feel uncomfortable adding raw egg, try scrambling your egg, then putting it in)

16.  Aaaand you're done!  
Refer back to my tips on eating spicy food before you enjoy!

*The great thing about soups in Korea is that you can customize it to fit your taste.  Add whichever vegetables you want:  carrots, zucchini, etc. and it'll still taste great!  You can also add mandu (dumplings) or seafood like shrimp and clams.  Have fun!*

~Melissadaptable



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