Jeju Horse Mackerel Soup
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- Total time
- 35 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Horse mackerel, cut in half on the bone, simmers with napa cabbage in a thin, strained doenjang broth in this Jeju soup.
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The pieces are left alone because stirring breaks the flesh, and the soup keeps cooking past the point where the cabbage softens until the fish is opaque at the center.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Scale, gut, and fin the horse mackerel, wash thoroughly, and cut in half.
- 2
Wash napa cabbage and tear into bite-sized pieces.
- 3
Pour water into a pot, bring to a boil, and gently strain in the soybean paste.
- 4
Once the broth boils, add the horse mackerel and cabbage, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 5
When the cabbage is tender, add garlic, green onion, and green chili, boiling for 2 minutes.
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