Korean Fish Soup (White Fish and Radish Clear Broth)
Simmer 200 g thinly sliced daikon in 1 L water for about 8 minutes, then add the garlic and 1 tsp soup soy sauce and give it 2 more minutes. Cook 400 g white fish at medium heat for about 4 minutes, just until opaque and firm, then add the tofu, green onion, and chili for about 3 minutes without stirring hard, since the fish can break. Serve as soon as the fish flakes slightly.
Quick answer
- Total time
- 35 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
White fish firms up in about 4 minutes, and after that every stir breaks it apart.
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The radish cooks halfway first to flavor the broth, then the fish follows and is ladled out as soon as the flesh begins to flake.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Slice 200 g daikon into thin flat pieces and mince 3 garlic cloves.
Cut the tofu and white fish into manageable pieces, then pat the fish dry so loose moisture does not cloud the broth.
- 2
Put 1000 ml water and the sliced daikon in a pot and bring it to a boil over high heat.
Once boiling, lower to medium heat and simmer about 8 minutes, until the daikon edges look slightly translucent.
- 3
When the daikon is halfway tender, add the minced garlic and 1 teaspoon soup soy sauce.
Skim off any foam, then simmer 2 more minutes so the broth tastes seasoned without turning dark or heavy.
- 4
Add 400 g white fish and gently press the pieces under the broth with a ladle.
Keep the heat at medium and cook about 4 minutes, just until the flesh turns opaque and firms up.
- 5
Add 150 g tofu, sliced green onion, and sliced Korean chili.
Do not stir hard, since the fish can break; simmer about 3 minutes, until the tofu is heated through and the chili scent opens.
- 6
Lower the heat and season with 0.5 teaspoon salt, tasting before adding more.
Serve as soon as the broth is clear and the fish flakes slightly, because longer boiling will break the pieces apart.
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