Korean Young Radish Cold Noodles
Quick answer
- Total time
- 25 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Yeolmu mul guksu is a Korean cold noodle soup where the broth comes directly from yeolmu kimchi liquid mixed with cold water or light stock.
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The fermented, tangy kimchi brine serves as the soup base, eliminating the need for separate seasoning. Chilled somyeon noodles sit in the broth, topped with crunchy yeolmu kimchi pieces and often a few ice cubes. A halved boiled egg and sesame seeds are standard garnishes. The dish takes about 25 minutes to prepare and is straightforward as long as yeolmu kimchi is available.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Prep
Cut 220 g of yeolmu kimchi into bite-size pieces and julienne 60 g of cucumber as finely as possible.
Keep both in the refrigerator so the toppings stay crisp and cold until serving.
- 2Season
In a bowl, mix 350 ml yeolmu kimchi brine with 350 ml cold water first.
Add the vinegar, sugar, and hot mustard paste, then stir until the sugar grains disappear and the mustard is fully dispersed.
- 3Step
Taste the chilled broth, then refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes so the flavor settles and it becomes thoroughly cold.
- 4Control
Bring ample water to a boil, add 180 g somyeon, and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
Separate the noodles with chopsticks from the start.
- 5Step
When the noodles look slightly translucent and no firm center remains, drain them immediately.
Rinse under cold running water while rubbing gently until the starchiness is gone and the strands no longer feel slippery.
- 6Finish
Place the drained noodles in bowls and pour in plenty of the chilled broth.
Top with yeolmu kimchi, cucumber, and halved boiled egg, then serve immediately before the noodles soften in the cold soup.
Practical Cooking Checks
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- Key technique
- Yeolmu mul guksu uses fermented young radish kimchi brine as a cold, tangy soup base.
- Finish cue
- When the noodles look slightly translucent and no firm center remains, drain them immediately.
- Storage and reheating
- Keep both in the refrigerator so the toppings stay crisp and cold until serving.
Cooking decision evidence
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25min, 9 ingredients
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35min, 9 ingredients
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