Lee Hye-jung's Kongguksu

Name: Lee Hye-jung's Kongguksu
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 1 cup white soybeans; 3 tbsp pine nuts; 2 servings somyeon; 1/2 cucumber; 1/2 tomato; ice as needed; salt to taste; water as needed

A rich kongguksu made by briefly boiling white soybeans and blending them with pine nuts for deep nuttiness and flavor.

25 min Difficulty Easy Noodles & bunsik

Main ingredients

white soybeans pine nuts somyeon cucumber tomato

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Recipe

Pour 2.5 to 3 times the amount of water over the washed white soybeans and soak thoroughly in the refrigerator.
Place the soaked beans and soaking water in a pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. Once foam rises, boil for about 3 minutes.
Transfer the boiled beans and bean water to a blender, add the pine nuts, and blend until smooth.
Strain the blended bean liquid through a fine cloth or sieve to remove any solids, then chill thoroughly.
Cook the somyeon, rinse quickly in cold water, drain well, and place in a serving bowl.
Top the noodles with julienned cucumber and tomato, pour the chilled bean broth and ice over, and season with salt to taste.

Boil the soaked white soybeans with the soaking water for about 3 minutes.
Blend the boiled beans, bean water, and pine nuts until smooth, then strain through a fine sieve to extract the liquid.
Place cooked somyeon in a bowl, add the chilled bean broth, cucumber, and tomato garnish, and season to taste.

Cooking tips

Boiling the beans too long creates a meju smell, while under-boiling leaves a raw bean odor. Boiling for about 3 minutes after foam appears is ideal.
Adding pine nuts when blending helps neutralize any off-flavors and adds a rich, nutty unsaturated fatty acid flavor.
The leftover bean pulp can be mixed with Korean pancake mix and vegetables to make soybean pancakes.

Recommended for

Those looking for a cool, nutty, protein-packed meal in summer.
Those who want to make a clean, rich bean broth at home without any raw bean smell.

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