Lim Sung-geun 15-Minute Speed Beef Soup

A spicy and rich beef soup made in just 15 minutes using ingredients from your fridge.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those needing a quick, hot, and spicy soup for busy mornings or late evenings
  • People looking to neatly use up leftover vegetables and meat in their fridge

Ingredients needed 🛒3 servings

  • chili oil 2 tablespoons
  • vegetable oil 1 tablespoon
  • minced garlic 1 tablespoon (generously)
  • ginger a little
  • red pepper powder a little
  • water 800ml
  • green onion a little
  • dashi meat 100g
  • bean sprouts 1 handful (or soybean sprouts)
  • tuna sauce a little
  • salt a little
  • pepper a little
  • egg 1

Recipe 🍳

  1. In a pot, heat 2 tablespoons of chili oil and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and a little ginger, and sauté over low heat until fragrant, being careful not to burn.
  2. When the garlic aroma rises, reduce the heat or turn it down slightly to lower the oil temperature, then add an appropriate amount of red pepper powder to create a chili oil seasoning base without burning.
  3. Pour in 800ml of water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  4. Gently press the green onion with the back of a knife to loosen its fibers, then chop into large pieces and add to the pot along with 100g of dashing meat and a handful of bean sprouts.
  5. Add tuna sauce for extra umami, adjust seasoning with salt as needed while boiling, and sprinkle pepper on top.
  6. Gently beat 1 egg and drizzle it over the boiling broth in a zigzag pattern to form egg ribbons.
  7. Do not stir after adding the egg; let it cook undisturbed for another 30 seconds to finish.
  1. Sauté chili oil, vegetable oil, garlic, and ginger, then mix in red pepper powder to make the base.
  2. Add water, green onion, meat, and bean sprouts, and simmer briefly.
  3. Adjust seasoning with tuna sauce and salt, then sprinkle pepper.
  4. Drizzle beaten egg in ribbons and cook undisturbed for 30 seconds to finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Red pepper powder burns easily if added when the oil is too hot, leading to bitterness in the broth—always lower the temperature before adding.
  • Stirring immediately after adding the egg makes the broth cloudy—let it sit undisturbed until the egg is softly set.
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