Okjubu's Seobguk

A traditional Gangwon-style dish featuring plenty of clams and vegetables, simmered with gochujang and doenjang for a bold, spicy flavor.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those looking for a spicy and refreshing soup to help with hangovers
  • People who want to enjoy a special regional dish as a treat at home

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • Clams 300g
  • Radish 1/5 head
  • Kombu 1 piece
  • Water 1L
  • Gochujang 1 tablespoon
  • Doenjang 1 tablespoon
  • Minced garlic 1 tablespoon
  • Ginger a little
  • Napa cabbage a little
  • Mung bean sprouts 1 handful
  • Scallions 1 handful
  • Strong flour (flour) 2 tablespoons
  • Sugar a little
  • Red pepper powder 0.5 tablespoon
  • Cheongyang chili 1 piece
  • Red chili 1 piece

Recipe 🍳

  1. Dice the radish finely and slice the green onions and chilies diagonally.
  2. In a pot, add 1L of water, radish, and kombu, and boil for 3 minutes to make stock, then remove the kombu.
  3. Add 1 tablespoon gochujang, 1 tablespoon doenjang, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, and a little ginger to the stock.
  4. Once the broth comes to a boil, add the cleaned napa cabbage and mung bean sprouts.
  5. Cut the scallions into bite-sized pieces and mix them evenly with strong flour.
  6. Add the clean clams to the pot, along with a little sugar and 0.5 tablespoon red pepper powder.
  7. Add the scallions mixed with flour and the sliced cheongyang and red chilies, cover the pot, and simmer for a few more minutes to finish.
  1. Boil stock using radish and kombu, then remove the kombu.
  2. Season the broth with gochujang, doenjang, garlic, and ginger.
  3. Add napa cabbage, mung bean sprouts, and clams in order.
  4. Add the flour-coated scallions and chilies, then simmer briefly to finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Mixing scallions with flour before adding them thickens and enriches the broth naturally.
  • Kombu can become bitter if boiled too long, so remove it after 3 minutes.
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