Solo Cooking God's Potato Udon Kalguksu

This is a potato udon kalguksu made by boiling soft udon noodles in a rich and savory broth with plenty of potatoes.

🙋 Recommended for

  • For those who want a cost-effective noodle soup using udon noodles when kalguksu noodles are unavailable.
  • For those who want to complete a deep-flavored soup dish with minimal seasoning in a small living space.

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • 3 cups water
  • 1 potato
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/4 zucchini
  • 1 udon noodle
  • 1/2 tablespoon anchovy fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soup soy sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 egg
  • a little green onion

Recipe 🍳

  1. Pour 3 cups of water into a pot, turn on the heat, and bring to a boil.
  2. When the water boils, add thinly sliced potatoes, julienned onions, and bite-sized zucchini.
  3. Season the broth deeply by adding 1/2 tablespoon of anchovy fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of soup soy sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of minced garlic.
  4. When the potatoes are somewhat cooked, add 1 serving of udon noodles.
  5. Let it boil thoroughly in the broth until the noodles and potatoes are fully cooked.
  6. Crack 1 egg into a bowl, beat well, then drizzle it over the boiling broth and immediately turn off the heat.
  7. Finish neatly by topping with chopped green onion as a garnish.
  1. Boil water in a pot, then add potatoes, onions, and zucchini.
  2. Season with fish sauce, soup soy sauce, and minced garlic, then add udon noodles and boil.
  3. When the noodles and potatoes are cooked, drizzle beaten egg, top with green onion, and serve.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Do not stir immediately after adding the egg mixture, otherwise the broth will become cloudy; let it sit to finish cleanly.
  • Serving with well-fermented cabbage kimchi or fresh kimchi will give it a pojangmacha kalguksu flavor.

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