Modu Recipes

Ttukdak Hyung's Savory Tteokguk

A tteokguk made with store-bought galbitang broth and milk for a rich and savory soup, simmered with rice cakes, green onions, and eggs.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who love tteokguk with a rich and savory broth.
  • ⭐ Those who want to easily make delicious tteokguk using a store-bought broth pack.
  • ⭐ Those looking for a hearty soup dish to warm up on a cold day.

Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings

  • Tteokguk tteok: 2 paper cups (250g)
  • Soup soy sauce: 2 spoonfuls
  • Sesame oil: 1 spoonful
  • Water: 500ml
  • Store-bought galbitang broth pack: 1 pack (450g)
  • Milk: 1/2 cup
  • Green onion: 1 stalk
  • Seaweed flakes: a little
  • Eggs: 3
  • Milk: 3 spoonfuls
  • Salt: a pinch

Recipe 🍳

  1. Marinate the soaked rice cakes by mixing them well with 2 spoonfuls of soup soy sauce and 1 spoonful of sesame oil.
  2. Add 500ml of water to a pot and add one pack (450g) of the store-bought galbitang broth.
  3. Remove the bones from the galbitang broth and cut the meat into small, bite-sized pieces.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of milk (based on a paper cup, 90ml).
  5. Once the broth boils, add the marinated tteokguk tteok.
  6. When the rice cakes float to the surface, thinly slice the white part of 1 green onion stalk and add it, then boil for 1 more minute.
  7. Taste the broth and add salt if it feels bland.
  8. Transfer the tteokguk to a bowl and garnish with the thinly sliced green part of 1 green onion stalk.
  1. Season rice cake slices with soy sauce and sesame oil.
  2. Boil water and the galbitang broth pack in a pot, then add milk.
  3. Add the seasoned rice cake slices and green onions, boil, then season with salt to finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Adjusting the broth's seasoning at the very end makes it easier to control the saltiness.

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