4.8 from 15 votes
Korean Noodle Soup (Janchi Guksu)
An easy and light Korean noodle soup recipe
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 436 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
MAIN
- 180 g somen noodles (6.3 ounces)
- 4.5 cups Korean soup stock (for more complex flavor, I also added 50g / 1.8 ounces green onion (white and pale green part) and 100g / 3.5 ounces onion when making the stock.)
- 2 eggs , beaten
- 70 g zucchini (2.5 ounces), julienned
- 60 g carrots (2.1 ounces), julienned
- fine sea salt
- 1/2 Tbsp Regular soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
SEASONING SAUCE (MIX THESE IN A BOWL)
- 1.5 Tbsp Regular soy sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp rice wine
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp Korean chili flakes (gochugaru), optional
- 2 Tbsp asian chives or chives or green onion, finely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet/pan over medium low heat. Add some cooking oil and spread it around the pan. Add the beaten eggs and cook it like an egg omelette. When both sides are cooked, transfer it to a cutting board. Gently fold / roll up the egg omelette and thinly slice it. Set it aside.
- Wipe the pan (from step 1) with kitchen paper and add a small amount of cooking oil. Add the zucchini and a pinch of salt and stir until it’s lightly cooked (1 to 2 mins). Set it aside.
- Add a small amount of cooking oil. Add the carrots and a pinch of salt and stir until it’s lightly cooked (1 to 2 mins). Set it aside.
- Add the 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce and 1/2 tsp salt into the soup stock to season. Boil it over medium – medium high heat until you are ready to serve the noodles.
- Boil the somen noodles in rapidly boiling water until it cooks (about 2 to 3 mins). Drain the water and run under cold water briefly.
- Serve the noodles into a soup bowl (you may want to use tongs if the noodles are still hot) and garnish with the egg, zucchini, and carrots. Add the boiled stock (from step 4). Serve warm immediately. Add the seasoning sauce as needed.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
436kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
22g
(44%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
165mg
(55%)
Sodium
2777mg
(116%)
Potassium
290mg
(8%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
5600IU
(112%)
Vitamin C
10.2mg
(11%)
Calcium
53mg
(5%)
Iron
1.5mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 436
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 436kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 22g | 44% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 165mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 2777mg | 116% |
| Potassium | 290mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 5600IU | 112% |
| Vitamin C | 10.2mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.