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Yukgaejang Recipe (Spicy Korean Vegetable Beef Soup)
Yukgaejang is a hearty, spicy Korean beef stew recipe loaded with beef and vegetables ready to warm your soul, vibrant red in color, an easy one-pot meal!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 298 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Korean
Ingredients
- 1 pound beef brisket trimmed (or other stew beef – chuck, short rib)
- 1 medium onion quartered
- 8 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- ¼ cup dried pre-soaked fernbrake gosari or bracken fern fiddleheads, chopped
- 1 bunch scallions chopped
- 3 tablespoons Gochugaru Korean red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons Gochujang Korean red pepper paste – or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- salt and black pepper to taste
- For Serving. Cooked glass noodles optional
Instructions
- Heat 3-4 quarts water to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the brisket, onion, and shiitake mushrooms. Reduce heat to low, the cover and simmer 1 hour, or until beef is tender. (You may need longer, up to 2 hours).
- Skim the fat from the top, then remove the brisket, and mushrooms. Set aside. Discard the onion.
- Strain the broth and return it to the pot.
- In a large bowl, combine the garlic, bean sprouts, pre-soaked fernbrake, and scallions. Stir in the gochugaru, gochujang, sesame oil, soy sauce, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir the vegetable mixture into the pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Slice the reserved beef (against the grain, or you can shred it) and mushrooms (if desired). Return to the pot and simmer for 5-10 minutes to warm. Adjust for salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot in bowls with cooked glass noodles (if desired).
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Notes
- Dried fernbrake can take 8 hours or more to rehydrate, so plan ahead. You can soak it overnight as a time saver.
- Nutritional information estimated without glass noodles.
Nutrition Information
Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Cholesterol
70mg
(23%)
Sodium
284mg
(12%)
Potassium
682mg
(19%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
1989IU
(40%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 284mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 682mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1989IU | 40% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.