Dried Pollack Soup (Bugo Guk) Recipe

Name: Dried Pollack Soup (Bugo Guk)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup dried and shredded pollack, cut into 1-inch strips; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 5 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; 2 eggs, beaten; 2 or 3 Chinese leeks or scallions , cut into 1-inch strips; Black pepper, to taste

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 4 servings

Yield: 4 bowls

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The delicate flavor of this soup comes from dried pollack, a salted fish similar to cod which is sold in Korean and Asian markets. This recipe is tasty, healthy, easy and cheap: you can make a big pot for less than $5. Bugo Guk is known as a hangover remedy in Korea, but it's also a just a terrific soup that can be spiced up with a liberal amount of chili pepper (kochukaru).

1 cup shredded dried pollack, cut into 1-inch strips
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon sesame oil
5 cups water
1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
2 large eggs, beaten
2 to 3 Chinese leeks, or scallions, cut into 1-inch strips
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Gather the ingredients.
Over medium heat in a soup pot, stir fry pollack pieces and garlic in sesame oil for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add 5 cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil.
Reduce to simmer for about 10 minutes.
Blend egg and scallions.
Drizzle egg and scallion mixture slowly into soup, stirring gently in one direction.
Take off heat after a couple of minutes.
Season to taste with salt and black pepper.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
250	Calories
5g	Fat
10g	Carbs
40g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories	250
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g	7%
Saturated Fat 1g	6%
Cholesterol 179mg	60%
Sodium 4573mg	199%
Total Carbohydrate 10g	4%
Dietary Fiber 1g	5%
Total Sugars 3g
Protein 40g
Vitamin C 7mg	37%
Calcium 153mg	12%
Iron 3mg	18%
Potassium 972mg	21%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.