The light but sweet flavor of this soup comes from dried pollack, which is sold in Korean and Asian markets. It is healthy, simple and easy, and costs almost nothing to make. You can make a big pot of this soup for less than $5.
Bugo Gook (or Pugo Kuk) is known as a hangover remedy in Korea, but I usually make it as a cold remedy with a liberal amount of chili pepper (kochukaru).
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup dried and shredded pollack, cut into 1 inch strips
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 5 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 or 3 Chinese leeks or scallions, cut into 1 inch strips
Preparation:
- Over medium heat in a soup pot, stir fry pollack pieces and garlic in sesame oil for 2-3 minutes.
- Add 5 cups of water and salt and bring up to a boil.
- Reduce to simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Blend beaten egg and scallions together.
- Drizzle egg and scallion mixture slowly into soup, stirring gently in the same direction.
- Take off heat after a couple minutes.
- Adjust to taste with salt and black pepper.
(Serves 4)
