Oyster Egg Soup (굴국)

Ingredients

• 300 g Oysters (Frozen; clean in salt water. Salt is also listed for cleaning, but no amount is specified.)
• Salt (For cleaning the oysters; amount unspecified.)
• 2 cup Grated radish (For soaking the oysters to remove fishiness; discard after soaking.)
• 200 g Radish (For the soup; slice into roughly 3 × 3 cm pieces.)
• 50 g Chives (For garnish.)
• 1 Cheongyang chili (Sliced.)
• 1 Egg (Beaten.)
• 1 tsp Sesame oil (Mix with the beaten egg; helps reduce fishiness.)
• 1 tbsp Perilla oil (For stir-frying the radish.)
• 1 L Water (For the kelp broth.)
• 1 Dried kelp (For the kelp broth; size unspecified.)
• 2 tsp Soup soy sauce
• 2 tsp Salt (For seasoning the soup.)
• 1 tsp Garlic (The source says “1t garlic”; interpreted as 1 teaspoon.)
• Black pepper (For garnish; amount unspecified.)

Steps

1. 1

   Clean the frozen oysters in salt water. Soak them in the grated radish to help remove fishiness.

2. 2

   Slice the soup radish into bite-sized pieces, roughly 3 × 3 cm. Slice the Cheongyang chili and prepare the chives for garnishing.

3. 3

   Beat the egg and mix it with the sesame oil. Coat the oysters in the egg mixture.

4. 4

   Warm the perilla oil in a pot, then add the sliced radish and gently stir-fry it.

5. 5

   Pour in the kelp broth in three separate additions.

6. 6

   Bring the broth to a boil. Add the egg-coated oysters.

7. 7

   Add the soup soy sauce, measured salt, garlic, and sliced chili. Keep the cooking brief after adding the oysters, then turn off the heat.

8. 8

   Garnish with chives and black pepper. Serve warm; the source suggests pairing the soup with kimchi.

Notes

The source does not state how much salt to use in the oyster-cleaning water, the size of the dried kelp, or an exact cooking time. It says to keep cooking brief once oysters are added. The soaking radish is used to remove fishiness; no discard instruction is explicitly stated.

Nutrition per serving

• soup
• main
• Korean
• seafood
• gluten-free not guaranteed
• stovetop
• winter
• warm