One-Pot Dishes

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles)

Name: Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 200 g Black soybeans; 120 g Buckwheat noodles; 30 g Cucumber; 1 Cherry tomato; 20 g Peanuts; 10 g Pine nuts; 5 g Sesame seeds

검은콩국수

Buckwheat noodles in an ice-cold, nutty black-bean milk, topped with cucumber, cherry tomato, peanuts, pine nuts and sesame. Made with black beans, a classic Korean 'black food', this dish keeps sodium low.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles)

20mPrep

30mCook

2Servings

MediumLevel

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Wash the black beans and soak them well for about 12 hours.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 1

Boil the soaked beans for about 20 minutes and rinse them clean.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 2

Blend the cooked beans until smooth and chill.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 3

Seed the cucumber, wash it and julienne it.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 4

Boil the buckwheat noodles, rinse them several times in cold water and drain.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 5

Put the noodles in a bowl and top with the cold bean broth, peanuts, pine nuts, cucumber, cherry tomato and sesame seeds.

Black Bean Kongguksu (Chilled Soy Milk Noodles) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

343.6Calories (kcal)

68.1 gCarbs

11.2 gProtein

3 gFat

633.5 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.