Soup & Stew

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk)

Name: Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 50 g Acorn jelly (dotori-muk); 50 g Buckwheat jelly (memil-muk); 50 g Mung bean jelly (cheongpo-muk); 11 g Brussels sprouts; 5 g Red onion; 8 g Onion; 8 g Cucumber; 3 g Radish; 5 g Carrot; 8 g Asparagus; 8 g Bell pepper; 2 g Red chili pepper; 2 g Green chili pepper; 30 g Egg; 3 g Wood ear mushrooms; 5 g Crown daisy (ssukgat); 5 g Korean radish; 5 g Dried kelp (dasima); 10 g Dried anchovies; 5 g Green onion; 5 g Garlic; 5 g Ginger; 5 g Beef; 300 g Water; 3 g Miso (steamed); 5 g Perilla seed powder; 5 g Sesame seeds; 5 g Black sesame seeds

삼색묵냉국

Acorn, buckwheat and mung bean jellies in an ice-cold miso broth, topped with colorful julienned vegetables, egg strips and sesame. Steaming the miso before use lowers its saltiness.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Steep the broth ingredients in cold water, then simmer to make the broth.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 1

Steam the miso briefly, dissolve it in the broth and chill.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 2

Cut the jellies into bite-sized pieces.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 3

Halve the Brussels sprouts, julienne the red onion, onion, cucumber, radish, carrot, asparagus and bell pepper, and slice the chilies diagonally.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 4

Cook the egg into a thin sheet and slice into strips. Soak the wood ear mushrooms in water.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 5

Add the jellies to the broth, arrange the toppings by color and finish with the perilla seed powder and both sesame seeds.

Chilled Three-Jelly Soup (Muk Naengguk) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

120.6Calories (kcal)

5.77 gCarbs

0.87 gProtein

0.01 gFat

659 mgSodium

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

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.