Low-Sodium Abalone Noodle Soup with Anchovy Sauce
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Thin rice noodles in a deep broth of toasted anchovies, dried pollack, kelp and vegetables, topped with tender abalone, sautéed zucchini, shiitake, carrot and egg ribbons, with a spicy minced-anchovy sauce. Toasting the anchovies and pollack boosts umami, and the anchovy sauce replaces salt.
🥘 Ingredients
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Main
Broth
Anchovy sauce
🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe
- Clams & ShellfishClams, mussels, oysters and abalone for clean, savory broths
- Korean Zucchini (Aehobak)Tender, pale-green Korean summer squash
- Korean MushroomsShiitake, enoki, king oyster and other everyday mushrooms🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Dried Anchovies (Myeolchi)From broth anchovies to sweet-salty side dishes
- Pollock (Myeongtae, Hwangtae & Bugeo)The fish with a dozen names
- Dried Kelp (Dasima)Kelp for clean, savory broth🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Korean Green Onions (Pa)Thick daepa, slender jjokpa and the green onions in almost every dish
- GochugaruSun-dried Korean chili flakes🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Korean VinegarsBrown rice, persimmon and fruit vinegars for dressings and pickles🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black — the backbone of Korean flavor
- Sesame Oil & Sesame SeedsThe nutty finishing touch of Korean food🛒 Shop on Amazon
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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe
📝 Step-by-Step Instructions
Toast the anchovies and pollack over low heat for 5 minutes, add the remaining broth ingredients and 1 L of water, simmer 30 minutes after boiling and strain.

Finely chop the strained anchovies; clean the abalone, remove the shell and innards and score it; julienne the zucchini, shiitake, carrot and egg ribbons.

Mix the chopped anchovies with the sauce ingredients.

Pour the broth into a pot and cook the abalone in it over low heat for 5 minutes.

Sauté the prepared vegetables in an oiled pan over medium heat.

Place the noodles, sautéed vegetables and abalone in a bowl and pour over the broth.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.
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▶Search “Low-Sodium Abalone Noodle Soup with Anchovy Sauce” on YouTubeFind cooking videos, tutorials, and tips→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.




