Soup & Stew

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi)

Name: Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 50 g Rice flour; 25 g Potato; 20 g Egg yolk; 1 g Brown rice oil; 0.3 g Salt; 20 g Mussel meat; 20 g Korean zucchini; 5 g Onion; 5 g Green onion, minced; 3 g Soup anchovies; 2.5 g Red chili pepper; 2.5 g Green chili pepper; 2.5 g Minced garlic; 2 g Dried kelp (dasima); 2 g Soup soy sauce (guk-ganjang); 250 g Water

홍합 쌀옹심이국

Chewy marble-sized dumplings of steamed potato and rice flour simmered in an anchovy-kelp mussel broth with zucchini and chilies. Shape the dumplings without water; steaming the potato rather than grating it raw holds the shape better and keeps the broth clear.

🇰🇷 A twist on Mandu — see the classic korean dumplings recipe →

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Simmer the mussels, anchovies, kelp and onion in 1½ cups of water to make 1 cup of broth. Remove the kelp and julienne it.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 1

Peel the potato, steam and mash.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 2

Knead the potato with the rice flour, egg yolk, brown rice oil and salt and shape about 10 marble-sized dumplings.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 3

Peel the zucchini in a spiral and julienne into 2 cm pieces, and slice the green onion and chilies diagonally.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 4

When the broth boils, add the dumplings. When they float, add the mussels, zucchini, green onion, garlic and kelp and season with soup soy sauce.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 5

Garnish with the red and green chilies.

Mussel Soup with Potato Rice Dumplings (Ongsimi) — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

317.2Calories (kcal)

46.8 gCarbs

11.7 gProtein

8.3 gFat

498.8 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.