Seaweed & Perilla Joraengi Rice Cake Soup
미역 조랭이 떡국
A nutty perilla seed broth with seaweed and burdock sautéed in perilla oil, plus twisted joraengi rice cakes and garlic. Serve it as a one-dish meal and keep the broth to about 0.7% salt.
🇰🇷 A twist on Tteokguk — see the classic rice cake soup recipe →
🥘 Ingredients
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🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe
- Seaweed (Miyeok, Gim & More)Miyeok, gim, hijiki and other seaweeds🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Lotus Root & BurdockCrunchy roots for glossy soy braises
- Rice Cakes (Tteok)Chewy rice cakes for tteokbokki, soups and sweets🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Perilla Seeds & Perilla OilKorea's other sesame🛒 Shop on Amazon
- Garlic in Korean CookingMinced, sliced, pickled and black — the backbone of Korean flavor
- Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each🛒 Shop on Amazon
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📘 Cooking basics for this recipe
📝 Step-by-Step Instructions
Soak the dried seaweed and cut into bite-sized pieces.

Shave the burdock into thin slivers and rinse several times in cold water to remove bitterness.

Grind the perilla seeds finely with the water.

Heat the perilla oil in a pot, sauté the burdock until soft, then add the seaweed and sauté together.

Add the perilla water and simmer until the seaweed is tender.

Add the rice cakes and minced garlic, simmer and season with soup soy sauce.

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.
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