Soup & Stew

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla

Name: Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 115 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 3 g Beef brisket; 20 g Korean radish; 30 g Baby taro; 15 g Green onion; 10 g Oyster mushrooms; 10 g Bracken (gosari); 10 g Soybean sprouts; 10 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 3 g Young perilla leaves; 15 g Perilla seed powder; 3 g Salt; 3 g Soy sauce; as needed Rice water (for soaking taro); as needed Water

소고기 들깨 알토란탕

A hearty, spicy soup of beef brisket broth with baby taro, radish, bracken, bean sprouts, oyster mushrooms and green onion, thickened with perilla seed powder. Perilla gives the soup depth without relying on salt.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Soak the brisket in cold water to remove the blood.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 1

Simmer the brisket and radish in a pot, then remove the brisket.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 2

Soak the taro in rice water for about 1 hour, then boil in salted water to remove its acrid taste.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 3

Prepare the vegetables and shred the brisket.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 4

Add the vegetables and brisket to the broth and simmer, seasoning with the soy sauce.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 5

Add the gochugaru and perilla seed powder and simmer.

Spicy Beef & Taro Soup with Perilla — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

146.42Calories (kcal)

17.4 gCarbs

7.57 gProtein

5.17 gFat

675.68 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.