Soup & Stew

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang

Name: Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 40 g Baby napa cabbage; 50 g Beef chuck; 5 g Perilla leaves; 25 g Bok choy; 20 g Enoki mushrooms; 5 g Shiitake mushrooms; 30 g Mung bean sprouts; 30 g Squid; 40 g Shrimp; 164 g Mussels; 10 g Dried Vietnamese chili; 250 g Tomato; 4 g Cheongyang chili pepper; 50 g Onion; 10 g Green onion (white part); 10 g Garlic, sliced; 50 g Store-bought nurungji (scorched rice); 20 g Tomato paste; 10 g Cooking oil; 5 g Soy sauce; 6 g Gochugaru (Korean chili flakes); 3 g Ground black pepper; 20 g Dashi pack; 4 cups (800 g) Water

토마토 해물누룽지탕

A spicy tomato broth with squid, shrimp, mussels, beef chuck, napa cabbage, shiitake and bok choy, poured over crispy scorched rice (nurungji). Potassium-rich tomato helps flush out sodium, and chili flakes add heat to make up for mild seasoning.

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Simmer the dashi pack in the water over medium heat for 20 minutes to make broth. Peel the squid and score it in a pinecone pattern, debeard the mussels and peel the shrimp bodies.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 1

Peel the tomato and dice into 5 mm cubes. Julienne the cabbage, shiitake, cheongyang chili, onion, beef and perilla leaves, and slice the bok choy diagonally.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 2

Sauté the tomato paste in a pan, add the tomato and simmer, then add the gochugaru and 200 ml of broth and simmer briefly to make the tomato sauce.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 3

Heat oil in a pan and sauté the green onion and garlic, then add the beef, shrimp, squid, mussels, cabbage, onion, shiitake and dried chili. Season with pepper and soy sauce.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 4

Add the tomato sauce and remaining broth and simmer for 5 minutes.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 5

Add the bok choy, enoki and bean sprouts and cook briefly, then top with the perilla leaves and nurungji.

Spicy Tomato Seafood Nurungji-tang — step 6

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.