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Clear Clam Soup (Bajirak Malgeun-guk)

Name: Clear Clam Soup (Bajirak Malgeun-guk)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 60 g Essential ingredients: littleneck clams (bajirak) (60 g); 20 g Enoki mushrooms (20 g); 5 g Red chili pepper (5 g); 2 g Garland chrysanthemum (ssukgat) (2 g); 5 g Broth: dried kelp (dasima) (5 g); 3 g Cheongyang chili pepper (3 g); 10 g Korean radish (10 g); 5 g Scallion (5 g); 300 g Water (300 g)

바지락맑은국

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse

10kcal · per serving

4/5Spice

No porkGluten-free

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Recipe

Clear Clam Soup (Bajirak Malgeun-guk)

🌶 Spicy 4/5No porkNo meat or alcoholGluten-freeContains: shellfish

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Servings1

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Essential ingredients: littleneck clams (bajirak)필수재료 : 바지락(60 g)
60 g
Enoki mushrooms팽이버섯(20 g)
20 g
Red chili pepper홍고추(5 g)
5 g
Garland chrysanthemum (ssukgat)쑥갓(2 g)
2 g
Broth: dried kelp (dasima)육수 : 다시마(5 g)
5 g
Cheongyang chili pepper청양고추(3 g)
3 g
Korean radish무(10 g)
↔ No Korean radish? Daikon is the closest. Turnip works in soups.
🛒 Where to buy: Daikon is in many supermarkets and all Asian grocery stores
10 g
Scallion대파(5 g)
5 g
Water물(300 g)
300 g

Nutrition per serving

10kcal

0.8gCarbs

1.5gProtein

0.1gFat

82.7mgSodium

Steps

Translated from the Korean original. Amounts are as in the original recipe.

Add the kelp, Cheongyang chili pepper, scallion, and radish cut into bite-size pieces to the water and boil.
When the broth boils, remove the Cheongyang chili pepper and kelp.
Add the purged clams and boil.
Cut off the base of the enoki mushrooms and separate them moderately, slice the red chili pepper diagonally, and cut the garland chrysanthemum into bite-size pieces.
Add the enoki mushrooms to the soup and boil.
Add the red chili pepper and garland chrysanthemum to finish.

💡 TipUsing aromatic vegetables such as red chili pepper and garland chrysanthemum lowers the sodium content.

Diet and allergy labels are estimated from the ingredient list. Check labels if you have an allergy.
Recipe source: Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recipe database. English translation by WorldFoodPedia, not by MFDS.