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Seafood Meatball Soup (Bada Wanja-tang)

Name: Seafood Meatball Soup (Bada Wanja-tang)
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: shrimp (3 whole); 50 g littleneck clams (50g); 20 g Korean radish (20g); 10 g kelp (dasima) (10g); 20 g green onion (20g); 10 g bonito flakes (katsuobushi) (10g); egg (1 pc); 10 g starch (10g); red chili pepper (1/2 pc); green chili pepper (1/2 pc)

바다완자탕

Soup & stew · Boiled

Soups & stewsCourse

147kcal · per serving

2/5Spice

No porkGluten-free

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Recipe

Seafood Meatball Soup (Bada Wanja-tang)

🌶 Spicy 2/5No porkNo meat or alcoholGluten-freeContains: egg, shellfish

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Servings1

Shopping in

shrimp새우(3 whole)
littleneck clams바지락(50g)
50 g
Korean radish무(20g)
↔ No Korean radish? Daikon is the closest. Turnip works in soups.
🛒 Where to buy: Daikon is in many supermarkets and all Asian grocery stores
20 g
kelp (dasima)다시마(10g)
10 g
green onion대파(20g)
20 g
bonito flakes (katsuobushi)가쓰오부시(10g)
10 g
egg달걀(1 pc)
starch전분(10g)
10 g
red chili pepper홍고추(1/2 pc)
green chili pepper풋고추(1/2 pc)

Nutrition per serving

147kcal

23gCarbs

10.5gProtein

1.5gFat

119.2mgSodium

Steps

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

Boil the green onion, radish, and kelp in water to make a broth.
Add the bonito flakes to the broth, let them settle for about 10 minutes, then strain.
Peel and wash the shrimp thoroughly, and rub the clams clean.
Finely mince the prepared shrimp and clams.
Mix the minced shrimp and clams evenly with the egg white and starch to form meatballs, and roll them lightly in a frying pan so they keep their shape.
Add the meatballs to the prepared broth and cook until done, transfer to a bowl, and top with diagonally sliced red and green chili peppers.

💡 TipShrimp and clams give a refreshing broth with natural umami, so no extra seasoning is needed.

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.