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How to Make Kalguksu (Korean Hand-Cut Noodle Soup)

A comforting and delicious Korean-style chicken noodle soup. Learn how to make Kalguksu
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine Korean
Servings 1

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup dried shrimps
  • handful of dried kelp or dashima
  • 1 onion, cut into fours
  • 3 green onion stems
  • 3 green onions, green part
  • 1 cup shredded chicken
  • 1/2 zucchini, chopped
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce season to taste
  • 1 serving pre-made handcut noodles
  • 5 cloves of garlic can use 3 tbsp of minced garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • black pepper
  • 2 tsp sesame seed oil

Instructions
 

  • Chop the zucchini's into matchstick shape and salt them
    1/2 zucchini, chopped
  • In a pot, combine chicken broth, water, garlic cloves or minced, onions, dried shrimps, dried kelp, and ends of green onions
    2 cups Chicken broth, 1 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup dried shrimps, handful of dried kelp or dashima, 1 onion, cut into fours, 3 green onion stems
  • Boil for 30 minutes
  • Gently pat the zucchini with paper towel
  • On a pan, add cooking oil and sautee zuchinni until semi-soft. Place it aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine garlic (use the garlic from the broth or mince garlic separately), salt, black pepper, diced green onions, and sesame seed oil
    5 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp salt, black pepper, 2 tsp sesame seed oil, 3 green onions, green part
  • Mix the chicken into the sauce and set aside
    1 cup shredded chicken
  • In the boiling pot, strain out the ingredients
  • Season the broth with soy sauce
    1 tbsp soy sauce
  • Add the noodle and cook for 2-3 mintues
    1 serving pre-made handcut noodles
  • Pour the noodle soup into a bowl and top it off with the sauteed zucchini and seasoned chicken