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a bowl of sujebi
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Sujebi Recipe (Korean Hand Torn Noodle)

Try a simple and delicious bowl of sujebi recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Korean

Ingredients
  

Homemade Sujebi dough
  • 2 cups Rye Flour or AP flour Can use half all-purpose flour and half rye flour
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 2 tsp Salt
Broth
  • 8-10 cups Water add more during cooking if needed
  • 4 Dried anchovies, guts removed
  • 1/4 Korean radish, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 3 Dried kelp
  • 8 Dried shrimps
Other ingredients
  • 1/4 Onion, peeled and chopped optional
  • 1/2 Squash, peeled and cubed optional
  • 1 large Carrot, peeled and diced optional
  • 1/2 Large potato, peeled and cubed optional
  • 1-2 spoonful Fish sauce and/or soy sauce taste before seasoning

Method
 

  1. For the dough, mix flour, water, and salt. Combine using metal chopsticks or by hand
    2 cups Rye Flour or AP flour, 3/4 cup Water, 2 tsp Salt
  2. Pack the dough in a plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour
  3. For the broth, in a pot add water, dried anchovies, kelp, shrimps, and Korean radish
    8-10 cups Water, 4 Dried anchovies, guts removed, 3 Dried kelp, 8 Dried shrimps, 1/4 Korean radish, peeled and roughly chopped
  4. Boil the broth on med low to low for 30-40 mins to get the flavor
  5. After boiling, add the vegetables. If using frozen sujebi noodles, this is the time to add it into the broth and cook until soft and chewy.
    1/4 Onion, peeled and chopped, 1/2 Squash, peeled and cubed, 1 large Carrot, peeled and diced, 1/2 Large potato, peeled and cubed
  6. Season with fish sauce and/or soy sauce. Add more or less depending on your taste preference
    1-2 spoonful Fish sauce and/or soy sauce
  7. If using the dough, take it out from the refrigerator and rip them with your hands. Add it into the broth one by one.
  8. Cook until the hand torn noodles float to the top and cubed potatoes are soft to bite