Korean soups are an essential part of Korean cuisine. Whether it be a light and fragrant soup to accompany a main dish or a hearty main dish in itself, they have the wonderful ability to fill our bellies and warm our souls.
As a result, Korean soup is hugely popular all over the world. However, outside of a restaurant, there aren’t that many people that make homemade Korean soup. This is mostly down to the fact that not a lot of people know where to start.
Today, we want to change that! Korean soup is actually relatively easy to make (Also check out Sundubu Jjigae: The Incredible Korean Tofu Stew Recipe). Extremely versatile, we can use a wide range of ingredients and techniques to create a variety of tasty Korean soups.
In this post, you’ll find a list of the 20 best Korean soup recipes you can make today. If you want to make a delicious Korean soup, stick around!
Quick Answer: The 15 Best Korean Soup Recipes You Can Make Today
There is a wide range of different Korean soup recipes we can follow if we want to make a delicious, healthy, and hearty Korean soup.
Some of the best Korean soups we can make include samgyetang, dak gomtang, spicy Korean chicken soup, Korean spicy beef vegetable soup, and red bean soup.
We’ll start this list of Korean soup recipes with a summertime favorite that’s full of intense flavors.
Samgyetang, otherwise known as Korean ginseng chicken soup consists of a whole chicken that’s been stuffed with rice, garlic, cloves, ginkgo nuts, Korean ginseng, and dried jujubes.
As you can imagine, this is a comforting and filling soup recipe that will leave you feeling full and invigorated. For a unique twist, this recipe gets you to top the soup with fresh green onions and kimchi.
Another Korean chicken soup recipe you will enjoy is dak gomtang. Despite the authentic Korean flavors present throughout this soup recipe, you can actually make it without having to visit a Korean market.
There are only 8 essential ingredients you need to make this soup as well as 4 optional ingredients if you want to make knife-cut noodles to go with it. You can serve this soup on its own but we do love what the fresh noodles bring to the dish.
Known in Korea as dakgaejang soup, this spicy Korean chicken soup recipe is perfect for those of you who like spicy food. Packing a punch, this spicy soup recipe is loaded with immense flavors.
It’s also packed with fresh vegetables too, which makes it highly nutritious. Comforting and nourishing, this soup takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to make and calls for 20 ingredients. The ingredients list is quite extensive but the flavors at the end are well worth it.
If you want to make authentic Korean beef and vegetable soup, look no further than this delicious Korean spicy beef vegetable soup from Beyond Kimchee. The combination of sweet, spicy, and umami flavors in this soup recipe is absolutely phenomenal.
Extremely comforting, the meaty and spicy broth makes the taste buds tingle, while the beef melts in your mouth. The ingredients list for this recipe is quite long too, but you’ll be left with a comforting and filling soup that will keep you full for hours.
Next up, we have a classic Korean red bean soup recipe for you. Red bean soup is probably the easiest Korean soup you can make. You only need 5 basic ingredients to make it.
Those ingredients are beans, sugar, glutinous rice flour, chopped walnuts, and raisins. Commonly referred to as an Asian porridge, this soup is sweet, earthy, and creamy. It’s a great soup to serve in the winter.
Jeongol is a popular Korean soup recipe that you’ll find in most Korean restaurants and food markets. It’s one of the best soups you can make if you want to impress your friends and family with a filling and flavorful dish.
Jeongol is a type of Korean hot pot that features a wide range of vegetables and a tantalizing broth. This soup is usually a vegetarian dish but it can be made using beef too. The star of the dish is the assortment of mushrooms that pack a meaty and earthy flavor.
One of the quickest and easiest Korean soups you can make is this spicy Korean ramen soup dish from the Spruce Eats. This ramen soup recipe can be made in less than 40 minutes using just 11 ingredients, most of which are used to give the soup more flavor.
Like any authentic Asian ramen dish, this Korean soup is loaded with healthy veggies, ramen noodles, a savory and spicy broth, herbs, and spices.
To give the soup a more satisfying and filling flavor, this recipe calls for brisket, egg, cabbage(Also check out Easy Cabbage Soup), and scallions. Those of you that like spicy food might want to add more chili pepper flakes for an extra burst of heat.
Rice cake soup is a soothing and starchy bowl of Korean soup that can be considered a comfort food. Suitable for any time of year, this soup will fill you up and warm your soul.
Some people like to add mandu which is a type of Korean dumpling to this dish but you can make it without. The main bulk of this recipe is made using Korean rice cakes, soy sauce, minced garlic, and sea salt.
The other part of the recipe shows you how to make a rich beef broth using fat-less brisket, water, onion, green onion, and black peppers.
The next Korean soup recipe on this list is a low-calorie seaweed and tuna soup that you can make in just 40 minutes. This Korean soup is incredibly easy to make. Traditionally served as a birthday soup, you could easily make a batch of this soup to serve at a family gathering.
Using fresh tuna will provide more flavor but you can use canned tuna for convenience. Amazingly, this Korean soup recipe only contains 19 calories per serving. Therefore, it is best served as an appetizer or side dish.
Another tuna-based Korean soup you can make today is this delicious kimchi soup with canned tuna. Kimchi soup with canned tuna is a quick and easy Korean soup dish you can make if you have a can of tuna to spare and some kimchi.
Ready to eat in 30 minutes, this soup recipe is savory, spicy, and slightly sweet. Some of you may be pleased to hear that this Korean soup is packed with protein and probiotics too.
All you have to do to make this soup is throw all the ingredients in a large pot and boil them.
You could combine two popular Asian ingredients to make the most amazing authentic Korean soup. Kimchi ramen is one of the most popular noodle dishes in Korea. It combines the popular noodle dish with kimchi, which is a spicy pickle.
The combination of spicy and savory ingredients is delicious, while the umami flavor of the ramen broth elevates the dish to a new level. Besides the kimchi and ramen, this soup recipe also calls for mushrooms, tofu, eggs, and broth.
One of the more unique Korean soup recipes you can make is a Korean pumpkin porridge. This thick and creamy soup recipe is exactly what you need to keep you going on a brisk autumn day.
Known in Korea by the name hobakjuk, this pumpkin soup recipe is velvety smooth, rich, creamy, savory, and sweet. Easy to make, the main thing you have to do to make this soup is puree the pumpkin.
To put a unique Korean twist on this recipe, top the soup with rice cake balls. This will provide a more interesting and chewy texture.
The next Korean soup recipe we have for you is kongbiji jjigae. This is a comforting stew recipe that features rich and creamy soybeans. While it may not sound as exciting as other recipes on this list, it is surprisingly delicious. On top of that, it’s very easy to make.
Soybeans are a simple ingredient but they pack a flavorful punch. They have a strong earthy, nutty, and savory flavor that acts as the perfect base for a deep-flavored soup.
To bring more intense flavors to the dish, this recipe also calls for spicy gochugaru, ginger, kimchi, and pork shoulder.
If you love Korean dumplings, this next recipe is perfect for you. Manduguk is a Korean dumpling soup (Also check out How To Make Chicken Dumpling Soup) dish that can be made using any variation of dumplings. You can make the dumplings fresh from scratch or opt for convenience and buy store-bought dumplings instead.
To make this soup, you’ll put the dumplings in a savory chicken broth with soy sauce, garlic, scallions, and eggs. For the best flavors, you might want to add some chili flakes to the dish too. This will give the dish a lovely spicy flavor.
The final Korean soup recipe we have for you is a light and healthy seaweed egg drop soup. This Korean soup is most commonly served as a low-calorie breakfast, but it can also be served as a light lunch or side dish.
Seaweed egg drop soup is super easy to prepare because you only need 8 basic ingredients, one of which is water.
The main ingredients needed to make this savory soup include dried seaweed, pollock, Korean soybean paste, eggs, and green onion. It should only take you 20 minutes to make this soup.
Final Thoughts
That concludes this post looking at 15 of the best Korean soup recipes you can make today. Our list has shown you a wide range of flavorful, healthy, filling, and fragrant Korean soups you can make with ease.
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a soup appetizer, a breakfast soup, a light lunch, or a hearty main dish, there’s a recipe on our list that you will enjoy.
Now you have our list of Korean soup recipes at your fingertips, why don’t you narrow it down and pick out the soup recipe you want to try first?
The 15 Best Korean Soup Recipes You Can Make Today
Recipe by Lana RiveraCourse: Uncategorized
Servings
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Prep time
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Cooking time
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Calories
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