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Rice Cake Soup

It is a Korean tradition to eat 떡국 (“tteokguk” which literally translates to rice cake soup) on New Year’s Day. We say that we gain a year of age and good luck of the year when we finish a bowl of tteokguk.

@hoemgirl On New Years Day, we eat 떡국 😜 HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE #ricecakesoup #ricecakerecipe #newyearsfood #newyearsday #homecooking #koreanfoodrecipe ♬ original sound - Sarah 호정

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 cup rice cakes (sliced ones)
  • 1 TBSP minced garlic
  • 1 TBSP Fish sauce
  • ¼ cup green onion
  • 2 eggs
  • Seaweed
  • Sesame seeds
  • Sesame oil

How to Make:

  • 1. Put chicken broth in a pot and bring it to a boil. When it starts to boil, add sliced rice cakes.
  • 2. Add minced garlic and green onion. Taste the broth and season it with fish sauce to your liking! Simmer it until rice cakes are cooked and soft.
  • 3. Separate egg yolks and egg whites and fry them separately into a thin sheet. Cut them into thin strips.
  • 4. Put the rice cake soup in a bowl and garnish it with egg strips, seaweed strips, and sesame seeds. You can add some sesame oil as well.
  • 5. ENJOY!

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