Kimchi Tofu Soup
A delicious Kimchi Tofu Soup featuring soft tofu, kimchi, and mushrooms. Perfect for a warming meal.
Equipment
- stone bowl
- scissors
Ingredients
Ingredients for Soup
- 150 g kimchi cut into bite-size pieces
- 200 g soft tofu cut into 2 inch cubes
- 50 g seafood mushroom can substitute with other mushrooms
- 0.5 tablespoon sesame oil
- 15 g onion cut into small wedge
- 1 clove garlic peeled and sliced
- 1 teaspoon soybean paste can substitute with soy sauce
- 0.8 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock, or rice water
- 0.5 teaspoon Korean chili powder
- 1 egg optional for a richer stew
- salt to taste, depending on kimchi's saltiness
Toppings
- green onions
- 1-3 small fresh chili peppers optional
- cilantros optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Cut kimchi into bite-size pieces. Set aside.
- Cut soft tofu into 2 inch cubes.
- Cut a small wedge of onion.
- Chop off the seafood mushrooms' roots and discard.
- Peel and slice a clove of garlic.
- Chop green onions, fresh peppers, and cilantros. Set aside.
Making the kimchi tofu soup
- In a small stone bowl, heat sesame oil over medium high heat for 1 minute.
- Add onion and garlic, stir for about 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add kimchi, stir for 1 minute until hot.
- Reduce heat to medium low, add soybean paste and stir until well mixed.
- Add tofu and mushrooms, pour in chicken stock to immerse the tofu.
- Sprinkle Korean chili powder over the soup.
- Turn heat to medium high to bring the soup to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and simmer the stew for 5 minutes.
- Add an egg to the stew, simmer for about 3 minutes until the egg is soft boiled.
- Garnish the kimchi tofu stew with chopped green onions, cilantros, and fresh peppers.
- Serve hot with steamed rice.
Notes
If you don’t have stock, you can use rice water as a substitute.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 20gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 1200mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 3mg
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