general recipe

  • prepare stock
  • prepare additional ingredients
  • boil ingredients in stock
  • mix miso in separate bowl, then re-add to soup in low heat
  • season according to taste
  • add toppings

stock

  • dashi
  • dried shiitake water
    • 3 pieces + 1/2-2/3 cup water + 30 min to overnight
  • dried anchovy
  • chicken broth
  • (as addition) rice-rinsing water
  • seafood

fermented soybean

  • miso
  • doenjang (doenjang-guk)

(opt) aromatics

  • garlic cloves

proteins

  • tofu
  • fish
  • pork (tonjiru)
  • egg (a la egg drop soup)
  • seafood (used to make stock)

solids

  • seaweed
  • sea kelp
  • mushrooms
    • shiitake
    • enoki
  • vegetables
    • zucchini
    • eggplant
    • onion
    • chili
    • leek
    • tubers
      • carrot
      • potato
      • radish
  • leafy greens
    • bokchoy
    • napa cabbage
  • pot herbs
    • mugwort

seasonings

  • soy sauce
  • fish sauce
  • gochujang

finishes

  • green onion
  • sesame oil
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