This dried laver soup (김국) is one of my favorite Korean soups. I loved to eat this soup when I was little. It is very easy to make, so I used to make it by myself when my mom was not at home. Sometime ago, I got a big box of Korean food from Sempio. I tried some of their products for this recipe and the result was good. I am happy to share this recipe with you. Try this delicious soup someday that only takes a few minutes to make. 😀
Yield: 2 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- GumJung (검정) = Black
- Hin (흰) = White
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 3 Sheets Sempio Dried Seaweed (Nori)
- 3 Cups Water
- 1 Egg
- 2 Tbsp Green Onion
Broth Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Hyangshin Sauce (Soup)
- 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- ¼ tsp Sempio Organic Sesame Oil
- ¼ tsp Salt (Optional)
Directions
In a pan, add 3 cups of water and boil it on high. Meanwhile, tear 3 sheets of Sempio dried seaweed into bite sized pieces. You can use other brand-dried seaweed also.
Mince 1 tsp of garlic and chop 2 tbsp of green onion into ¼-inch pieces.
Break one egg and mix it well.
Once the water starts to boil, add the dried seaweed.
Add 1 Tbsp of Hyangshin sauce for soup and the garlic. Cook for 3 minutes on medium-high.
After 3 minutes, slowly pour the egg mixture into the soup. Wait a few seconds and stir it very gently so that the egg will not make a mess in the soup. Cook 2 more minutes.
Add 2 Tbsp of chopped green onions. In this step, taste it and adjust the saltiness with about ¼ tsp of salt. Cook for a minute and turn off the heat.
Lastly, drizzle ¼ tsp of Sempio organic sesame oil on top before serving. You can use other brand of sesame oil also.
Enjoy this soup. 😀
I love quick soups like that and I can’t wait to try this one! My husband lived in Korea for 1 1/2 years and we cook a lot of Korean food. Thanks for your great blog and the awesome recipes
Astrid
hi Astrid,
Cook many delicious Korean food for your husband.. he will be happy to eat yours.. thanks 🙂
thought at first this was the seaweed soup you eat when you give birth and just enjoy in general. This isn’t the same soup… however it looks sooo yummy! What is Hyangshin sauce? I love the texture and flavor with egg in soup!
hi Bo,
yes try this soup someday.. it’s good.
you can click the ingredient link.. it will tell what is Hyangshin sauce.. ^^
this is what my mum made when i was a kid too!!! i want to make this for my children as well. my elder one loves seaweed. this soup is soooo healthy. everyone out there..if u have any leftover nori sheets, dont worry! try out this recipe fr aeri!! oh my, i am drooling now 🙂
hi layping,
lol you are cute ^^
Can I use chosun gan-jang instead of the hyangshin sauce? I really want to try this recipe. Can you use the Dol-kim that comes already oiled and salted?
hi Sue,
Yes you can.. just you will lose some flavor the hyangshin sauce has..but it will work.. you can adjust the amount of saltness with gan jang or salt.. yep.. you can use seasoned dol kim also.. just adjust the amount of salt.. ^^
I made this tonight and it was so tasty.
My mom used to make a seaweed soup like this when I was little.
hi Karrie,
great review.. thanks 🙂
Is this the Seaweed Soup koreans had for their birthday?
Hi EunByeol~
That’s a good guess but the actual seaweed soup is called Mi Yeuk Gook. Aeri makes it,
http://aeriskitchen.com/2009/03/beef-seaweed-soup-%EC%86%8C%EA%B3%A0%EA%B8%B0-%EB%AF%B8%EC%97%AD%EA%B5%ADsogogi-miyeok-guk/, just check it out~^^
Happy Cooking! 🙂
Great soup recipe! I’ll give it a try this evening!
hi Bradly Locey ,
Did you enjoy your soup ?? I hope you did.. thanks
I made this a few days ago and I loved it. I was a little nervous, as it has been many years since I’ve had seaweed. However, it was great! I used just plain soy sauce since I’m vegetarian, but too me, it was great! Thank you so much for a great recipe! Your kindle version of the cookbook is one of my favorite things when I go shopping these days! I feel like I am on my way to not being completely inept in cooking when I go to Korea!
We adopted our children from Korea and I’m always looking for new recipes to make. This sounds delicious and I’m making it for our family this weekend. Thanks for a great recipe.
hi Jennifer W,
Thanks for your comment. Hope your family like this recipe. Please visit us more often and share your experience about Korean food with us. 🙂
Do you know if there are negative side effects of eating too much dried seaweed? I live in Korea and I can’t stop eating it!
hi DLee,
Yes, people say even it’s healthy food. too much eating is not that great… seaweed has iodine init…and it is related with thyroid… so if you have any problem with your thyroid.. depends on.. if it’s hyperthyreosis or hypothyroïdie.. you can watch how much you eat seaweed… but as I said earlier.. if your thyroid is working normal..I don’t think you have to worry too much about it. Thanks 😉 seaweed is healthy for you. ^^