Bausut, Dashima Gukmul (버섯, 다시마국물): Mushroom, Dashima Broth

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[Bausut: mushroom, Dashima: sea kelp, konbu, Gukmul: broth, stock]

Many Korean banchan (반찬) or side dishes are vegetarian/vegan. However, it is harder when you go into the soup and stew categories. A simple solution is to replace myulchi (멸치, Korean anchovies) broth with broth made with mushrooms and dashima (다시마). Continue reading

Sagol-guk (사골국): Beef Bone Marrow Soup/Broth

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[Sagol: beef bones, beef bone marrow, Guk: soup]

Sagol (사골, beef bones) broth is one of the most versatile soups. You can use this broth in countless number of Korean dishes such as kimchi-jjigae, duenjang-jjigae, ttuckmandu-guk, and janchiguksoo to name a few. Continue reading