Soups

Clear Korean potato soup

Tender potatoes simmered in clear anchovy-kelp stock and finished with scallions.

Prep
8 min
Cook
15 min
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Potato chunks and sliced scallion in clear broth
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Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · potato (after peeling) 300 g

Ingredients

potato after peeling
300 g
unsalted anchovy-kelp stock
3½ C
scallion
½ stalk

Seasonings

Korean soup soy sauce
1 T
minced garlic
⅓ T
salt Add a little at the end if the stock and soy sauce need it.
to taste

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Cut the potato

    Cut 300 g of peeled potato into roughly 2 cm pieces. Thinly slice the scallion.

    Bite-sized potato pieces on a board
  2. Simmer the potato in stock

    Bring 3½ C of stock to a boil. Add the potato and ⅓ T of garlic. Simmer over medium heat for 10–13 minutes, until a chopstick easily pierces the centre of a piece.

    Potatoes simmering in clear stock
  3. Add scallions and season

    Add ½ stalk of scallion and ⅔ T of soup soy sauce. Simmer for 1–2 more minutes. Taste and add as much of the remaining ⅓ T of soy sauce and salt as needed.

    Scallion rings added to the potato soup