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미역국
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미역국

Miyeok-guk (미역국)

Birthday seaweed soup — mild, iron-dark, and not a punishment.

Heat: none · Vegetarian: use kelp-mushroom stock

Soak, then sauté

Soak dried 미역 until silky, squeeze, cut. Sauté in sesame oil with garlic and a little beef (or mushroom), add water, season with soup soy. Koreans eat this on birthdays and after childbirth. Do not drown it in chili — the point is the sea, not heat.

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