Comments on: Cabbage and soy bean paste soup (baechu doenjang guk)

By: hyakume

hyakume — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:11:11 +0000

I love this soup, it’s simple and tasty.
I replaced the anchovies with dried shiitake mushrooms and kelp/dashima and it turned out fine.
I get cravings for baechu doenjang guk on a regular basis in winter, so today I made some for the second time this week.
Yum :)

By: Jackson85

Jackson85 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:19:03 +0000

will regular cabbage work too? I can’t get Nappa cabbage where I live. I was also wondering if I can make kimchi with regular cabbage. I don’t live in the city anymore and the closest korean market is a 3 hour drive!

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:56:03 +0000

“I make it regularly as I love cabbage…” yes, baechu doenjangguk is very popular in Korea.

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:54:02 +0000

You can use beef or chicken broth.

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:53:35 +0000

Dried anchovies make good stock.

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:52:29 +0000

It sounds like you are busy Korean cooking these days!

By: Maangchi

Maangchi — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:51:40 +0000

yes, you don’t have to blanch potatoes and skip flour.

By: Jackson85

Jackson85 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:47:01 +0000

I want to make this using potato. Should I skip the blanching and mix the raw potatoes with the soybean paste and flour?

By: DominiqueEchard

DominiqueEchard — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:43:32 +0000

This soup is a great, fast dinner. I skipped the blanching step and just added all but the water to the pot, mixed it up and then added the water. It came out so well. Went great with the Dubu buchim yangnyumjang and some steamed black rice. If I ever get sick again (I rarely do) this is going to be my recovery food! Only used about 1/3 green chili and it was just the right amount of heat. Those things sure do pack a punch! But the heat has a great crescendo and then is muted a little, unlike oilier chilies which hang in your mouth forever. My first time using the green chili and I am a fan :D

By: maiv

maiv — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:44:49 +0000

looks very delicious..but i was wondering what the purpose of the anchovies were? can you just do soybean paste and cabbage or do you have to use the garlic, pepper , and anchovies too?