Korean soup recipes

Korean soup, or guk is an essential element of Korean food culture. Many Koreans feel that along with rice, kimchi, and banchan, no meal is complete without it.

Gomtang (beef soup)

Beef soup

Gomtang
곰탕

Sujebi 수제비 (Hand-torn noodle soup)

Hand-torn noodle soup

Sujebi
수제비

Tofu soup with clams

Tofu soup with clams

Dubu-jogaetguk
두부조갯국

shabu shabu

Korean-style shabu-shabu hot pot

Shabu-shabu
샤브샤브

Quinoa nurungji

Quinoa nurungji

Japgok nurungji
잡곡 누룽지

knife cut noodle soup with perilla seeds (들깨칼국수)

Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds

Deulkkae-kalguksu
들깨칼국수

anchovy stock

Anchovy kelp stock

Myeolchi-dasima-yuksu
멸치다시마육수

beef bone broth

Beef bone broth

Sagol-gukmul
사골국물

kimchimariguksu (김치말이국수: cold kimchi noodle soup)

Cold kimchi noodle soup

Kimchimari-guksu
김치말이국수

수제비 (sujebi)

Kimchi sujebi

Kimchi-sujebi
김치수제비

siguemchijogae-doenjangguk

Soybean paste soup with spinach and clams

Sigeumchi-jogae doenjangguk
시금치조개 된장국

Oxtail soup (sokkoritang: 소꼬리탕

Oxtail soup

Sokkoritang
소꼬리탕

Chaeso-gukmul

Vegetable stock

Chaeso-gukmul
채소국물

bok choy tofu doenjang soup

Doenjangguk with bok choy and tofu

Cheonggyeongchae dubu-doenjangguk
청경채 두부된장국

gamja-ongsimi-guk (potato dumpling soup: 감자옹심이국)

Potato dumpling soup

Gamja-ongsimi-guk
감자옹심이국

Spicy chicken & vegetable soup

Dakgaejang
닭개장

Soybean sprout soup with rice

Kongnamul-gukbap
콩나물국밥

dumpling soup (manduguk: 만두국)

Dumpling soup

Mandu-guk
만두국

Mushroom soup ( 버섯들깨탕: Beoseot-deulkkae-tang)

Mushroom soup

Beoseot-deulkkae-tang
버섯들깨탕

Ox bone hangover soup

Ppyeo-haejangguk
뼈해장국

Guksu (noodle soup)

Noodle soup

Guksu
국수

Taro soup

Toran-guk
토란국

Clam stew (jogaetang: 조개탕)

Clam stew

Jogaetang
조개탕

Seaweed soup with mussels

Honghap miyeokguk
홍합 미역국

Homestyle chicken noodle soup

Dak-kalguksu
닭칼국수

Beef and radish soup

Soegogi-muguk
쇠고기무국

Beef short ribs soup

Galbitang
갈비탕

Kimchi soup

Kimchi-guk
김치국

Fish cake soup

Eomukguk
어묵국

Cold eggplant side dish

Gaji-naengguk
가지냉국

Cold noodle soup with radish water kimchi

Dongchimi-guksu
동치미국수

Squid soup

Squid soup

Ojingeo-guk
오징어국

Spicy radish and beef soup

Maeun muguk
매운 무국

Mugwort soup

Ssukguk
쑥국

Spicy raw fish soup

Mulhoe
물회

Ox-bone soup

Seolleongtang
설렁탕

Dried pollock soup

Bugeoguk
북어국

Soybean paste soup with cabbage (Baechu-doenjangguk)

Soybean paste soup with cabbage

Baechu-doenjangguk
배추된장국

Hand-torn noodle soup

Sujebi
수제비

soy milk noodle soup (kongguksu: 콩국수)

Soy milk noodle soup

Kongguksu
콩국수

Pork bones soup

Gamjatang
감자탕

Non spicy soybean sprout soup

An-maeun kongnamulguk
안매운 콩나물국

soybean sprout soup

Soybean sprout soup

Kongnamulguk
콩나물국

Rice cake soup

Tteokguk
떡국

Maeuntang (spicy fish stew)

Spicy fish stew

Maeuntang
매운탕

Cold cucumber soup

Cold cucumber soup side dish

Oi-naengguk
오이냉국

Seaweed soup with beef

Soegogi miyeokguk
쇠고기 미역국

Spicy beef and vegetable soup

Yukgaejang
육개장

Samgyetang

Ginseng chicken soup

Samgyetang
삼계탕