Korean Soup That's Good for Your Skin: Oxtail Gomtang Gukbap
- 500 grams Oxtail
- 1 The green part of a Japanese leek
- 1 piece Ginger
- 1 clove Garlic
- 2 tbsp Sake
- 1 tsp Dried scallop soup powder
- 100 grams Daikon radish
- 100 grams Carrot
- 5 cm length Japanese leek
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 bowlful or so Hot cooked white rice
- 1 dash Black pepper
- 1 tbsp Toasted white sesame seeds
- I used this oxtail from domestic black-hair cattle.
- It cost about $2 per 100 g. Unbelievably cheap!
- Rinse it in water to start.
- Make vertical cuts in the tail.
- The meat will fall apart easier, and a lot of umami will come out of it.
- Put in boiling water briefly.
- Take it out and rinse well in cold water!
- This removes any impurities from the meat and bone.
- Put about 1 liter of water and the sake in a pot with the oxtail.
- Add the leek, carrot and crushed ginger and start cooking.
- When it comes to a boil, skim off the scum.
- Cover with a lid and simmer gently.
- The liquid should reduce to about half its original volume in about an hour.
- You can do this in a pressure cooker too, of course.
- The water and oil become mixed together (this is called emulsification).
- By emulsifying the soup, it becomes cloudy and creamy.
- If it doesn't emulsify though, just let it keep boiling over high heat.
- You can just season it and eat the soup at this point, but I like to let it rest overnight.
- Float a piece of plastic wrap on the surface of the soup.
- You'll see why the next day.
- Look how it is the next day!
- All the fat that floated to the surface is stuck to the plastic, so you can take it all out!
- Remove the plastic wrap and garnishings, then heat up the soup again.
- Add some water!
- Add the dried scallop soup powder.
- Cut the daikon radish and carrot into sticks, and slice the leek.
- Throw them in the soup!
- You can add other vegetables too if you like.
- When the vegetables are cooked through, season with salt and pepper.
- Season it fairly lightly!
- Add the cooked white rice and simmer.
- Taste, and adjust the seasoning.
- Ladle into bowls and sprinkle on top with toasted white sesame seeds and black pepper!
- Isn't it easy?
- You can make this with beef tendon too!
ginger, clove garlic, sake, radish, carrot, length japanese, salt, bowlful, black pepper, white sesame seeds
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/170347-korean-soup-thats-good-for-your-skin-oxtail-gomtang-gukbap (may not work)