Fried fish cake and egg guk is a simple and delicious daily soup. Previously, I posted the street vender version of this (Fish Cake Guk) a few years ago. This is another way to make delicious soup with fish cakes at home. Soft fish cakes and egg, along with a savory broth, tastes great.
Yield: 2-3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- SonTop (손톱) = Fingernail
- BalTop (발톱) = Toenail
Video Instructions
Main Ingredients
- 4 Cups Water
- 1 Cup Fried Fish Cakes
- ½ Cup Onion
- 2 Eggs
- 2 Green Onions
- 1 Tbsp Red Hot Pepper (Optional)
- ½ Tbsp Garlic, Minced
- 2 tsp Soup Soy Sauce
- ¾ tsp Salt
Directions
Chop 1 cup (2 pieces) of fried fish cake into ⅓ x 1 inch strips. Slice ½ cup worth of an onion into ¼ inch pieces. Cut 2 green onions into ¼ inch pieces. Cut 1 Tbsp worth of red hot pepper thinly (optional).
Pour 4 cups of water into a pot and add the chopped fried fish cakes. Cook it on medium-high.
Once it starts to boil, add the onion, 2 tsp of soup soy sauce, and ¾ tsp of salt. Cook covered for 7 minutes on medium-high.
Add ½ Tbsp of minced garlic and stir it.
Then drizzle 2 mixed eggs into the soup. Slowly stir. Cook 2 more minutes on high.
Lastly, add the chopped green onions and red hot peppers. Cook for another minute and turn off the heat.
Adjust the saltiness with soup soy sauce or salt. If you have Sempio Youndoo, use a little of it for seasoning. That will provide you with even better flavor.
This can be a good soup for kids. Simply mix the soup with some rice and feed it to your kids. They will love it. Try it someday. 🙂
mmmm – I might have to make this for dinner tonight.
I made this for dinner tonight. It was so delicious and really brought me back to my childhood ^^ I am so glad you posted this! 감사합니다!!
hi Aeri! i’m a big fan of your blog… my husband has been nagging me about new side dishes and i would like to request how to season or cook “파래”..
i’m not a seaweed or seafood fan so i find it really challenging preparing them for him. thank you very much for this wonderful blog.. and thanks in advance too for the upcoming “파래” post… ^^,
hi jehan ,
I love 파래..actually I’m craving for it too..but that’s one of the ingredients I can’t get around here in USA.. sorry..but I will add it to my list anyway..thanks
Hello Aeri! I have been silently reading your blog for a while, actually…I always browse it right before I go to bed and I feel very hungry, but this is when I plan what I am going to eat for the next few days!
This looks so delicious.Thank you for posting the recipe. My boyfriend loves to eat fishcakes so I will make this for him soon!
Hey Aeri!
I love your website and me and my sister have been many recipes from your website! I would like to request a recipe! ^^
Can you make Korean Shabu Shabu? with noodles!
Kansahmnida!
hi Nilu Seneviratne,
I will add it to my list.. thanks
yum!! simple to cook fried fish cake soup. thanks for this recipe 😉
btw sorry for the long absent…i was not feeling well but i am getting better now. you see, i am expecting a third one
hi layping,
Oh my ~~ @,@ sorry for my late congratulations..
i’m so happy for you..and I don’t know if you saw it or not..I’m pregnant too now. My due date will be december 10th.. I wonder about yours. anyway..thanks for the happy news. please share update with me. Love ya ~~
Hello!! thanks for your reply!! My due date will be early Sept. I read ur facebook. My username is Rin Pauwels. I had rather bad nausea, was even hospitalized for almost 3 weeks!! I was only able to eat only around April!! I heard that you are over with yours?! Good to hear. Hahaaa, we will have dragon babies 😉 Mine’s a boy…yours? god bless you, Aeri!!!
hi layping,
Oh.. you had difficult time. 3 weeks in the hospital @,@ so you feel better now ?? I was back and forth.. it seemed better and became worse again. I had problem eating and digesting and did vomiting sometimes.. until recently.. not i’m 16th week and eat better and feel hungry often. lol Oh yours is a boy.. we have to wait 6 more weeks to find out if it’s a boy or a girl. congratulations on your new prince again. 🙂 Take care ..I will contact you more often on facebook now.
I love eomuk! It has a nice mild fish flavor and chewy texture. I buy big packages of it and make eomuk bokkeum often using your recipes, but sometimes want to try something different so this recipe is great. I like to use fish sauce instead of soup soy sauce sometimes too. Thanks for the great recipes!
i cooked this for my 18th month old and he loved it! i’m korean and i’m very picky with taste – i tried a few of your recipes and i love them all. thank you!!!! 😀
Fish cakes have so much msgs.
hi Kris,
Yes, so some people make it at home too. Thanks for your comment.