Rice cake soup (Tteokguk: 떡국)

Hello Today we're making tteokguk Every Korean eats tteokguk on their birthday Birthday of a foreigner or my older sister's birthday It's not just about eating birthday food You can make tteokguk for your birthday You need a special type of rice cake to make tteokguk You can purchase this rice cake at a Korean grocery store Or you can make it my way Everything begins anew on your birthday Forget everything Move forward This rice cake is white White symbolizes purity and cleanliness It also resembles a coin It's the desire for success and growth Does your culture have a traditional birthday food It will be about 1 pound for two to three servings Keep the remaining items well sealed and store them in the freezer Divide them one by one Rinse it under cold water when it's fully ripe It will start in 30 minutes See you again soon I rinsed it 30 minutes ago Remove the moisture Bring the water to a boil That's 7 cups of water Boil it over high heat We'll make eggplant slices during this time Yellow eggplant slices Thinly sliced and turned into beautiful decorations A pinch of salt one egg yolk A pinch of salt egg white Egg white egg yolk Do you see it This is called thread Remove it First heat up the skillet It's now very hot Add a small amount of cooking oil Flip it Use paper towels Turn off the flame It's very hot Make it thin You're welcome to use chopsticks Like this Please let it cool down for a moment I made a beautiful golden egg yolk layer The water is boiling now It will take about 12 to 15 minutes Now we'll use beef Half a pound please Plank steak Any cut of beef will do Just make sure it has a bit of marbling It tastes even better Cut into tiny pieces and you can make a delicious soup in no time at all See The increased surface area makes all the difference Add the beef to boiling water Excuse me Close the lid I'll reduce the heat to medium It's green onion It's large long-cut green onions available only at Korean grocery stores typically used when making tteokguk Use this green onion If it's not available locally you can substitute with regular green onions The smell is already nice It feels like dirt here Wash it thoroughly like this Such a beautiful sparkling color appears Rinse thoroughly Occasionally it gets thoroughly washed clean Cut it into rectangles like this Use three regular green onions You'll use them later as garnish Slice them very thinly I need garlic Use three large cloves of garlic Wow it's boiling We can separate this The reason I didn't stir it was I want to enjoy a very clean broth So if you stir it from the beginning it will turn a very dark brown I don't really like it much It makes a clean broth Keep boiling it That's steam Always keep it refrigerated Just one sheet of kimchi is needed I'll try baking it over low heat Do you see it The color has turned brown They turn completely green when both sides are nice and crisp Anyone want to try breaking this Yes Like this Finally it has to be broken Simmered over low heat for 20 minutes 1 tablespoon of fish sauce 1 teaspoon of salt Mix well Now add the rice cake Turn off the flame and wipe it down a little Shape the top part accordingly Typically it's boiled for about 5 to 7 minutes I can eat a lot of volkano Alright It's a egg white mixture Don't mix them up This is an optional feature Yellow green everything you need How about red dough The egg white mixture has cooked through Isn't it beautiful I need sesame oil 1 small spoon of sesame oil Sprinkle with pepper Add the parsley Turn off the light This broth is truly delicious The broth has become clean and clear The rice cakes are perfectly cooked Chewy and delightful Hmm Kimchi Actually I bit into this red chili pepper And oh He gave me the shell Shall we try something traditional from Korea this year Making Korean-style rice cake soup and wishing everyone in the family a happy new year Healthy smart and abundant—enjoy my recipe see you next time Bye