Korean Easy Mussel Soup Recipe

Serves/Makes: 2

Ingredients:

• 1 pound mussels (hong hap)
• 2 green onions, chopped
• Salt to taste
• Cho Go Choo Jang sauce (see the recipe below)

How to cook Korean Easy Mussel Soup:

• Clean mussels. Scrub with hands or with a brush in running water, take out beard.
• Put in a pot, add water (half amount of mussels), bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cook until they open.
• Take out mussels, add salt and green onions, cook for another minute or so.
• Pour soup on top of mussels.
• Serve with Cho Go Choo Jang Sauce, which is a dip for mussels.

Cho Go Choo Jang Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (go choo jang)
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• Sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic

How to cook Cho Go Choo Jang Sauce:

• In a saucepan combine all ingredients.
• Mix well.

Comments:
The Korean name for the Mussel Soup recipe is Hong Hap Tang. So quick and easy to cook – healthy as well.

Hints:
Choose fresh mussels with shells tightly closed, before cooking.
Slightly opened-up mussel shells can only be eaten if the shells tightly close-up when lightly tapped-on.
An open-up shell means that mussel is dead and therefore can be toxic throw it away.

This recipe for Korean Easy Mussel Soup serves/makes: 2

Main Ingredient: Mussels
Preparation Method: Soups/Chowders
Cuisine: Korean