Korean Kongguksu Soy Milk Cold Noodle Soup
This is a quick 5 ingredient refreshing recipe that is perfect for hot days, with the main ingredient being soybeans.
Ingredients
- 2 cups soybeans raw, unsalted, plain
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 servings spinach flat noodles fresh kalguksu noodles (found at an Asian grocery store or on Amazon)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter no salt added, organic
- salt to taste
- water
Instructions
- Soak 2 cups of soybeans in water for 4-5 hours. Let sit.
- After this has been soaking, drain the water out from the soybeans and add 1 tsp salt.
- Transfer the soybeans to a pot with water and just cover the soybeans to the top (around 1 3/4 cups).
- As soon as this boils, turn off and cover the pot for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the soybeans with cold water and set aside.
- In the meantime, crack 1 egg and separate the egg yolk and whites. Mix a few drops of water with the cracked egg yolk and cook each separately.
- Julienne cut the egg white and egg yolk and set aside as a garnish. An alternative to this julienne cut style is soft boiling an egg without separating the yolk and whites and cutting the egg in half and adding that on top of the noodles once complete.
- Julienne cut 1/2 cucumber and set aside as a garnish.
- Next, boil water to cook the noodles for a few minutes.
- Rinse the noodles under cold water to stop from cooking more. Remember this is a cold dish so the colder the better!
- Now let's finish the actual soy milk "broth" by placing the soybeans in a blender and covering loosely with water.
- Add in 1 1/2-2 tbsp of peanut butter (depending on which brand this can vary). Add salt and blend.
- Test the consistency as it shouldn't be "soup" it should be a thicker "smoothie" texture. You can check out the social video above to see what the consistency should be like as you pour the soy milk into the bowl of noodles.
Notes
As the flavors in this dish are more mild, having a side of kimchi to go along with it can add a kick of spice.
The great thing about cooking is you can make it your own. Unlike with baking, there's no science to it. You may prefer to add in a little more peanut butter or take away some, you may like a hard boiled egg on top vs julienne cuts of veggies. Perhaps you don't like cucumber and you want zucchini instead. Have fun with it and enjoy!