Minueo Tang

About the dish

The foremost summer fish on the dog-day table. Minueo — its name meaning a fish that revives the people — is a premium fish that restores energy through the summer heat, wasting nothing, even its swim bladder and skin. Noble households prized minueo-tang above all as a dog-day tonic.

Key ingredient

Croaker (minueo) — a prized fish counted among the finest summer dog-day tonics; quality protein and unsaturated fats restore vigor; rich in collagen down to the swim bladder and skin. In season summer; mainly from Sinan and Mokpo.

Ingredients

Main: croaker, radish, zucchini, water dropwort, scallion, green chili · Seasoning: minced garlic, gochujang, chili powder, soup soy sauce

Simple recipe

1. Cut the croaker into pieces and prepare the swim bladder and skin.
2. Make a stock with radish and kelp in boiling water.
3. Add the croaker, then the zucchini and water dropwort.
4. Season with minced garlic, chili powder and soup soy sauce.
5. When the flesh is cooked, stir in perilla powder and serve as a tonic.

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