Beef-rib soup with dried cabbage, a warming early-winter bowl
Add boiled ugeoji greens to a broth of slowly simmered beef ribs and the result is savory and deeply filling. The rich flavor of the ribs and the clean, refreshing taste of the greens come together in one comforting bowl.
Beef (sogogi) — quality protein and essential amino acids build muscle and stamina; iron and zinc help support healthy iron levels and strengthen immunity, and B vitamins ease fatigue. Good all year round, mainly from Hoengseong & Hongcheon.
Main: beef short ribs, ugeoji (outer cabbage leaves), radish, scallion · Seasoning: doenjang, minced garlic, soup soy sauce, pepper
Gimsuhanmu (Hangukgoryangju Nongeophoesabeobin, North Chungcheong) — a distilled soju at 39% ABV, chosen to pair with today's dish.