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A Plate & A Glass

Soegogi Muguk

쇠고기무국
Soe-go-gi Mu-guk

Clear beef-and-radish soup

About the dish

For soegogi muguk, beef is sauteed in sesame oil and simmered with radish into a clear, clean-tasting soup. It was the familiar pot set to boil the day after ancestral rites or on feast days, the radish's refreshing sweetness rounding out the savor of the meat.

Key ingredient

Beef — quality protein and essential amino acids build muscle and stamina; iron and zinc help support healthy iron levels and strengthen immunity, and B vitamins fight fatigue. Good year-round, mainly from Hoengseong & Hongcheon.

Ingredients

Main: beef brisket, radish, scallion, sesame oil · Seasoning: soup soy sauce, minced garlic, salt, pepper

Simple recipe

  1. Slice the beef thin and saute in sesame oil.
  2. Cut the radish into thin squares and saute together.
  3. Pour in water and simmer until the radish turns translucent.
  4. Season with minced garlic and soup soy sauce.
  5. Add the scallion and serve the soup clear.

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A Glass · Traditional pairing

Samyangchun Saengtakju
Songdohyangjeontongjujo · Incheon · ABV 12%

Samyangchun Saengtakju (Songdohyangjeontongjujo, Incheon) — a cloudy rice makgeolli at 12% ABV, chosen to pair with today's dish.

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