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New Years Soup (February 14, 2002)

I tried to make The New Years Ruce Cake soup with dumplings and it didn't seem right. It called for 6 cups of rice medallions plus 8 cups of broth and other ingredients. I felt like that was too much rice, am I correct? Can you send me your recipe for this soup? Thank you...I found the rice medallions frozen at my local store. I also added dumplings.

- Kyragrace

Life in Korea responded:

Dduk Gook (New Years Soup)

I think the reason that many foreigners like dduk gook (rice soup) 
is because of how it's chewy and smooth at the same time.
Koreans eat this dish made from dduk (rice medallions) and dumplings 
(mandoo) in broth the first day of the new year. I think that the
dduk gook that you made did have too much rice medallions in it.

Check out the recipe for dduk gook posted under January 23, 2002.  
When you make the broth, add about 100 to 200g of beef with it to 
give it more flavor.  Of course if you add a few mandoo (or 
dumplings), about 6 or 8) after the dduk gook has been boiled. Just 
add the mandoo and boil it again.  Enjoy.


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