February 9, 2006
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Kong Gooksoo (Soybean Noodles)
I made the tomatoes in the shape of a heart just for you guys.
My entire family looooooves kong gooksoo and we make it at home all the time during the summer. It’s actually really easy to make! I just use the most basic ingredients, but you can also toss in some walnuts, pine nuts, and sesame seeds when blending the soybeans. The recipe below makes 2 large servings. If I have any leftover soup, I just keep it in the refrigerator and drink it later because it’s really good for you.
Ingredients:
1 cup soybeans
2 1/2 cups water
1 package noodles
sea salt to taste
Garnish:
black sesame seeds
cucumber, thinly sliced
tomato 2 wedges
Directions:
Buy a bag of soybeans – I think it’ll say meju kong on the bag. (I’m obsessed with putting everything in ziploc bags once I open a bag.) Place 1 cup of the beans in a bowl and fill with hot water. Allow it to soak for 1-2 hours. Drain. Put soybeans in a pot and fill with water. Bring to a boil. Drain and rinse well in cold water.
I use Pulmuone’s all purpose noodles (as I do for most noodle dishes). Bring water to boil in a pot. Add the noodles and cook for 5-6 minutes. Drain.
Add 2 1/2 cups cold water and the soybeans into a blender. Puree until it is liquefied – you may add more water to achieve the desired consistency. I like the soup kinda thick so I just eat it as is, but you can strain the soup through a fine metal strainer if you prefer to get a thinner soup. It also gets diluted when I add in all my ice cubes anyway.
The soup should be served cold. You can either refrigerate it and serve later or do what I do and just toss in a bunch of ice cubes. Place noodles in a bowl and pour in soup. Garnish with tomatoes, thinly sliced cucumber, and black sesame seed. Mix in sea salt to taste and serve. When you order it in restaurants it comes garnished with black sesame seeds on top, but I didn’t have any.
Kimchi on the side is a must. A refreshing dish on a hot summer day!
Comments (33)
ooh. that does sound easy. maybe i’ll impress my dad with it – he LOVES gooksoo
very cute heart
i haven’t had that in ages
whoa mama. i love this. i feel so healthy eating it.
weird though, not sure if its just mental but i swear the get crazy nasty smelling farts afters eating this.
yumyumYUM!!! But I don’t have a blender. Boooo… maybe my roomie in school will have one! =)
ohhh…i really want to try this!
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wow that’s it? I love gooksoo everything. <3
Hi,
I was wondering if you knew how to make paht bing soo(su) i’ve been searching yahoo, blogger, xanga. NO ONE has a receipt. If you could help me out that would be GREAT. Justbee mentioned a few ingredients but I think I tasted some kind of colored syrup or mini mochi balls with it. Thank you!
puysan
wow you make everything look so good
i love kong gook soo too!
i loooove kong gooksoo! i swear i eat it every freaken summer
My mouth is watering…
How do you know when the soybeans are cooked?..
hi there. I’m a big fan of this site. do you have a good recipe for bulgoki/galbi marinade?
i love kong gook soo in the summer time! i didn’t know it was so easy to make!
yummy, i’ll make that for my bf. thanx for the idea!
hey… that looks so good.. u should open a lil restaurant
you must be one awesome wife
Aloha !
Very nice entry , i finally realize how to make soy milk through your directions however add sweetener like cane juice or something else…
I live in Maui and there are Koreans everywhere here so i am familiar with the dish you foremost mentioned above, perhaps we may exchange recipes???
Mahalo, and great job!
i love kong gook su!!!!!!!
YuMMie!
do you have a recipe for kalgooksoo?
are you married?
if so, your hubby is lucky.
persimmons make me constipated.
hi! i’m a new fan to your site – i think i’ll try this recipe out — thanks!
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YUM!!!!! seriously, you should shop around for a book deal. considering all the really bad korean cookbooks out there, i think you’d have a hit
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Wow, what happened to my comment. Anyway, I was saying, I loved that heart idea and that i was going to copy you
Love this site & weddingbee ofcourse!
This is one of my all time favorite dish! It’s not so easy to find it in restaurants, especially off season, so thank you very much for posting this.
your xanga is tighttt!!!!
oh this is great! I tried to make it, and everything was perfect, but my mom has made way too many smoothies or something, because I spent a lot of time washing the blender and it still came out tasting like banana–yuck!
I love koong gook soo, my mom makes it all the time when she can. <3
i really enjoyed this recipe. Thank you.
I cant believe this is that easy to make? Im gonna give this a go this weekend, ill let you know how i get on.