5 min. Korean soy milk noodle soup with edamame ｜ 콩국수, 풋콩국수 Kong guksu
Kong-guksu, soy milk noodle soup, is a dish that Koreans enjoy in summer. It's traditionally vegan! When made with Put-kong (edamame, a.k.a. young soybeans), it's even more delicious but so easy.
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen precooked edamame most of frozen edamame are precooked
- ½ cup hot water to blend & thaw the frozen beans
- ½ cup water (room temperature or cold)
Noodles
- 80 g dried somyeon (thin wheat noodles) 3 oz.
- 5 cup water to boil
- 1 teaspoon salt
To garnish
- ¼ cup cucumber, cut into matchsticks
- 1 cherry tomato cut in half
Instructions
- Put frozen edamame beans into a sieve and give a quick rinse under running water
- Transfer the beans into a food blender and add ½ cup of hot water. Blend until smooth. At this stage, it should have the consistency of hummus.
- Add another ½ cup of water (this time, cold or room temperature) and salt. Blend until smooth.
- Keep the soup chilled before serving.
Prepare garnishes
- Cut cucumber into matchsticks and halve the cherry tomato.
Cook the noodles
- Boil 5 cups of water in a pot and add salt. Bring to a boil and add the noodles when boiling.
- If the water boils up, add 1 cup of cold water to the pot to calm it down. This step also makes sure the noodles are nice and chewy too! Repeat the step if the water boils up again.
- Cook until the time written on the noodle package.
- Drain on a fine sieve and shock the noodles with cold water.
- Rinse the noodles with your hands while rubbing the noodles against each other. This step ensures the noodles have nice texture and keep from clumping.
Plating
- Add the noodles to a pasta bowl and add a generous amount of soup.
- Top it with cucumber and cherry tomato. You can also add some ice cubes to make it cooler or dilute the soup with a bit more water depending on your preference.
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Notes
1. Substitute dried somyeon noodles with capellini (angel hair past) or soba noodles.
2. Try adding nuts like cashew, pine nuts or sesame seeds into the blender with edamame. Nut butter works well too!
3. If you like sweetness, add sugar to your liking! Read more about it on my blog post.