Korean Fish Cake Soup (Odeng)
A popular street food, this odeng soup, or Korean fish cake soup, is basically skewers of fish cakes served in a delicious anchovy broth.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 60kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 ounces fish cake sheets
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
Broth:
- 8 cups water
- 1 ounce dried anchovy heads removed
- 4 ounces daikon or Korean radish cut in cubes
- ½ ounce dried kelp kombu
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice wine
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ small onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon salt (taste broth before adding)
Dipping Sauce:
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Korean pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 teaspoon minced green onion white parts only
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the broth (except salt) and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the kelp.
- Simmer another 10 minutes then strain through a mesh strainer.
- Add salt as needed for flavor.
- While broth simmers, mix the sauce ingredients together and set aside to allow flavors to meld.
- Cut the fish cake sheets in strips and skewer them, or buy prepackaged fish cake skewers.
- Add the skewered fish cakes to the broth and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
- Serve skewers in broth garnished with green onions and dipping sauce on the side.
Notes
- Strain the broth twice to make it extra clear if desired.
- You can substitute fish cake sheets for cut up pieces of fish cake, skewered fish balls, or even fried tofu!
- You don't have to skewer the fish cakes - you can just put the pieces of it right into the broth and eat it that way.
- Taste the broth before adding the salt. Add a little at a time until it's salty enough for you (everyone has different salt preferences and the kelp and anchovies have saltiness already).
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 1837mg | Potassium: 257mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg