Posts Tagged ‘Seafood Soup’

  1. Craving Heat?

    November 9, 2012 by The Squishy Monster

    You’re in the right place!  This soup delivers heat in two ways.  First, it’s hot and bubbly and then, it’s red and spicy (but not so much that you’ll double over).  As always, you can tailor fit this to your own personal taste.  Don’t like that kick?  Remove the jalapeños and scale back the pepper flakes (though Korean flakes are without the seeds and much milder).

    For me, it’s like an aphrodisiac.  I love spicy and hot dishes and seafood is my favorite, and there’s something so subtly seductive about a personal pot of fierce aromatic bubbles that almost has a lulling effect on you as you slurp your way through.  It’s like the food version of a roaring fire and that’s always sexy ;)

    How to Make Silken Tofu Soup with The Squishy Monster

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    Silken Tofu Seafood Soup 순두부찌개
     
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    Ingredients
    • 6 c Mushroom Broth (or Water)
    • ¼ c dried Anchovies
    • 2 Kelp pieces
    • 4 Garlic Cloves
    • 2 Jalapeño Peppers
    • 1 Onion
    • 1 tb Fish Sauce
    • 2 tb Korean Red Pepper Flakes
    • 2 ts Sesame Oil
    • 2 c Seafood (of your choice)
    • 12 oz Silken Tofu
    • 3 Green Onions
    • 1 Egg

    Instructions
    1. Simmer your broth, anchovies, and kelp for 15-20 minutes on medium/low.
    2. Toss in your garlic, peppers, onion, fish sauce, pepper flakes, and sesame oil and allow it to reach a fierce boil.
    3. Carefully slide in your seafood, crumble in your tofu, and crack in your egg.
    4. Sprinkle with your chopped green onions allow it to bubble just until your seafood is cooked and your egg is set.

    Wishing you a hot & steamy weekend (I’ll be over there, cuddling with a box of cookies, haha)

    Love,

    Your Squishy Monster ^.~


  2. Maeuntang

    December 2, 2011 by The Squishy Monster

    Mae oooh…what?

    Basically Maeun = Spicy & Tang = Soup

    I know, I know, when I break it down like that, the whole world starts making sense, huh?  LOL I kid, I kid.

    So, a few blogs ago, I blogged that where I live, the weather is a bit erratic.  That’s an understatement!  Just a couple days ago, it was 70 and today, it was 48.  I’m a true Southern Gal and cold weather scares me.  (Anything not 70 is scary weather to me, basically).  I’m from Texas where the one time I can vaguely recall it snowing, people completely freaked out.  It’s days like this week—cold, gray, and rainy that I cling to comfort food–my version of comfort food.  Spicy Fish Soup.  Yup yup =D

    Here’s how to get your own comfort

    Korean Food Meuntang Spicy Seafood Soup

    Seafood Soup Meuntang
     
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    Ingredients
    For the paste:
    • 2-3 tb Pepper Paste (Gochujang)
    • 1 tb Garlic
    • ½ ts Ginger
    • ½ ts Fish Sauce
    • ½ ts Soy Sauce
    For the Stock:
    • 7 c Water
    • 2 ts Anchovies
    • + 2 pieces of Kelp (optional)
    Soup Ingredients:
    • ½ of a small Moo (Korean Radish, Daikon, Etc)
    • 1 small/medium Onion
    • 2-3 Green Onions
    • 2 Korean Peppers or Hot Peppers
    • 1 package Enoki Mushrooms (You can also use the Button variety in a pinch)
    • Bundle of Watercress
    • ½ lb Clams
    • ½ lb Shrimp
    • 2 small/medium Croaker, Snapper, Bass, Cod, Pollack (or whatever fish you like, really)
    • 2 ts Pepper Flakes (Gochugaru)

    Instructions
    1. Whirl everything for the paste in a food processor until smooth. Lumps are ok.
    2. Bring everything for your stock to a fierce bubble for at least 20 minutes.
    3. Drain and introduce the Paste and Flakes to your Stock.
    4. Sink in your Clam and Fish
    5. Tumble in your Veggies (save the Green Onions, Watercress, Mushrooms). Bring to a boil.
    6. Add in your Shrimp.
    7. Lastly, top with the remaining Veggies.

    Notes
    To make this less spicy you can leave out the Hot Peppers, Pepper Flakes or dilute with more Stock (just be careful bc you don’t want all of your nice ingredients to be completely submerged in Broth).

     

    Love ya’ll & Hope ya’ll have a Spicy Day!  (Both in, and out of the Kitchen) =D


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