Recipes · Korean · Soups and Broths
Kalguksu (Hand-Cut Noodle Soup)
One serving has 486 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (83%), selenium (82%), riboflavin (72%), folate (59%), niacin (58%) and manganese (55%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (677 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: celery, egg, fish, gluten, soy
Ingredients
- 100 g Flour, all-purpose
- 0.8 g Salt
- 345 g Water
- 80 g Fish stock
- 3 g Seaweed, dried
- 40 g Potatoes, raw
- 40 g Zucchini, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Scallions, raw
- 6 g Soy sauce
Method
- Knead the flour with a little of the water and half the salt into a firm dough, cover, and rest for 20-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, simmer the fish stock, dried kelp and the rest of the water together for 15 minutes to build a light broth, then lift out the kelp.
- Add the sliced potato and onion to the broth and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the potato is nearly tender.
- Roll the rested dough out thinly and cut it into wide noodle strips by hand, dusting with flour so they don't stick.
- Beat the egg and cook it as a thin sheet in a separate pan, then slice it into strips for garnish.
- Add the noodles, zucchini, garlic and soy sauce to the broth and simmer for 4-5 minutes until the noodles are tender, then top each bowl with the egg strips and scallions.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 486 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 90.7 g | |
| Water | 558 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.8 g | 16% |
| Protein | 19.1 g | 40% |
| Tryptophan | 0.2 g | |
| Threonine | 0.52 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.64 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.62 g | |
| Methionine | 0.33 g | |
| Cystine | 0.33 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.81 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.52 g | |
| Valine | 0.78 g | |
| Histidine | 0.37 g | |
| Fat | 4.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 1.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.1 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.08 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.94 g | |
| Saturated | 1.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 112 mg | |
| Calcium | 108 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.44 mg | 49% |
| Iron | 6.9 mg | 38% |
| Magnesium | 69.8 mg | 23% |
| Manganese | 0.99 mg | 55% |
| Phosphorus | 257 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 622 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 44.9 µg | 82% |
| Sodium | 884 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg | 22% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.91 mg | 83% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.79 mg | 72% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.1 mg | 58% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 23% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.38 mg | 29% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 236 µg | 59% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.35 µg | 15% |
| Choline | 110 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 57.2 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 19.4 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 24.6 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.92 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 20.5 µg | 23% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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