Recipes · Kazakh · Soups and Broths
Kuksi (Korean-Kazakh Cold Noodle Soup)
One serving has 606 kcal and 34 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (166%), cobalamin (129%), zinc (107%), thiamin (95%), niacin (79%) and phosphorus (66%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (711 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, egg, gluten, sesame, soy
Ingredients
- 80 g Egg noodles, dry
- 90 g Beef chuck, raw
- 60 g Cucumber, raw
- 40 g Daikon radish, raw
- 30 g Carrots, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 15 g Vinegar, white
- 10 g Soy sauce
- 3 g Sugar
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 3 g Sesame oil
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 350 g Water
- 0.8 g Salt
Method
- Put the beef in a pot with the water and a pinch of the salt; this water becomes the broth, so use a pot that holds it all comfortably. Simmer 40-45 minutes until the beef is tender and cooked through, then lift it out to cool and slice thinly, and chill the broth.
- Boil the noodles until just tender, then rinse under cold water and drain well.
- Julienne the cucumber and daikon, and shred the carrot; hard-boil the egg (about 9 minutes), cool and halve.
- Whisk the chilled broth with the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, crushed garlic, sesame oil and black pepper.
- Divide the noodles between bowls, top with the beef, cucumber, daikon, carrot and egg, and ladle over the cold seasoned broth to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 606 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 68.9 g | |
| Water | 580 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.7 g | 16% |
| Protein | 33.7 g | 70% |
| Tryptophan | 0.36 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.7 g | |
| Lysine | 2.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.82 g | |
| Cystine | 0.53 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 0.98 g | |
| Fat | 21.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.2 g | |
| Saturated | 7.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.82 g | |
| Cholesterol | 220 mg | |
| Calcium | 107 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.46 mg | 51% |
| Iron | 6.2 mg | 35% |
| Magnesium | 96.9 mg | 31% |
| Manganese | 1 mg | 57% |
| Phosphorus | 463 mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 865 mg | 18% |
| Selenium | 91.5 µg | 166% |
| Sodium | 1,025 mg | |
| Zinc | 8.6 mg | 107% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1 mg | 95% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.67 mg | 61% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11 mg | 79% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2 mg | 41% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.71 mg | 55% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 221 µg | 55% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.1 µg | 129% |
| Choline | 206 mg | 49% |
| Vitamin A | 311 µg | 44% |
| Vitamin C | 13.5 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 33.8 IU | 6% |
| Vitamin E | 0.97 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 16.7 µg | 19% |
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
3.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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