20 Homestyle Korean Soup Recipes
Find the most popular Korean soup recipes here. Korean soups are nourishing and comforting, and they are an essential part of Korean meals. Whether it is a light soup to accompany a main dish or as a main dish itself, you will discover many soup varieties that will soothe your soul.
It is common practice in Korean households to include a steaming hot bowl of soup as part of their daily meals. Korean soup is a hallmark of a Korean home cooked meal.
These homestyle soups can either accompany the main dish or serve as the main dish itself. Korean soup recipes offer a diverse range of varieties and flavors, but you can generally divide them into three categories:
- Guk (국): Usually light soup served along with a main dish or as a main dish.
- Tang (탕): Made with bone broth
- Jeongol (전골): A hot pot with variety of ingredients boiled together in a large pot
Korean stews called Jjigae (찌개) fall into their own separate category. Jjigae is thicker and tends to be heavier than guk (soup).
This list includes popular Korean soups enjoyed in Korean homes. Most of them are easy and quick to prepare, full of flavor and umami. If you are looking for a hearty Korean soup, you will find it here.
Learn how to make these traditional soups with my easy Korean cooking method at your home.
20 Homestyle Korean soup recipes
Spicy Korean Chicken Soup (Dakgaejang)
This spicy Korean chicken soup (dakgaejang) is rich in flavor, with tender chicken, leeks, and mushrooms for a comforting meal. Ideal for chilly days, it offers a hearty, bold taste. Plus, learn tips to keep the broth vibrantly red.
Korean Spicy Beef Vegetable Soup (Yukgaejang)
Yukgaejang is a flavorful Korean spicy beef and vegetable soup, packed with shredded beef and hearty vegetables. This classic Korean soup is perfect for cold days, offering a comforting, spicy kick.
Korean Beef Radish Soup (Sogogi Muguk)
Korean Beef Radish Soup (Sogogi Mu Guk)—a mild, comforting broth with tender beef and sweet Korean radish. Simple to make, it’s perfect with rice and kimchi for a cozy meal.
Galbitang (Korean Short Rib Soup)
Galbitang is a Korean short rib soup with tender beef and aromatic vegetables in a rich, clear broth. This recipe offers Instant Pot or stovetop options. For the best flavor, prepare it a day ahead.
Korean Seaweed Soup (Miyeokguk)
Seaweed soup (miyeokguk) is a light and comforting Korean dish featuring dried seaweed and beef. This easy recipe delivers a flavorful, traditional soup that’s perfect for any occasion.
Quick Korean Dumpling Soup (Mandu Guk)
Mandu-guk, a traditional Korean dumpling soup, is perfect for winter or New Year. Make this comforting soup in just 15 minutes with store-bought dumplings and a flavorful broth.
Korean Seaweed Egg Drop Soup
Korean-style seaweed egg drop soup is light, flavorful, and easy to make with just a few ingredients. Korean soybean paste (doenjang) adds deep umami, perfect with rice.
Easy Tteokguk (Korean Rice Cake Soup)
Tteokguk, a traditional Korean rice cake soup, is made with soft, chewy rice cakes simmered in a clear, flavorful beef and vegetable broth. This comforting dish symbolizes good fortune and is perfect for New Year’s celebrations or cozy meals anytime!
Easy Ground Beef Rice Cake Soup
This ground beef rice cake soup recipe is easy and you don't need to make soup stock separately. The soup is still flavorful but only easier to make.
30-Minute Korean Pumpkin Porridge (Hobakjuk)
Korean pumpkin porridge (hobakjuk) is a sweet, comforting soup made with kabocha pumpkin and sweet rice. Ready in 30 minutes, it's perfect for cold days as breakfast or dessert after a Korean meal.
Soybean Sprout Soup with Kimchi (Kimchi Kongnamul-Guk)
Kimchi Kongnamul-guk (Soybean Sprout Soup with Kimchi) is a light, flavorful soup combining crunchy sprouts with tangy kimchi. Low in calories, it's perfect for breakfast or as a hangover cure.
Beef and Bean Sprout Soup
Lean beef slices are quickly simmered with bean sprouts in a spicy broth, this beef and bean sprout soup brings a Korean comfort when you need it. serve with rice and kimchi.
Korean Turnip Green Soup with Potato
Korean turnip green and potato soup makes is homey and comforting. Korean soybean paste deepens the flavor of broth and makes it delicious to serve with rice.
Korean Ox Tail Bone Marrow Soup
Korean ox tail bone marrow soup is full of collagen. All you need to do is to add water and simmer for hours. Serve with rice and kimchi.
15-Minute Dried Pollock Soup (Bugeo-guk)
Dried pollock fish is simmered with soybean sprouts and tofu in a flavorful stock to make a light Korean style hangover soup. It takes only 15 minutes to fix this breakfast soup.
Korean Cold Cucumber Soup (Oi Naengguk)
Oi Naengguk is a classic Korean cold cucumber soup. The light and refreshing taste of fresh cucumbers and seaweed in a chilled savory broth is perfect for hot summer days.
Hand Torn Chicken Noodle Soup (Sujebi)
Hand torn noodle soup (sujebi) is Korean version of chicken and dumpling. Potato is added to the simple dumpling and simmered in a savory chicken stock.
Korean Knife Cut Noodle Soup (Kalguksu)
Korean knife cut noodle soup made with chicken (dak kalguksu) is a soul comforting chicken soup of Korea. Korean herb broth makes it very flavorful. This recipe uses homemade noodles but store-bought noodles work fine, too.
Doenjang Guk (Soybean Paste Soup with Beef and Watercress)
This comforting Korean soybean paste soup (doenjang guk) is made with beef, watercress, and chives. It's flavor is light yet robust, appropriate to enjoy any time of the day.
20-Minute Kimchi Udon Noodle Soup
Quick and flavorful, this Kimchi Udon Soup recipe combines spicy kimchi with savory dashi and smooth udon for a perfect Korean-Japanese fusion.
20 Homestyle Korean Soup Recipes: Korean Beef Radish Soup
Korean beef radish soup is often served in winter time in Korea, however, you can enjoy this comforting soup anytime of the year. Gluten-free!
Ingredients
- 3/4 lb beef stewing meat, small chunks
- 1-½ lb Korean radish, peeled and cut into ¼-inch thick bite size pieces
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 5 cups water
- 1 large piece dried sea kelp (dashima)
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp Korean soup soy sauce (gukganjang)
- 1 handful chopped Asian leek or green onion
- pinches salt to taste
- dashes pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat oils in a 4 qt soup pot over med-low heat. Add the beef and cook until browned.
- Add radish pieces and toss together with beef. Pour water and add dried sea kelp. Cover with a lid and bring it to boil over med-high heat. When boiling, remove the sea kelp and discard.
- Using a small fine mesh strainer, scoop out scums floating on top. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, covered.
- Add garlic and Korean soup soy sauce or tuna sauce. Add salt to season according to your taste.
- Add the Asian leek or green onion, and pepper. Remove from heat and serve hot with rice and kimchi
Notes
Korean radishes are easily found in most Korean stores. If not available, use daikon radish and add 1 teaspoon of sugar to the soup when simmering.
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