Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Broth
- 8 oz. beef, brisket, flank, chuck, or loin
- 6 cups water
- 1 tsp. chicken stock powder
- 2 Tbsp. soup soy sauce
- salt & pepper to taste
Marinade
- 2 tsp. regular soy sauce
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
- 2 clove garlic minced
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
Soup
- 1½ cup rice cakes
- 10 to 12 dumplings
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- 2 eggs, separated
- ½ sheet seasoned seaweed, cut into thin strips
Prep
Dice beef into 1-inch cubes.
Combine soy sauce, seasame oil, minced garlic, and black pepper and marinate beef.
Add rice cakes to a bowl of cold water and soak for 10-15 minutes until soft.
Soup
Heat 2 tsp. of oil in a large pot.
Add beef to the pot and sauté until browned.
Add 6 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Reduce to a gentle boil over medium high heat for 15 minutes.
Clean the fat from the top of the broth with a strainer.
Season the broth with soy sauce, stock powder, salt, and pepper.
Add the rice cakes and dumplings to the broth and simmer for 5-8 minutes until the dumplings float and the rice cakes are soft.
Remove the soup from the heat.
Crêpe
Separate the yolk and whites from the eggs.
Beat the yolks and pour onto a hot non-stick skillet.
When the egg is set, flip it in the pan.
Remove from the pan when the crêpe is cooked. It should not be browned.
Repeat the process with the egg whites.
Roll up the crêpes and slice into thin strips.
Serve
Ladle broth with rice cakes and dumplings into a bowl.
Garnish with crêpe strips, chopped seaweed, and scallion greens.