Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chopped seafood (I used shrimp and squid.)
  • 3 clams
  • 1 tablespoon grape seed oil (or any other neutral oil)
  • 1 tablespoon (Optional) Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru)
  • 1/4 cup chopped kimchi
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 cup diced mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup diced zucchini
  • 1 cup stock (vegetable, seafood, chicken, beef) or water
  • 14 ounces silken tofu
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 egg

Method

  • Cut seafood into small dice and clean and sort clams. Set aside.
  • In a small saucepan, heat grape seed oil on medium high heat. Stir in Korean red pepper flakes (gochugaru), if using.
  • Add kimchi, garlic, mushrooms, and zucchini; cook until tender and barely browned, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Add stock and bring to a boil.
  • Scoop large spoonfuls of silken tofu from its package into the boiling soup base.
  • Reduce heat to medium and bring back to a hard simmer, stirring occasionally to break up the tofu. Simmer for 3 minutes until tofu is heated through. Season with kosher salt.
  • Add seafood and cook until cooked through, about 2 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  • Reduce the heat to low and drizzle the soup with sesame oil and scatter green onions.
  • Crack an egg into a small bowl and gently pour on top of the soup; the hot soup with cook the egg.
  • Serve from your saucepan and enjoy!