Kimchi Tofu Soup

Kimchi tofu soup is simple and easy Korean style soup. Korean like to make kimchi tofu soup and serve with rice.

Course Soup

Cuisine Asian, Korean

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings

Calories 20kcal

1 cup Kimchi (Homemade kimchi packed 10 oz)
1 block Soft tofu (19 oz)
4 cups Water
2 tablespoons Korean chili paste (Gochujang add 0.5 tablespoon at a time depends on how spicy you want)
2 sticks Green onion
14 pieces Shrimp (No shell small 4 oz)
2 pieces Pork (Boneless country style rib, 4 oz)
1 tablespoon Paprika
1 tablespoon Hondashi

Wash and cut 2 sticks of green onion into pieces.
Cut a block of soft tofu (19 oz) into cubes.
Next, wash and cut 2 pieces of boneless country style rib (4 oz).
Put the sliced pork into a bow, add ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Mix it well and marinate it for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, pour 4 cups of water into a pot. Turn on medium large fire.
Then, add 1 tablespoon of hondashi into the pot.(Hondashi is a soup stock which gives a great umami flavor to the soup.)
After that, add 2 tablespoons of gochujang Korean chili paste. (You can use Korean chili soybean paste.) Mix it well.
Put 1 tablespoon of paprika into the soup and mix it well. (I like to use paprika for a nice red color.)
When the soup stock is boiling, add the marinated pork from step 4. Then, add 14 pieces of no shell small shrimp (4 oz). Stir and mix it well.
The following step, add 1 cup of homemade kimchi (packed, 10 oz) into the soup. Stir it and wait until it boils.
Then, put the cut tofu from step 2 into the soup. Stir it slightly and try not to break the tofu. Wait until it boils again, turn off the fire.
Lastly, put the soup in the bowl and top with some green onion from step 1.

Cut pork into slices, marinate it with garlic powder, salt and sesame oil for 15 minutes.
Add water and hondashi into the pot, then add the Korean chili paste or chili soybean paste into the pot and mix it well. You can find chili soybean paste at Asian stores. However, you can purchase them online.
When soup is boiling, add the marinated pork, then add the shrimp.
After that, add kimchi and wait until it’s boiling.
Next, add the soft and silky tofu until it boils again. Cut the tofu into cubes. And, don’t stir it too hard, so the tofu will not break easily.
Besides, remember to add ½ tablespoon of Korean chili paste or chili soybean paste at a time depending on how spicy you can handle it.
I added paprika for a nice red color, it will not affect the spiciness of the soup. The amount of the chili paste will affect the spiciness of the soup, but not paprika. Also, some people like to add chili powder.