How to make 육개장

An overview of 육개장 - What is 육개장?

Yukgaejang (육개장)
Feeds x 4

Ingredients
1lb beef brisket
OR flank steak / shank meat as alternative
8oz Korean radish
10-12oz bean sprouts
4-6oz bracken/fernbrake/gosari (mountain vegetable, “Beef of the Mountains”)
OR more scallion/green onion if unavailable
2-4oz dreid taro stem — optional
1 small onion
3-4 large scallion OR 3-4 regular green onion bunches
6 garlic cloves
3 whole, 3 minced

2-4 tsp gochugaru (red pepper flakes)
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dashidari (korean beef broth powder)
2 tbsp cooking oil (optional)
2 tbsp sesame oil
3-5 dried shiitake mushrooms
OR fresh shiitake / oyster mushroom

optional variations:

• egg and starch noodles

Lets do it!

Meat

• soak in cold water to rinse out some blood

then do main BOILING

• in boiling water for ~1hour
  • 2-3 slices of ginger (optional)
    
  • dashima pieces (optional, and just until boils)
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  • add beef (cut a few times along grain)
    
  • 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
    
  • radish cut into large quarters
    
  • 1 small onion in half
    
  • 3 whole garlic
    
  • Skim off scum on top of pot perdioically
    
  • BOIL UNTIL beef can be easily strung apart by hand

soak taro stem (optional, about 1hr)

then boil gosari (about 1hr)

• boiled and soaked
  
• bought dry is very thin
  • when fully soaked and expanded you can easily squish it

then make sauce

• chili flakes
  
• salt
  
• soy sauce
  
• sesame oil
  
• olive oil
  
• black pepper
  
• green onion
  
• anchovy (optional)
  
• dashida (korwan beef stock powder, optional)
  cover and wait :)

then prepare rest of ingredients to mix with sauce

• scallion/green onion cut in ~2 inch lengths
  • tenderize with back of knife along green onion before cutting
    
• mung bean sprouts
  
• softened & expanded gosari
  
• cut korean radish into medium sized pieces

MIX prepared veggies very well with sauce
heat up / slightly cook (optional, advised if using anchovy)

THEN take out all things from beef stock (minus garlic)
make sure theres about 8 cups / 2 liters of broth, add more water or beef broth if not enough

THEN add all sauced up veggies to boiling stock
don’t forget to take a little bit of the broth water and put in sauce/veggie mix pan to get last bits of sauce :)
cook covered for ~20-30 minutes, or until tender

prepare what was taken out
slice mushrooms thinly
let beef cool
string apart beef
(save some for garnish if you want)

after veggies are cooked for 20-30 mins, add in beef, mushroom (onions optional)
Cook for 10 minutes
add salt periodically if needed

Prepare sliced green onion for garnish
Prepare sliced pepper for garnish

Have fun preparing dish!!!!

• have people prepare their dish as they want
  • take pictures of it
    
  • look for beef oil and clear broth in finished soup

Event Details

• Hard start @6:15
  
• people trickling in can read zine
  
• print out “master zine”, Long List of instructions hung from kitchen ceiling :)
  • need to make and prepare
    
• appoint dj
  
• appoint 3 point people, work in teams of 3-4
  
• ideally start eating @7:30
  • start boiling meat and gosari @5:30
    
  • @6:30 take out meats and do final cookings
    
  • @7:15 finish cooking, everyone prepare their dish
    
  • @7:30 start cooking
    
  • @8:30 clean up