Korean Food Recipes

Summer in Korea is very hot and humid. There are many cold soups and cold dishes are popular to cool down summer heat. Cucumber cold soup (Cucumber Naeng Guk) is one of my favorite summer soup. Here is how I make it.

Cucumber 1
Salt 1/2 T
Sugar 1T
Minced Garlic 1/2 T
Sliced Red Pepper 1

For Soup
Cold Water 2 Cups
Sugar 2T
Salt 1t
Vinegar 1T
Soy Sauce 1T

1. Slice a cucumber, add salt and sugar to it. Mix them well and leave them for 10 minutes.
2. Add minced garlic to the cucumber and sprinkle sliced red pepper.
3. Make soup with 2 cups of cold water, 2 table spoons of sugar, 1 tea spoon of salt, 1 table spoon of vinegar, and 1 table spoon of soy sauce.
4. Keep the cucumber and the soup in the refrigerator until you serve.
5. When you serve, add the soup to the cucumber and add some ice.