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Korean Ox Bone Soup

Korean Ox Bone Soup Recipe - Seolleongtang 설렁탕

Korean Ox Bone Soup – Seolleongtang 설렁탕

Korean Ox Bone Soup {Seolleongtang} is a broth made from ox bones (mostly leg bones), and brisket but other meat cuts could be added, too.

It is a staple of Korean households and although it’s a year-round type of soup, it’s trendy of course during a long cold winter. The origin of this Ox bone soup is Seoul, and you can read more on Wikipedia.

Why am I making it at the peak of the summer, you might ask? Simply because my body was craving this kind of soup due to a lack of sleep and tiredness when I am feeling like that, the broth is my best friend because I can reheat it and eat it.

I do make it in large amounts because I feel like long cooking time was well worth it. 

Oxtail and ox bone soups are almost the same- not only that your body feel better but they also comfort your soul.

Ox bone soup/broth is extremely rich in many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants (especially calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous, which are of course essential for bone health) but most importantly, bone broth is also particularly healthy because it does hold two amino acids- proline and glycine.

Korean Ox Bone Soup Recipe - Seolleongtang 설렁탕
Korean Ox Bone Soup
Yield: 8 servings

Korean Ox Bone Soup

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 20 minutes

Delicious and healing Korean Ox Bone Soup

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ox-tail bones
  • 1 pound brisket
  • White radish Daikon
  • 1 medium onion
  • Seasonings and garnish:
  • salt and black ground pepper to taste
  • green onions
  • cooked meat

Instructions

  1. Soak the bones and meat for 15 minutes in cold water. This is a very important step because you want to get rid of the blood. After 15 minutes rinse and wash it.
  2. In a large pot add bones and meat and fill the pot full with water. Boil for 10-15 minutes then drain the bones, discard the water, and wash bones and meat again with cold water. This will get rid of the fat.
  3. Clean/wash the pot and add bones and meat again with the addition of peeled and halved onion and white radish cut into large chunks. Pour over the water and cook on medium-high for 20 minutes then turn down the heat on low. Let it simmer for 3 full hrs.
  4. After 3 hrs. take the beef and veggies out (onion and radish) by draining through the strainer and in another clean pot. Pour the broth back into the pot and put only bones back in the broth (put on the side or in the fridge beef and veggies).
  5. Add more water until the large pot is full and cook for about 2 1/2- 3 more hours on low heat-simmering.
  6. Once it’s done cooking let it cool down completely before pouring it into the fridge's fridge-safe (large)dish and at this point, you want to cover it with clear wrap.
  7. When it has chilled for a few hours in the fridge, fat will separate from the broth and it will float on top and become solid. You will take a large spoon and spoon all the fat off.
  8. You can save the bones by placing them in the freezer for the next time.
  9. Serve the soup with kimchi and rice, salt and pepper to taste, and garnish with scallions and meat. Preheat the broth until boiling point before serving.

Notes

Save the meat for serving it with the soup. You can keep it plain and just slice it but Click here if you would like to see my spicy version.

You can add noodles to the soup and/or chili peppers. Salt and pepper are added at the table when the soup is served and not while cooking, but if you feel like seasoning it while cooking you can add it if you desire.

You can cook this soup until it becomes whitish but you can cook it for much longer than that.

You do not have to serve the soup with the bones in the bowl. I added it because of the picture. If you would like to see to following video click here You can keep it in the freezer-safe dish for up to a month, just preheat it when you eating and also it’s great for adding it to the stews. It is slow cooking soup/ broth but you are making it for more than 4 servings so you can have it for later.

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