Acorn Noodle soup or Dotori Guksu is an underrated Korean noodle recipe. Using two classic Korean soups, you’ll be able to make a quick and hearty noodle soup!
Dotori Guksu is one of the ways to switch up your noodle game. I highly recommend you try it out because the noodles in themselves are already nutty, sweet, and salty, and the soup would definitely liven it up!
What You’ll Need
Acorn Noodles
Acorn noodles aren’t something you often hear in Korean recipes. Little do people know that these noodles are considered herbal medicine. It contains a lot of antioxidants that fight toxins and promote balance and stability in our body.
These noodles are made of acorn flour, salt, and either buckwheat or wheat. It resembles soba, but it’s more grainy and brittle when raw and itβs chewier and more elastic when cooked. Acorn noodles can be served hot or cold with a savory or spicy sauce. For this recipe, my mom shared a warm and hearty way of preparing them.
Since my wife just gave birth months ago and we are both lacking complete sleep, our family cooks up healthy meals like this to help us with recovery. My wife and I loved it so much, and we think this deserves to be hyped so we’re sharing this recipe with you!
Soups
For Koreans, our version of meal prepping is through having side dishes and soup bases ready in our fridge. With those, we can work out a complete meal!
The reason why this noodle soup recipe is easy is because you’ll only need equal parts of Soybean Sprout Soup or Kongnamul Guk and Beef & Radish Soup or Mu Guk. Soybean sprout soup is rich in Vitamin C and amino acids that are good for the body. Radish soup, on the other hand, is super refreshing to drink.Β I guess all Iβm saying isβ¦ When you mix those up, the more the merrier, right??
Making a big batch of soup is common for us because you can usually store it for about four days to a week in the fridge and about three months in the freezer.Β If you have some lying around, this is a great way to finish them off!
Side Dishes
To liven up your meal, eat this with Korean side dishes. Protein would be great, but soft-boiled eggs, and different types of kimchi like Napa Cabbage Kimchi, Radish Kimchi, Cucumber Salad, or Radish Salad alone would be a perfect complement to the soup!
Other Korean noodle recipes you might like:
- Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Noodles)
- Kalguksu (Handcut Noodles)
- Dongchimi Guksu (Radish Kimchi Cold Noodle)
- Jjampong (Spicy Seafood Soup)
- Ramyeon (Instant Ramen)
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Acorn Noodle Soup (Dotoriguksu)
Ingredients
- 1 cup Beef & Radish Soup
- 1 cup Soybean Sprout Soup
- 3 servings Acorn Noodles
- Kimchi To serve
- Egg Optional, To serve
- Chives Optional, To serve
Instructions
- Boil Acorn Noodles for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- After boiling, rinse the noodles in cold water then drain. Set aside.
- Boil together beef & radish soup and soybean sprout soup.
- Divide Acorn Noodles per serving, and top with the soup you made.
- Serve with kimchi, egg, chives and enjoy!
This soup is delicious! I had a friend make it – she had access to get all the ingredients in her home town! Thank you for this great recipe Chef Cho!!
You’re very much welcome! So glad you guys liked it!!