Beef soup ~ Gom-gook

Ingredients :

• 2lb shin of beef
• 9 cups cold water
• 1lb young turnips, peeled
• 1 tspn black pepper
• 1 tbsp light soya sauce
• 1 tspn salt
• 1 tspn garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ground sesame seeds
• 1-2 tbsp red pepper, finely chopped
• 1 spring onion, chopped

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Wash and dry the beef and trim off surplus fat. Place in a saucepan, cover with the water, and leave to stand for 30 minutes. Bring to the boil, skim until no more scum rises to the surface, add turnips and black pepper. Cover, reduce heat to the minimum, and simmer very gently for 2½ hours. Remove beef, cut into cubes, put into a soup tureen, sprinkle with soya sauce, salt, garlic, sesame seeds, red pepper and spring onion. Mix well and leave to stand for 10 minutes for the spices to flavor the meat.
2. Keep over a pan of hot water.
3. Reheat the soup with the turnips, pour it over the beef and serve.