I’ve lived in South Korea for two weeks now. I came with a hundred bucks and, unfortunately, still have 23 days until pay day. Thus far, I’ve been living on rice, seaweed, and hot sauce- surprisingly good, but getting a bit old. The circles under my eyes indicate that I need some nutrition in my broke life. Today, I went to the Korean market and splurged on a $1.20 pack of soybean paste, and decided to use it as a broth. For a grand total of $5.00, I have enough soup to last me for a few days. After that, only 18 more days to go! I guess it’s all part of the adventure.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 6 c water
- 14 oz/400 g mushrooms, chopped
- 5 green onion stalks, finely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped
- 3 1/2 oz/100 g firm tofu, cubed
- 4 1/2 oz/130 g rich soybean paste
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Yields 6 small servings
well done Leah, that looks amazing, who needs money to eat well
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