Bomal Kalguksu (whelk knife-cut noodle soup) recipe - ingredients, nutrition and when to eat it
Bomal Kalguksu is a popular Jeju dish made by simmering knife-cut noodles and garlic chives in a savory broth infused with bomal sea snails.
Bomal Kalguksu is a popular Jeju dish made by simmering knife-cut noodles and garlic chives in a savory broth infused with bomal sea snails. Its gentle sea aroma and clean umami flavor make it perfect when you’re craving a warm bowl of noodles for lunch or dinner.
Noodles · 30 minutes to cook
Nutrition (per 789.5g serving): 380.7 kcal · protein 22.8g · carbohydrate 65g · fat 2.5g · sodium 866.9mg
Nutrition source: one serving calculated from an ingredient table verified against "National Integrated Food Nutrient Database (standard data)" (Korea MFDS, RDA and Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries via the Public Data Portal).
Tips: Bomal can become tough if cooked too long, so add it after the broth boils and cook it briefly.
Tips: Moisture on the kalguksu noodles can make the broth cloudy, so drain them in a sieve before adding them.
Tips: Add fish sauce little by little at the end to bring out the bomal’s aroma.
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Ingredients (1 serving)
- Sea snail — 80 g
- Cooked Kalguksu noodles (knife-cut noodles) — 180 g
- Garlic chives — 25 g
- Dried anchovies — 8 g
- Kelp — 5 g
- Water — 450 ml
- Onion — 30 g
- Garlic — 1 pc
- Fish sauce — 1 tsp
- Salt — 0.3 tsp