Mugwort soup and mugwort rice cake

Here are my written recipes of these 2 dishes and some photos!
Mugwort soup recipe: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/ssukguk
Mugwort rice cake recipe: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/ssukbeomul


"Mugwort soup / 쑥국 / Ssukguk (or sookgook)"

Ingredients for 2 servings (cooking time: 30 minutes):
Mugwort, clams, dried anchovies, onion, soybean paste, flour, garlic, green or red chili pepper,perilla seeds powder

Directions:
1. Place 12-13 small clams in a bowl. Add 1 cup of water and 1 ts salt and mix well. Soak for 1 hour to let the clams spit out any sand or mud.
2. Wash and clean 3-4 cups of mugwort thoroughly by washing thoroughly and rinsing and draining in cold running water a couple of times. You may need to scrub it by hand to remove any residual dirt from between the leaves. Put it in a bowl and set aside
3. Make anchovy stock:
o Put 6 cups of water into a pot.
o Add ½ cup's worth of chopped onion (about ½ an onion) and 10 large dried anchovies (with guts and heads removed) to the pot.
o Boil for 20 minutes over high heat.
4. Gently mix the mugwort with ¼ cup soy bean paste, 1 tbs flour, 3 cloves of minced garlic, and 2 tbs perilla seeds powder (optional).
5. Strain the stock so it's clear and a little brownish. Put it back in the pot and reheat it.
6. Add the seasoned mugwort mixture to the boiling stock.
7. Wash and drain the clams and put them into the soup.
8. Cook 5-7 minutes more, then add chopped green or red chili pepper.
9. Transfer the soup to a bowl and serve with rice and a few more side dishes.


"Mugwort rice cake / 쑥버물 / Ssukbeomul"

Ingredients:
Fresh mugwort (ssuk), sweet rice flour, sugar, salt, and water.

Directions:
1. Clean 2 cups of mugwort (70 grams) by washing thoroughly and rinsing and draining in cold running water a couple of times. You may need to scrub it by hand to remove any residual dirt from between the leaves.
2. Slightly squeeze the clean mugwort and put it on a microwavable plate.
3. Add 1/3 cup sweet rice flour, 1 tbs sugar, ¼ ts salt, and 2 tbs water.
4. Mix it up with both hands until there's no sweet rice flour left at the bottom of the plate.
5. Cook it for 3-4 minutes in the microwave oven.
6. Take it off the plate and turn it over with a spoon or spatula.
7. Serve it hot.

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[SAYZLEE]

i may be wrong....but mugwort looks like that type of plant that just grows around anywhere. i was strolling in a park and found a plant that looked kinda like it. it had white fuzzy things in the back...and had a bitter herby scent.

[Maangchi]

@SAYZLEE yes, it sounds like that's mugwort called ssuk in Korean. Check out the photo on the ingredient section on my website. Cheers! : )

[fantaztika]

Maangchi, shouldnt mugwort be consumed in very small amounts ? I always thought it was only used for medicinal purposes because it is very strong?

[Maangchi]

@fantaztika No problem. Buy it at a Korean grocery store. There are a few different kinds of mugwort. If you like to make this soup or the snack, buy it at a Korean grocery store.

[dignansgirl]

Hey Maangchi, where do you get your measuring spoons?

[Maangchi]

@dignansgirl I got it from IKEA. cheap cheap! : )

[NatVN88]

Happy 100th video, Maangchi!!

[MasOvaltinePls]

I'm so tempted to take a train up to Inwood Hill Park just so I can find a wild Maangchi so I can pick her and bring her home so she can cook for me. :D

[jlgis77]

I picked some mugwort in the park and it tasted like dog pee.......not that i know what dog pee tast like......im just saying.......

[muathuvang1309]

In Vietnam may be we call mugwort is "ngải cứu",it is used to treat not to make soup because mugwort have a bitter taste.Anyway I'll try to cook this :D

[9HereticPrincess9]

Hi Maangchi, I was a little concerned when I first saw you use mugwort in another recipe (I thought it was dangerous) but I learned via Wikipedia that it is totally safe and a very popular ingredient in Korea for different foods! :)

[cliffcox66]

@fantaztika Man, at the local korean store, they sell tubs of Mugwort pickled, seasoned you buy by the pound if you want.

[EpicRawrAsian]

My mom does the same thing, if she sees a herb or something useful she just walks up and just tries to harvest it.

[ameliabedelia99]

@CastlevaniaGirl Yes, I grew some this year. Ordered the seeds off of the internet.

[technochocolate123]

I wish I could make this with the mugworts that grow in Harvest Moon. :P

[SAYZLEE]

@Maangchi im not sure to trust myself! haha i dont want to be too confident, eat it, then get poisoned