Yukgaejang is one of the more popular Korean
Spicy Soups. Yukgaejang is a spicy, soup-like Korean dish made
from shredded beef, scallions, fern sprouts, bean sprouts, sweet
potato starch noodles, and other ingredients, which are simmered
together for a long time. Yukgaejang is a variety of gomguk (thick
soup) and was originally served in Korean royal court cuisine.

Alternate spellings: Yookaejang, Yukejon, Yuhkejahng, Yukaejang
Recipe Type: Korean, Spicy, Soup, Beef
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients
8 cups water (or bone broth)
1 pound Beef Brisket
2 tablespoons fine ground gochugaru
2 tablespoons coarse ground gochugaru

Soup
1/2 pound bean sprouts
1 12 ounce package dangmyeon
1 16 ounce package gossari (fern sprouts/fern brakken–often labeled as fern brake in Korean stores)
4 eggs

Optional
2 each small to medium white or yellow onion
4 each fresh red chili peppers
4 each green chili peppers

Garnish
1 bunch green onions
2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Directions
Soak dried gosari for about one hour.
Soak the noodles in cold water for about one hour.
Cut brisket into large chunks and rinse in cold water.
Bring 8 cups water to a boil.
Lower heat to medium low and add brisket. Cook at a simmer for about one hour, skimming foam and grease as needed. Add water as needed to maintain original volume.
Remove brisket and let cool.
Remove broth from heat.
Shred the meat into strips.
Drain and rinse the noodles.
Rinse bean sprouts in cold water, trimming “tails” and removing any loose shells.
Crack eggs into a mixing bowl and break all yolks, then swirl two or three times to get streamers of yolk into the whites.

Optional
Cut onion in half from top to bottom, then slice each half into about 1/8 inch thick slices.
Slice peppers on a diagonal.

Garnish
Cut green onions on a diagonal in about 1 inch sections.

Final
Return stock to a rolling boil over high heat.
Add gossari, shredded meat, fine ground chili powder, and optional onions, if desired, and cook on high heat for 20 minutes.
Add bean sprouts coarse gochugaru, and optional peppers if desired and continue cooking for 5 minutes.
Add noodles and egg to soup and cook for another 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and transfer to a large family sized bowl or individual serving bowl(s), garnish and serve.