Simple Korean Seaweed Soup (Miyeokguk)

Adapted from Crazy Korean Cooking. Commonly served with rice. Can use mussel/anchovy/beef stock too.

Ingredients

1. Dried wakame, 28g
2. Water, 2000ml
3. Soy sauce, 1 tbsp
4. Minced garlic, 1 tsp
5. Sesame oil, 2 tsp

Instructions

1. Soak wakame in water for 1h.
2. Rinse twice and drain.
3. Cut wakame into bite-sized pieces.
4. In a large pot, add sesame oil and sauté wakame for 5min.
5. Add water, garlic and soy sauce.
6. Boil uncovered on high heat for 30min.
7. Skim off any foam or oil from the top.
8. Serve hot. 

Seaweed Pesto

Ingredients

1. Seaweed, 40g
2. Nuts (eg pine nuts), 25g
3. Oil, 3 tbsp
4. Garlic, 1
5. Black pepper, to season

Instructions

1. Toast nuts.
2. Mince garlic.
3. Grind seaweed, nuts, oil and garlic into a paste using a food processor/blender/mortar and pestle.
4. Season with black pepper.