Soondae Gukbap
A warming Korean soup-rice bowl featuring tender soondae (blood sausage) with rice, broth, and a savory-spicy sauce. Quick-cooking and deeply comforting—ready in under 45 minutes.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 32g

Ingredients
- ¾ lb soondae (Korean blood sausage), sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
- 6 cups beef or anchovy broth
- 2 cups cooked short-grain rice
- 1.5 tbsp gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 stalks scallions, sliced (white and green parts separated)
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Bring broth to a boil in a large pot over medium-high heat, ~5 minutes.
- 2
While broth heats, whisk together gochujang, soy sauce, and sesame oil in a small bowl.
- 3
Once broth boils, add soondae slices and simmer until they float and cook through, ~8 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the gochujang mixture and minced garlic, stirring until dissolved and fragrant, ~1 minute.
- 5
Add white parts of scallions and taste; adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- 6
Divide cooked rice between two bowls and ladle soup-broth over each portion.
- 7
Garnish with sliced green scallion tops and a drizzle of extra sesame oil if desired.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot (3-4 qt)
- small bowl
- whisk
- knife
- cutting board
- soup ladle
- serving bowls
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