Kal Guksu is very common food in Korea, especially in winter season.
Kal means Knife in Korean, Guksu means Noodles. So it actually means 'Noodles made
with Knife.' because they slice the noodle with knife.
Most common Kal guksu is seafood soup base. But in some area, they use chicken
or beef to make soup base.
Few years ago, when my wife visited me in Korea, we were finding food to warm ourselves. In shinchon, back street of Yonsei University we found very small but cozy restaurant where owned by one grandma. It's my wife's first time trying Korean Chicken noodle soup and she fell in love with it.
Last Friday I made similar (might not perfect but good enough) chicken noodle soup, and it was easy.
Recipe
Ingredients ;
1 Onion, 2 Green onions (leek), 8 Garlic. 1 Whole Chicken, Salt (3 tea spoon), Pepper
2 Potatoes, 1/2 Zuchinni (green pumpkin), Noodles.
Est. time : 1 hour +
1. Chop Onion, Green onions,
2. Wash Chickens, Cut into parts.
3. Fri Chickens first, on a pan with cooking oil. 2 mins.
4. Add chopped onion to the pan, Fri well until chicken turns brown colour
5. Move lighted fried chicken and onion to boiling pot.
6. Add 8 cup of water (you can adjust later)
7. Boil the pot for 10 mins, add whole garlic and 3 tea spoon of Salt.
8. While soup is boiling, slice Potatoes and Zuchinni.
9. Boil it for one hour.
10. Put potatoes and Zuchinni, boil until Potatoes are soft.
11. Cook noodle separately first. Once noodles are cooked, rinse with cold water and dry it.
12. Put noodles into the soup and boil it few mins (not too long.)
(if you don't like noodles be soft, then also can serve separately like us)
13. Serve with chopped green onion, salt and pepper.
