Cooking for One | Miyukguk (Korean birthday soup)

palm size piece of dried seaweed
3 cup water
1 piece of beef short rib, cut in strips
2 Tbsp sesame oil
1 Tbsp gook soysauce* (or 2 Tbsp or reg soysauce)
salt
1 fat clove garlic, minced

1. soak the seaweed in 3 cup water until they're smooth and bright green

2. cut beef into strips

3. cut up the seaweed into bite-size pieces and drain the water (save this seaweed water for later)

4. add 1 Tbsp sesame oil to the seaweed, and massage it until evenly coated.

5. in a pot, add 1 Tbsp of sesame oil and stir fry the beef for 3 minutes. add 1 Tbsp of gook soysauce (or 2 Tbsp regular soysauce)

6. add the seaweed, and sir fry another 4-5 minutes on medium heat.

7. it's going to start smelling really good. add the seaweed water from #3.

8. boil for 5 minutes, season with salt to taste, and add minced garlic.

9. let it simmer for a few more minutes.

serve with rice, enjoy.