Five-element recipes by element, season and body type
The recipes Haru suggests, with the five-element reasoning of each ingredient. Filter by element, season and body type.
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Chestnut Rice (Bam-bap): an Autumn Earth BowlKorean chestnut rice for 2 in 50 minutes: 10 peeled chestnuts and 3 jujubes on soaked rice. Why the tradition reads it as Earth.Ginger and Jujube Chicken Soup for Cold MonthsChicken soup with ginger, 6 jujubes and 5 garlic cloves, simmered 45 minutes. A warm Fire and Earth dish the tradition sets for autumn and winter.Braised Tofu with Kelp: a Water and Earth Side DishTofu braised in kelp broth and soy sauce in 20 minutes. An even, year-round side dish the tradition reads as Water and Earth together.Sweet Pumpkin Porridge (Danhobak-juk): a Warm Earth BowlKorean kabocha porridge in 30 minutes with glutinous rice flour and honey, and why the tradition reads yellow and sweet as the Earth phase.Beef and Radish Soup: a Metal and Earth Everyday BrothKorean radish and beef soup in 30 minutes: 200 g radish, 100 g beef, 5 cups of water. How white Metal and hearty Earth work together.Sweet Red Bean Porridge (Danpatjuk) for WinterSweet red bean porridge: 1 cup red beans simmered 40 minutes, thickened with glutinous rice flour. A warm Fire and Earth bowl for winter and autumn.Beef Seaweed Soup (Miyeokguk) and Its ElementsKorean beef and seaweed soup in 35 minutes: 15 g dried seaweed, 150 g beef, 6 cups water. A warm Water and Earth soup for autumn, winter and spring.Spinach Doenjang Soup: Green Wood in a 15-Minute BowlSpinach and tofu soybean-paste soup in 15 minutes with 4 cups of anchovy broth. A Wood and Earth soup for spring, autumn and winter.Sweet Potato and Corn Rice: an Everyday Earth BowlRice cooked with cubed sweet potato and corn kernels in 35 minutes. A yellow, gently sweet Earth dish that the tradition reads as even.