Spicy radish and beef soup

http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/radish-soup

This soup is another recipe which is very delicious and easy to make. When you boil this soup, the aroma is irresistible. : )

I filmed this video recipe with Mina when I visited Copenhagen, Denmark for my Gapshida project.
http://www.maangchi.com/gapshida

We made a huge portion for our meetup party that night, and everybody who came to the party enjoyed the soup and asked for the recipe.

Ingredients:
Beef (brisket or skirt steak), white radish (or Korean radish or daikon), hot pepper flakes, fish sauce, sesame oil, garlic, green onions, ground black pepper, salt

Directions (for 2 servings):
cooking time: 1 hour

1. Cut 250 grams of radish (about 2 cups) into pieces 1 inch x 1 inch and ⅛ inch thick (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm and 0.3 cm thick). Put into a pot.
2. Cut 250 grams of beef brisket into bite sized chunks and put it into the pot.
3. Add 1 tbs hot pepper flakes, 2 tbs fish sauce, 1 tbs sesame oil, 1 ts salt, 2 cloves of minced garlic. Mix it well with a spoon.
4. Add 5 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high or medium hight heat with the lid closed for about 20 minutes.
*tip: when the soup starts boiling (After 10-13 minutes), skim off any fat or foam that floats to the surface of the soup
5. Lower the heat over medium heat and cook for another 30 minutes.
6. Chop 3 stalks of green onions and add it to the soup.
7. 1 minute later, turn off the heat. The soup is done!
Serve with rice.