Ddeok guk (떡국) Rice-cake soup

This simple, yet delicious soup is traditionally served at the Lunar New Year.  It is said that the thin, flat rice cakes resemble coins, and so by eating it, you ensure a prosperous new year (or so I heard).

Ingredients: (2-3 people)
100g beef
Pounded rice cakes for soup - ddeok (떡국 떡)
1 egg
1 big leek
1/2 spoon miced garlic
1/2 sheet seaweed (김), sliced thin.
1 spoon soy sauce
5 cups kelp broth
salt, pepper to taste

Steps:

1. Separate the egg into white and yolk.  Poach both.  Slice thin.
2. Soak beef in cold water to remove blood.  Cut into bite-sized pieces.  Brown in a soup pot.  Add broth, boil.
3. When beef is cooked, add rice cakes.
4. When the ddeok is cooked (it should be soft, but a little chewy), add leeks, soy sauce, garlic, and salt/pepper to taste.  Serve garnished with seaweed and egg slices.

Notes:

- I know, I know, it says to separate the egg, poach it, slice it thin, and then use the slices to garnish the soup.  Or you could just crack an egg into the soup and stir it up in step 4.