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Japchae (Korean Glass Noodle Stir-Fry)

🇰🇷 South Korea

Servings: 6 Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 20 minutes Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 8 oz Korean glass noodles (dangmyeon)
  • 6 oz beef sirloin, thinly sliced (or pork loin)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, cut into thin matchsticks
  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • salt, a few pinches
  • 5-6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 bunch spinach (about 6 oz), cleaned
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce (for meat seasoning)
  • 1 tsp sugar (for meat seasoning)
  • 1 tbsp sweet rice wine/mirim (for meat seasoning)
  • 4 tbsp soy sauce (for sauce)
  • 1/2 cup water (for sauce)
  • 2-3 tbsp sugar (for sauce)
  • 2 tbsp sweet rice wine/mirim (for sauce)
  • 1 tbsp oil (for sauce)
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced (for sauce)
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper (for sauce)

Steps

  1. Soak the glass noodles in warm water for about 30 minutes until softened, then drain.
  2. Boil the softened noodles for 5-6 minutes until translucent and chewy, then rinse under cold water and drain well.
  3. Cut the noodles into shorter lengths with scissors for easier eating.
  4. Slice the beef thinly and mix with soy sauce, sugar, and sweet rice wine; let marinate briefly.
  5. Mix soy sauce, water, sugar, sweet rice wine, oil, minced garlic, and black pepper together to make the japchae sauce.
  6. Blanch the spinach briefly in boiling water, rinse in cold water, squeeze dry, and season lightly with salt and sesame oil.
  7. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the onion, carrot, and bell pepper separately with a pinch of salt until just tender; set aside.
  8. Stir-fry the shiitake mushrooms in the same pan until softened.
  9. Cook the marinated beef in the pan until browned and cooked through.
  10. Add the drained noodles to the pan with the japchae sauce and toss over medium heat until the sauce is absorbed.
  11. Add the cooked vegetables, mushrooms, beef, and spinach to the noodles and toss everything together.
  12. Finish with sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds, then serve warm or at room temperature.

Notes

For a vegan/vegetarian version, omit the beef and use additional vegetables or mushrooms instead.

Source: www.beyondkimchee.com