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Korean Sweet Potato Noodles (Japchae)

Korean Sweet Potato Noodles (Japchae)

4.9

Prep
25 min
Cook
30 min
Total
85 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, mirin, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, garlic, and 1 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Add steak; stir to coat. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
  2. 2 Combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, honey, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, and 1 pinch pepper in a large bowl; stir well.
  3. 3 Fill a large pot with water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in noodles and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Drain. Add noodles to sauce; toss to coat.
  4. 4 Whisk egg in a bowl. Heat a skillet over medium-low heat; pour in egg. Cook until firm, about 1 minute per side. Slice into strips.
  5. 5 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add spinach and cook, uncovered, until just bright green, about 1 minute. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
  6. 6 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrot and onion; sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in steak and marinade; cook until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in spinach. Add noodles and egg; cook and stir until well combined and heated through, about 2 minutes.

By A Day In the Kitchen

Vegan Japchae Korean Noodles

Vegan Japchae Korean Noodles

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Total
27 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in noodles and return to a boil. Cook noodles uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
  2. 2 Toss noodles with 2 teaspoons sesame oil in a bowl. Cut into shorter pieces using kitchen shears. Set aside.
  3. 3 Combine soy sauce and sugar in a bowl; set aside.
  4. 4 Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté carrots and onion until soft, about 1 minute. Add mushrooms, green onions, and garlic. Sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add noodles, soy sauce mixture, and spinach. Cook and stir until noodles are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  5. 5 Remove the skillet from heat. Toss in remaining 1 tablespoon sesame oil and sesame seeds.

By Melissa

Korean Glass Noodles (Jap Chae)

Korean Glass Noodles (Jap Chae)

4.8

Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil; stir in vermicelli pasta and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and return to the pot; toss with 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Use kitchen shears to cut noodles into approximately 8-inch lengths. Set noodles aside.
  2. 2 Mix soy sauce and sugar together in a bowl. Heat oil in a large saute pan or wok over high heat and swirl to coat. Add carrots and onions to the hot oil and fry until just softened, about 1 minute. Add garlic, scallions, and mushrooms and fry for 30 seconds more. Add spinach, soy sauce mixture, and cooked noodles. Fry until noodles are warmed through, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and toss with sesame seeds and remaining sesame oil.

By grk_tigris

Japchae

Japchae

4.9

Prep
30 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 To make the sauce: Whisk soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; set aside.
  3. 3 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook sweet potato noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 6 to 7 minutes.
  4. 4 Rinse noodles under cold water and drain. Transfer noodles to a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of prepared sauce, and toss to coat.
  5. 5 Squeeze beef under running water until juices run clear. Mix beef and 1 tablespoon prepared sauce together in a bowl; set aside to marinate.
  6. 6 Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook spinach in the boiling water until just wilted, about 1 minute. Drain quickly and transfer spinach to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process. Squeeze excess water from spinach, place spinach in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper.
  7. 7 Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook onion until fragrant but crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer onion to the bowl with spinach.
  8. 8 Heat another 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook mushrooms in the hot oil until lightly browned but still firm, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
  9. 9 Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook carrot in the hot oil until lightly browned but still crisp, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
  10. 10 Cook and stir beef strips with marinade in the same skillet until browned, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
  11. 11 Cook and stir noodles in the same skillet until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes; add to beef-onion mixture. Add remaining sauce to beef-noodles mixture and toss to coat using your hands.

By kpopkiwi