Japchae (Glass Noodle Stir-Fry) - East Asian Recipe

Japchae (Glass Noodle Stir-Fry)

🌍 East Asian, Korea Difficulty: ●●●○○

Japchae was invented in 1609 for King Gwanghaegun — originally had no noodles, just vegetables; glass noodles were added later.

Ingredients

• 200g dangmyeon (glass noodles)
• 200g beef sirloin julienned
• 1 carrot
• 1 bell pepper
• 6 mushrooms
• 200g spinach
• 4 eggs fried into crepes then sliced. Sauce: 3 tbsp soy
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp sesame seeds
• garlic

Method

1. Soaking — Soak noodles in water 30 min. Blanch in boiling water 5 min. Drain, season with soy and sesame.
2. Step 2 — Blanch spinach, season with soy and sesame.
3. Step 3 — Stir-fry each vegetable and beef separately.
4. Combining — Combine all with noodles and sauce. Mix well.
5. Garnishing — Garnish with egg strips.

Tags: dangmyeon, beef sirloin julienned, carrot, bell pepper, mushrooms · Source: Brittani's Almanac