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Korean Japchae, Glass Noodles with Stir-Fried Meat & Vegetables

This Japchae is super healthy and delicious!! If you like sweet and chewy noodles, with savory meat and crunchy vegetables, give this recipe a try!! You will love it!!
Course: Appetizer, light meal, Main Course, Noodles
Cuisine: Korean
Servings: 6 people
Calories:
Author: Seasoned by Jin

Ingredients

  • 12 gram dry shiitake mushroom, sliced
  • 13 oz Glass noodles/Sweet potato noodles
  • ½ onion, medium sliced
  • Red sweet pepper sliced
  • 5 oz spinach
  • 1 med carrot julienned
  • 3.5 oz beef flap meat sliced
  • 1 stalk scallion chopped

Meat marinade

  • ½ Tbsp Korean soy sauce
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • ½ Tbsp mirin
  • ½ Tbsp sesame oil
  • ½ Tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 pinch black pepper

Sauce for the noodles

  • Tbsp Korean Soy Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • Tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 4-5 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  • Soak shiitake mushroom in warm water for about 1-2hours or until soft.
  • Bring water to boil in a stock pot. Into boiling water, add spinach for 25-30 seconds. Grab with tong and transfer into ice water, soak until leaves are cold. Rinse, drain and squeeze well. Set aside and add pinch of salt. Toss.
  • Into the same boiling water, add sweet pototo noodles. Boil for about 6min or until soft. Rinse in cold water and let it drain in strainer.
  • Make meat sauce and marinate meat. Set aside. Squeeze water from mushroom and set aside to stir fry.
  • Into a large mixing bowl, place the noodles. Cut the noodles with scissors and pour in the noodles seasonings. Toss with gloves on. Taste and adjust the seasoning per your liking, then add sesame oil and give another toss.
  • Chop veggies and stir fry from lightest color to darkest in order. Add little oil into the pan and stir fry: onion, carrot, red pepper, mushroom and meat last. Add pinch of salt to each vegetable when cooking.
  • Place all the cooked vegetables and meat on top of noodles, including spinach. Toss well with hand. Add sesame seeds and scallion and toss.
  • Place into a serving bowl. Serve warm or cold.
  • To reheat, place on a non-stick skillet and stir fry in medium low heat for few minutes.
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