Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, japchae (stir-fried korean glass noodles). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook japchae (stir-fried korean glass noodles) using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles):
- Get 300 g sweet potato noodles
- Take Sweet soy sauce mixture
- Prepare 1/2 cup hot water
- Make ready 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
- Prepare 1/4 cup sugar
- Prepare 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- Take Vegetable
- Get 1 carrots, julienned
- Take 1 red or green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
- Take 1 white onion, cut into thin strips
- Take 1 bundle baby spinach, blanched and seasoned with sesame oil
- Take 4-5 shiitake mushrooms (if using dried, soak for 30 minutes in water, drain, marinate in sauce sauce and sugar)
- Get Protein (if desired)
- Take Beef strips (preferably sirloin) marinated in bulgogi sauce
- Prepare Toppings and garnish
- Prepare Spring onions, finely choped
- Take 1/2 cups Toasted sesame seeds, about
The literal translation of japchae means mixed vegetables. Its delicious texture and flavourful combinations of harmonious ingredients make up to be one of my favorite classic dishes. Japchae is a classic Korean dish that can be served as a side, main dish, or over rice. Stir-fried glass noodles with sliced beef, julienned carrots, vegetables and mushrooms, tossed in a sweet soy sauce dressing.
Steps to make Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles):
- For a springy and chewy noodle, soaked potato noodles in warm water for 20 minutes. Drain and cut into shorter pieces.
- Combine the sweet soy sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Quickly stir-fry each of the vegetables over high fire, one at a time. Do not cook throughly. We would like to retain the crunch of the carrots and the bell pepper.
- For the onion, sweat it for 20 seconds without browning.
- For the shiitake mushroom, saute for 2 minutes with the marinate.
- If using beef, sauce over high hear for 2-3 minutes with the marinate. Its ideal at medium-rare.
- To put together, heat 1 tbsp oil in pan over low heat and add the noodles. Stir-fry for 20 seconds then add the sweet soy sauce mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Add the vegetables and protein. Stir until evenly combined and the sauce have been fully absorbed. Turn off heat.
- Garnish generously with sesame seeds. Stir until well combined. Garnish with spring onion and a little sesame oil.
- TIP: I usually prepare an extra sweet soy sauce mixture just in case the noodles is still too chewy and need a little more liquid while cooking.
Japchae is a well-known and well-loved Korean noodle dish typically served on special occasions and at parties. Japchae noodles is a Korean dish made with glass (sweet potato starch) noodles and vegetables. I have had glass noodle dishes before but never been served them by Koreans, so when our couchsurfing hosts in Gyeongu, South Korea mentioned that Japchae noodles would accompany the acorn jelly salad for dinner I was elated. Japchae is a simple Korean noodle dish jam-packed with a rainbow of vegetables and accented with a hit of flank steak. Japchae is made with Korean potato starch glass noodles, which are surprisingly light, and completely gluten-free!
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