Spicy Japchae
Spicy Japchae
Ingredients
For the Japchae
- 7 ounces Korean potato starch noodles
- 1 carrot, sliced into matchsticks
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 scallions, cut into 3 inch slices
- 1/2 pound beef, thinly sliced
- 9 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons gochugaru
- as needed neutral oil
For the Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, or honey
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Whisk your sauce ingredients together: Combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, 3 tablespoons brown sugar (or honey), 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds, and 1/4 cup black pepper in a bowl. Whisk until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Boil and prepare noodles: Bring a shallow sauté pan with water to a boil. Add 7 ounces of Korean potato starch noodles and boil for 8 minutes. Drain the noodles, then rinse them with cold water in a colander. Cut the noodles into shorter lengths using kitchen shears. Pour the prepared noodles into a large bowl.
⏱️ 10 min
- 3
Season noodles: Add 3 tablespoons of the whisked sauce to the noodles in the large bowl and mix well to coat. Set the seasoned noodles aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Blanch and prepare spinach: In the same sauté pan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add 3 cups of fresh spinach to the boiling water and blanch for just 15 seconds. Drain the spinach and squeeze out as much water as possible. Place the blanched spinach into a small bowl and add 1 teaspoon of salt, mixing to combine.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Cook noodles with gochugaru: Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to the sauté pan and heat over low heat. Add the seasoned noodles to the pan and mix in 1 1/2 tablespoons of gochugaru. Sauté the noodles over low heat for a couple of minutes, ensuring they are well coated.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Combine noodles and spinach: Remove the cooked noodles from the pan and transfer them back into the large bowl. Add the blanched and seasoned spinach to the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Sauté vegetables: Add more neutral oil to the pan as needed. Add the 1 sliced carrot (matchsticks), 1/2 sliced yellow onion, and 2 sliced scallions to the pan. Sauté for 5 minutes on medium heat until the vegetables are slightly soft. Remove the sautéed vegetables from the pan and pour them into the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Cook mushrooms and beef: Drizzle more neutral oil into the pan as needed. Add the 9 sliced shiitake mushrooms and 1/2 pound thinly sliced beef. Add 3 tablespoons of the remaining sauce to the pan with the mushrooms and beef. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the beef is fully cooked and the mushrooms are tender. Pour the cooked mushrooms and beef into the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 9
Final mix and serve: Pour the rest of the sauce into the noodle bowl. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly until everything is well combined and coated with the sauce. Garnish with additional sliced scallions and roasted sesame seeds, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Spicy Japchae
For the Japchae
- 7 ounces Korean potato starch noodles
- 1 carrot, sliced into matchsticks
- 1/2 yellow onion, sliced
- 2 scallions, cut into 3 inch slices
- 1/2 pound beef, thinly sliced
- 9 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cups fresh spinach
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tablespoons gochugaru
- as needed neutral oil
For the Sauce
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar, or honey
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Whisk your sauce ingredients together: Combine 1/4 cup soy sauce, 3 tablespoons brown sugar (or honey), 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 3 cloves minced garlic, 1 tablespoon roasted sesame seeds, and 1/4 cup black pepper in a bowl. Whisk until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Set aside.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Boil and prepare noodles: Bring a shallow sauté pan with water to a boil. Add 7 ounces of Korean potato starch noodles and boil for 8 minutes. Drain the noodles, then rinse them with cold water in a colander. Cut the noodles into shorter lengths using kitchen shears. Pour the prepared noodles into a large bowl.
⏱️ 10 min - 3
Season noodles: Add 3 tablespoons of the whisked sauce to the noodles in the large bowl and mix well to coat. Set the seasoned noodles aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Blanch and prepare spinach: In the same sauté pan, bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Add 3 cups of fresh spinach to the boiling water and blanch for just 15 seconds. Drain the spinach and squeeze out as much water as possible. Place the blanched spinach into a small bowl and add 1 teaspoon of salt, mixing to combine.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Cook noodles with gochugaru: Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil to the sauté pan and heat over low heat. Add the seasoned noodles to the pan and mix in 1 1/2 tablespoons of gochugaru. Sauté the noodles over low heat for a couple of minutes, ensuring they are well coated.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Combine noodles and spinach: Remove the cooked noodles from the pan and transfer them back into the large bowl. Add the blanched and seasoned spinach to the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Sauté vegetables: Add more neutral oil to the pan as needed. Add the 1 sliced carrot (matchsticks), 1/2 sliced yellow onion, and 2 sliced scallions to the pan. Sauté for 5 minutes on medium heat until the vegetables are slightly soft. Remove the sautéed vegetables from the pan and pour them into the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Cook mushrooms and beef: Drizzle more neutral oil into the pan as needed. Add the 9 sliced shiitake mushrooms and 1/2 pound thinly sliced beef. Add 3 tablespoons of the remaining sauce to the pan with the mushrooms and beef. Sauté for about 5 minutes until the beef is fully cooked and the mushrooms are tender. Pour the cooked mushrooms and beef into the noodle bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 9
Final mix and serve: Pour the rest of the sauce into the noodle bowl. Mix all the ingredients together thoroughly until everything is well combined and coated with the sauce. Garnish with additional sliced scallions and roasted sesame seeds, if desired. Serve immediately and enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min