How to make Japchae (Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry) Recipe

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Here is another recipe for Kdrama fans out there. 🙂

Japchae is a sweet and savory dish of stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables that is popular in Korean cuisine. Japchae is typically prepared with dangmyeon, a type of cellophane noodles made from sweet potato starch; the noodles are topped with assorted vegetables, meat, and mushrooms, and seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil. I hope you guys enjoy my version of Japchae!

Ingredients

[sauce]

1/2 cup Soy Sauce – https://amzn.to/2Z1vprN
1/2 cup Brown Sugar – https://amzn.to/3f3LWRk
4 tbsp Sesame Oil – https://amzn.to/3iygoFp
2 tbsp Toasted Sesame Seeds – https://amzn.to/3iA253l
Pepper (dash)

[beef marinate]

1 lb Beef Meat (thin sliced)
2 tbsp Soy Sauce – https://amzn.to/2Z1vprN
2 tbsp Brown Sugar – https://amzn.to/3f3LWRk
1 tbsp Mirin – https://amzn.to/2AxEXkF
1 tbsp Sesame Oil – https://amzn.to/3iygoFp
2 cloves Garlic (minced) – https://amzn.to/3guSNn8
Pepper (dash) – https://amzn.to/2C7lZC0
5 pcs Dried Shiitake Mushrooms (soften and sliced into strips) – https://amzn.to/2Z1qfvK

[toppings]

1 bunch (or 2 bags) Spinach – https://amzn.to/2Z0Dqgi
3 pcs Egg – https://amzn.to/2VPXTT7
1/2 Carrot – https://amzn.to/2Z0DoVI
1/2 Onion – https://amzn.to/3f5znF6
1 pc Green Bell Pepper – https://amzn.to/2ZABg6i
4 pcs White Mushrooms – https://amzn.to/2BFEI7J

[noodles]

340g Sweet Potato Starch Noodles – https://amzn.to/2VM80Z2

Steps

[sauce]

Mix all the sauce ingredients listed above
Set aside

[beef maninate]

Put dried Shiitake mushrooms in warm water to soften
Slice the shiitake mushrooms into strips
In a bowl, add beef meat, soy sauce, brown sugar, mirin, sesame oil, garlic (minced), a dash of pepper
Add the sliced shiitake mushrooms and combine and set aside

[toppings]

Boil water, add spinach and blanch (remove from the boiling water once the color gets darker and put in the cold water right away to shack it)
Squeeze the spinach to extract the water and set it aside
Beat eggs (salt added) and cook
Slice the eggs into strips and set aside
Peel the carrot and slice into strips
Saute with sesame oil and set aside
Slice the Green Bell Pepper into strips
Saute with sesame oil and set aside
Slice the White mushrooms into strips
Saute and set aside
Cook the beef (with shiitake mushrooms) and set aside

[noodles]

Boil water
Add the Sweet Potato Starch Noodles and cook for 6 minutes or follow the instructions on the package for the cooking time
Remove from the boiling water and drain
Add the sauce mixture and toss

[assembly]