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Japchae: The Korean Glass Noodle Dish Made Famous by K-Dramas

Japchae: The Korean Glass Noodle Dish Made Famous by K-Dramas

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These noodles often appear in popular Korean dramas. Let's make them today and see why they're so HOT.
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Ingredients
12
Time
45 minutes
Servings
2
Level
Medium
Ingredients
Dried glass noodles 200 g
Oyster mushrooms 30 g
Beef 150 g
Spinach 100 g
Wood ear mushrooms 2 piece
Eggs 2 piece
Cucumber 1 piece
Onions 0.5 piece
Carrots 0.5 piece
Minced garlic 3 tablespoon
Toasted sesame seeds 1 tablespoon
White liquor 1 tablespoon
Implementation Steps
01
- Wash the beef, cut into long strips and marinate with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/3 tablespoon of sugar, the white liquor, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and a little pepper. Mix well and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Peel the carrots and cut into thin strips.
- Thinly slice the onion.
- Cut the cucumber into thin strips.
- Soak the wood ear mushrooms until soft, then cut into strips.
- Chop the oyster mushrooms.
02
- Wash the spinach and cut into lengths.
- Bring a pot of water to the boil, blanch the spinach until tender, then drain and toss with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and a little sugar and salt.
03
- Boil the glass noodles for about 5 minutes. When cooked, plunge them into cold water, then lift out and drain.
- Crack the eggs and separate the whites from the yolks. Beat each in its own bowl, fry them separately, then cut into thin strips.
04
- Fry 1 tablespoon of garlic; when fragrant, add both kinds of mushroom and stir-fry with a little seasoning powder. When cooked, transfer to a plate.
- Stir-fry the onion and carrots in the pan until tender, then transfer to a plate.
05
- Fry some garlic, add the beef and stir-fry until cooked, then set aside.
- Put 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame seeds in the pan and stir well. When the sauce thickens, add the glass noodles and toss for about 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
06
- Toss the noodles with the vegetables and mushrooms above, top with the egg and you have a superb dish. Enjoy your meal!
Japchae: The Korean Glass Noodle Dish Made Famous by K-Dramas
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