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- Cuisine: Korean
- Prep Time: 30 min(s)
- Cook Time: 20 min(s)
- Serves up to 10
Japchae is a dish of stir-fried noodles with vegetables and meat. It's one of the most popular dishes in Korea and can be served hot or cold. All the different components of this colourful and tasty dish can be assembled at the last minute. With sweet potato noodles glistening with sesame oil, sugar and soy, topped with vegetables and meat, japchae is great for entertaining or a special occasion.
Ingredients
300g sliced scotch fillet4-5 tbsp sesame oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
2 carrots, julienne
15 shiitake mushrooms, rehydrated in warm water for at least 1 hour, excess water removed, thinly sliced
4 ½-5½ tbsp soy sauce
¼-1/2 tsp ground pepper
1 bunch spinach, blanched in salted water, excess water removed
1/4 tsp minced garlic
4 -5 tbsp canola oil (or grapeseed)
2 eggs, separated, beaten
300g daeng myun (sweet potato noodles)
2½-3 tbsp sugar
Beef marinade
1 clove minced garlic
1 chopped green onions
1 tbsp sesame oil, 1-2 tbsp sugar
1½ tbsp cooking sake
1/8 tsp pepper
Preparation
Combine the marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add the scotch fillet and marinate for at least 30 minutes.Heat 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil in a pan. Add the onions and cook for about 1 minute. Remove from the pan and set aside.
In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Add the carrots and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Add the marinated meat to the heated pan and cook for about 2-3 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from pan and set aside.
In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Add the mushrooms, 1½ tbsp soy sauce and a little ground pepper. Stir-fry for about 1 minute. Set aside.
In a bowl, combine the spinach, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and garlic. Season with salt. Set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp canola oil in a pan, pour in the egg whites to make an omelette. Remove from the pan and set aside. Repeat with the egg yolk. Cut omelettes into thin strips.
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Add 2 tsp salt. Add the dried noodles and cook for 5-7 minutes or until al dente. Drain (do not rinse noodles in water). Cut noodles with scissors into smaller lengths.
Heat 1-2 tbsp oil in a pan and add cooked noodles. Stir quickly and add 3-4 tbsp soy sauce and 2 ½ -3 tbsp sugar. Mix to combine. Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl.
Add 2-3 tbsp of sesame oil to the noodles and season with salt and ¼ tsp ground pepper. Add extra soy sauce and sugar if needed. When the noodles have cooled, add the ingredients that were set aside and mix well. Serve japchae topped with the omelette.
Note: Once the sweet potato noodles are cooked and drained, it should be stir-fried in oil, soy and sugar mixture quickly. However, once this is done, the rest of the ingredients can be added and mixed closer to serving.
If you enjoyed this Japchae recipe then browse more Korean recipes, stir-fry recipes, noodle and dumpling recipes, meat recipes, prepare ingredients in advance recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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