Korean noodles with vegetables [Japchae]
This September 12th was Thanksgiving day in Korea, which we call Chuseok . On this day all the relatives gather together and celebrate a good harvest. We prepare lots of food for sharing with each other.
The dish we are going to make today is a popular dish served, called Japchae.
Japchae consists mainly of glass noodles, vegetables and beef.
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Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients (serves 2)
- Glass noodles (180g or 6 oz)
- 1 Onion (100g or 3 oz)
- 1/3 Red&Green capsicum (70g or 3 oz each )
- 3 Mushrooms (100g or 4oz)
- 1 Thin slice of beef (80g or 3 oz)
For seasoning:
- Soy sauce (3 Tbs-glass noodles/ 2 Tsp-beef)
- Sesame oil (1 Tbs-glass noodles/ a half Tsp-beef)
- Sesame seeds
- Crushed garlic (a half Tsp-beef)
- Salt
- Sugar (1 Tbs-glass noodles)
Steps
1. Boil glass noodles in boiling water for 8 – 10 minutes.
2. While it’s boiling, cut the onion, mushrooms and capsicums into thin slices.
3. Cut the slice of beef into thin strips and season with 2 Tsp of soy sauce, 1/2 Tsp of crushed garlic and 1/2 Tsp of sesame oil. Mix well.
4. Once the noodles have boiled, drain the water by pouring it through a sieve.
5. Put the noodles into a big bowl. And add 3 Tbs of soy sauce, 1 Tbs of sesame oil and 1 Tbs of sugar. Mix well.
6. Put some oil in a pan and fry the onions and mushrooms on medium-high heat until the onions become clear. Add a pinch of salt for flavor.
7. Re-oil the pan. Fry the red and green capsicums for 2-3 minutes on medium-high heat. Add a pinch of salt for flavor.
8. Fry the beef strips without oil on medium-high heat.
9. Mix the fried veggies and beef with the glass noodles in a bowl. Sprinkle some sesame seeds over the top.
10. Taste. Season with salt if needs.
11. Serve japchae when it’s warm. Also can be served with Steamed rice.
Tips
- Instead of soy sauce, season with salt where possible. This prevents the Japchae from looking too dark.
- Leave the beef strips to marinate for a few minutes before frying.
- Eat while it’s warm. The leftovers will keep in the fridge for a couple of days.
Quick Korean*
Dangmyeon[당면]= Glass noodles
Chuseok[추석]= Korean Thanksgiving day
I hope you enjoyed this recipe! If you have a request for a korean recipe,
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hello Chloe..
i have been waiting for this recipe bcuz when i’m watching korean drama this dish seems really tasty to me..
i will try this soon..
tq.
=)
Nice to meet you Wawa:-)
Yes, this dish is shown in many Korean drama as it’s a popular Korean dish.
Hope you enjoy it. Thanks.
Hi Chloe, I made this last night (but with udon noodles – sorry!!) It was easy, really yummy, and we loved the sauce. Thanks for posting these recipes – they are so useful for when I don’t know what to cook!
Hey Tash
Thanks for enjoying the recipe.
There is no correct role or recipe in cooking. Your dish with udon noodles is very good idea! Even I wanna try that some times;-)
Hi Chloe,
Happy New Year 2013.
I watched YouTube about you teach how to cook popular dish japchae. I cooked it done for the first time. I love korean dishes.
Thank you. Hope to enjoy korean dishes.
Hi Kam!
Happy New Year too!
Hope you enjoyed Japchae
Thank you
Why the Japchae I learn have to be fry with sesame oil after boiling, until it is glossy?
Hi,
Korean people cook Japchae in two ways. One is like my recipes(mixing all ingredients in a bowl), the other is mix them while frying.
I just prefer not to fry the noodle after boiling because it can be cooked too much and stick together.
But the way you learnt is fine too
Thank you!
Hi can this be part of diet food?