Bibim Guksu (Korean Spicy Cold Noodles)

Bibim guksu is a refreshing, spicy, sweet-and-tangy Korean cold noodle dish tossed with gochujang sauce, crisp cucumber, kimchi and thin somen wheat noodles.

Course Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine Korean

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings

Calories 490kcal

Author Michelle

Ingredients

Noodles:

200 g somyeon/somen (thin wheat noodles) or soba buckwheat noodles

Sauce:

2 tablespoon gochujang (Korean red chili paste)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 ½ tablespoon granulated sugar or honey or to taste
2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 clove garlic minced
1 teaspoon gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes) optional, to taste
1 tablespoon water to loosen, if needed

Toppings:

½ cucumber julienned
1 boiled egg halved
kimchi
sesame seeds ground

Instructions

Cook the noodles:

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles according to package directions, about 2 minutes.
Drain noodles into a colander, rinse under ice cold water, drain again and toss with a drizzle of sesame oil to prevent sticking.

Make the sauce:

In a small bowl, whisk together gochujang, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, minced garlic, and gochugaru until smooth.
If the sauce is too thick, add a splash of water to loosen. Set aside.

Assemble:

Toss the cold noodles with the sauce until evenly coated. Traditionally, it is tossed using your hand. (You can wear food-grade plastic gloves to do this).
Divide into bowls, then top with cucumber, kimchi, and half of a boiled egg.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Serve immediately, or chilled.

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