Korean Japchae
Japchae is a delicious Korean dish of mixed veggies and chewy sweet potato vermicelli noodles, tossed in a savory and sweet sauce.
Servings 4
Calories 150kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bundle sweet potato vermicelli noodles soaked in warm water for 20 minutes
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Sauce:
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- ¼ C water from soaking Chinese mushrooms below
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Eggs:
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 2 eggs scrambled
Vegetables & meat:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ½ white or yellow onion thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 3 Chinese/shiitake mushrooms soaked in hot water (save the soaking water), sliced thinly
- 1 small carrot julienned
- ½ red bell pepper julienned
- ½ orange bell pepper julienned
- ½ yellow bell pepper julienned
- 100 g cooked beef bulgogi
- 2 C spinach blanched, drained and lightly squeezed
Garnish:
Instructions
Cook the sweet potato vermicelli noodles:
- Bring a large pot of water up to a boil.
- Add the softened noodles into the water and cook according to the package directions, about 10 minutes.
- Drain the noodles in a colander and transfer to a bowl.
- Drizzle the noodles with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and set aside.
Cook the eggs:
- Crack the eggs into a bowl and scramble with a fork or a pair of chopsticks.
- Heat up a frying pan over medium-high heat.
- Add in 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil.
- Pour in the eggs and cook as an omelette.
- Remove the egg omelette and thinly slice into ribbons. Set aside.
Prepare the sauce:
- In a bowl, combine soy sauce, mushroom-soaking water, sugar and sesame oil. Give it a good stir and set aside.
Cook the vegetables:
- Heat up a large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add in 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
- Add in sliced onions and garlic, and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Next, add in the mushrooms and carrot. Sauté for another 1-2 minutes, until softened.
- Add in the bell peppers, bulgogi beef, spinach and egg.
- Pour in the sauce to deglaze the pan and add in the sweet potato noodles.
- Use a pair of tongs to coat the noodles with the sauce and incorporate everything together.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Serve immediately or at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 836mg | Potassium: 398mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5118IU | Vitamin C: 71mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg