Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)
A Korean party and holiday dish: chewy sweet-potato glass noodles tossed with beef, spinach, mushrooms, carrot and pepper, each cooked separately, in a sweet soy and sesame dressing, served warm or at room temperature.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 200 g beef sirloin, in thin strips
- 5 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 250 g Korean sweet-potato glass noodles
- 200 g spinach
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 1 carrot, julienned
- 1 red pepper, in thin strips
- 150 g shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 3 spring onions, in 4 cm lengths
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2852 kcal · P 134.8g · C 299.8g · F 128.7g
Estimated from 16 of 16 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Toss the beef with 1 tbsp of the soy sauce, 1 tsp of the sugar, 1 tsp of the sesame oil and 1 garlic clove, and leave for 15 minutes.
- 2Cook the noodles in boiling water for 6–7 minutes until chewy and translucent, drain, rinse briefly under cold water and snip through them a few times with scissors. Toss with 1 tbsp of the sesame oil.
- 3Blanch the spinach for 30 seconds, cool it under cold water, squeeze it dry and season with a pinch of the salt and 1 tsp of the sesame oil.
- 4Beat the eggs with a pinch of the salt and fry them into a thin omelette in a little of the sunflower oil, then roll it up and slice it into thin strips.
- 5In a wok over high heat, with a little sunflower oil each time and a pinch of salt, stir-fry separately the onion for 2 minutes, the carrot for 1 minute, the pepper for 1 minute and the mushrooms for 2 minutes. Cooking them apart keeps the colours bright and the textures distinct. Then stir-fry the beef for 2 minutes until browned.
- 6Mix the remaining soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic. Toss the noodles with this sauce in the wok over medium heat for 2 minutes until they absorb it, then add all the vegetables, the beef and the spring onions and toss well.
- 7Serve topped with the egg strips and sesame seeds, warm or at room temperature.
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Questions and answers
How long does Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) take to make?
About 55 minutes: 30 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)?
16 ingredients: beef sirloin, soy sauce, sugar, toasted sesame oil, garlic, Korean sweet-potato glass noodles, spinach, salt, eggs, sunflower oil, onion, carrot and 4 more.
How many servings does this Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)?
About 713 kcal, with 33.7 g protein, 74.9 g carbohydrate and 32.2 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) recipe suit?
It is dairy-free.
What cuisine is Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)?
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) comes from Korean cuisine.
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