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Japchae (Glass Noodle with Vegetable and Meat)


Ingredients

Glass Noodle (12 oz), Beef (4 oz), Shitake Mushrooms (5), Carrot (1), Onion (1), Egg (1), Spinach (1/3 lbs), Oil (5 tbs), Soy Sauce (2 tbs), Sugar (1 tbs), Salt, Sesame Oil, Sesame Seed (pinch), Minced Garlic (1 tbs), Chopped Green Onion (1 tbs), Black Pepper (pinch)

Method

1. Soak mushrooms in water for 15 minutes. Cut off stems. Cut mushrooms into thin strips.

2. Cut beef into thin strips and marinate it with the mushrooms in a seasoning of : 2 tbs of soy sauce, 1tbps of sugar, 1 tbs of minced garlic, 1 tbs of sesame seed oil, 1 tbs of chopped green onions, and a pinch of ground pepper.

3. Cut carrots and onion into thin strips.

4. Cook spinach in boiling water for about two minutes. Cool spinach in running water. Squeeze the water out of the spinach. Season the spinach slightly with salt and sesame seed oil.

5. Fry the egg in a pan with a pinch of salt. Cut the egg into thin slices.

6. Cook the noodles in boiling water for about 2-4 minutes or until soft (You may want to cut the noodles in half before hand if they are too long). Rinse in cold water and drain.

7. Start cooking the beef and mushrooms with a bit of oil.

8. When beef is cooked add carrot, onion, spinach, and noodles and stir-fry.

9. When vegetables are cooked, add the sliced egg and use salt and soy sauce to season the dish to your taste.

10. Put it all in a dish and sprinkle some sesame seeds for the final touch.

Japchae is a well loved Korean dish that
incorporates a wide selection of vegetables
with beef and glass noodles.
A perfect choice sure to be loved by
any beginner of Korean food