Japchae recipe (for 2 people)
Ingredients:
Starch noodles ("dangmyun"), 74 grams of
beef (or any meat or seafood mix), 1/2 bunch of spinach, 1/2 medium size carrot, 1/2 medium size onion, mushrooms (3 dried shiitake and 1/2 package of white
mushrooms), 2 cloves of garlic, 4 green onions, soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar,
pepper, and sesame seeds
Let's get started!
1.
Boil 1 bunches of noodles in boiling water in a big pot for about 3 minutes.
When the noodles are soft, drain them and put in a large bowl.
2.
Cut the noodles several times by using scissors (depends on your favorite) and
add 1/2 tbs of soy sauce and 1/2 tbs of sesame oil.
Mix it up and set aside.
3.
In the boiling water, add a bunch of spinach and stir it gently for 1 minute.
Then take it out and rinse it in cold water 3 times. Remove any grit or dead
leaves thoroughly while rinsing.
Squeeze
it gently to get the water out, then cut it into 5 cm pieces.
4.
Add ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sesame oil and mix it and place it onto the large
bowl.
5.
On a heated pan, put a few drops of olive oil and your carrot strips and stir
it with a spatula
for 30 seconds. Put it into the large bowl.
6.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your sliced onion. Stir it
until the onion looks
translucent. Put it into the large bowl with your carrots.
7.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add the sliced white mushrooms.
Stir it for a bit and then put it in the large bowl.
8.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your green onions.
Stir for 1 minute and put it into the large bowl.
9.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the pan and add your beef strips and your
sliced shitake mushrooms.
Stir it until it’s cooked well, then add 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs soy
sauce and ½ tbs sugar.
Stir for another 30 seconds and then put it into the large bowl.
10.
Add 1 tbs of soy sauce, 1 tbs of sugar, 1 tbs of sesame oil, and 1/2 ts of ground
pepper to the large bowl.
Mix all ingredients, then sprinkle 1 tbs of toasted sesame seeds on the
top.
Enjoy Japchae !!
