Japchae

The main highlight of japchae is glass noodles which are made from starch or sweet potatoes healthier than any other noodles. Japchae has a balanced sweet and savory flavor, crunchy vegetable texture and bouncy noodle texture.People enjoy japchae hot, warm or even at room temperature because it is delicious regardless of how you serve it.

Ingredients

• Glass noodles
• Sliced onion
• Sliced carrots
• Red pepper
• Spinach
• Mushroom
• Beef
• Sauce (see below)
• Soy sauce
• Minced garlic
• Sugar
• rice vinegar
• oil
• Sesame oil
• Black pepper
• Toasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. Soak glass noodles in warm water for 15 minutes.
2. Slice beef into thin match sticks and seson with soy sauce, sugar and rice vinegar.
3. In a bowl mix all sauce ingredients and set aside.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pot on medium flame.
5. Add onion, carrot, pepper, and a pinch of salt; stir-fry until soft.
6. Add sliced mushrooms and another pinvh of salt.
7. Add spinach at the end and stir-fry until spinach is wilted.
8. Remove pot from heat and transfer vegetables to a large plate.
9. Reheat the pot over high heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil.
10. Add beef and stir fry until fully cooked.
11. Transfer the meat to the large plate with the reserved vegetables.
12. Drain the noodles from soaking and add them to the pan with the meat juices
13. Pour the prepared sauced on the noodles.
14. Let the noodles cook over medium heat until they are soft and the sauce liquid is mostly absorbed into the noodles.
15. Reduce the heat to low. Add the vegetables and meat back to the pan over the noodles.
16. Add sesame seeds on the noodles.