Japchae
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
407 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Korean
Japchae
Description
Japchae involves marinating thin flank steak strips with garlic, sugar, black pepper, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Sweet potato noodles are boiled, cut shorter, then tossed with sesame oil and sugar to prevent sticking and add flavor. Vegetables such as onion, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, bell pepper, spinach, and scallions are stir-fried separately in vegetable oil until tender with slight crunch or caramelization as appropriate.
The cooked beef and vegetable mixtures are combined with noodles and seasoned further with soy sauce and sugar, achieving a balanced blend of umami, sweetness, and toasted sesame aroma. Toasted sesame seeds garnish the dish, highlighting its nutty notes.
Japchae is served warm or at room temperature as a side dish or main course in Korean cuisine. Preparation includes sequential cooking of ingredients to maintain distinct textures and flavors.
Ingredients
- 6 ounces flank steak (170g, cut into thin strips)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced, divided)
- 6 teaspoons sugar (24g, divided)
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper (divided)
- 4½ tablespoons soy sauce (67 ml, divided - can substitute tamari or gluten-free soy sauce)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (plus 2 tablespoons, divided)
- 1 onion (sliced thinly)
- 2 carrot julienned
- 4 shiitake mushrooms cut into thin strips, fresh
- 1 bell pepper cut into thin strips, small red
- 4 ounces baby spinach (115g, about 3 large handfuls)
- 3 scallions (cut into 3-inch sections and thinly sliced)
- 10 ounces dangmyeon sweet potato starch noodles
- vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- Mix the beef together with 1 clove of the garlic, 1 teaspoon sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
- Prepare the vegetables, and set aside. Cook the noodles for 7 minutes in a large pot of boiling water. Strain and cut with scissors so that they’re a little shorter. Add 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sugar to the noodles. Toss thoroughly.
- Heat up a skillet over medium high heat. Stir-fry the onion and carrot with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil until tender, but still a little crunchy. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan, and add the mushrooms. Cook until caramelized, and transfer to the mixing bowl along with the onion and carrot. Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan, and cook the red peppers until tender. Add in the spinach, scallions, and the remaining garlic. Cook the entire mixture until the scallions and spinach are wilted. Transfer to the mixing bowl with the other vegetables.
- Turn up your heat to high, and add the beef to the pan. Stir-fry for a couple minutes until the beef is no longer pink. Transfer the noodles and the beef to the mixing bowl, along with the sesame seeds.
- Add 3 teaspoons sugar, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon of sesame oil to the mixing bowl full of ingredients. Toss to combine all the ingredients together, and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 407 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 407kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 79g | 26% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 672mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 622mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 8775IU | 176% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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