Japchae
Description
Japchae is a traditional Korean dish made with colorful sweet potato glass noodles, marinated beef strips, and veggies in a delicious sesame sauce.
Ingredients
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3 tablespoons soy sauce
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2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 tablespoons sesame oil
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2 teaspoons minced garlic
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8 ounces sweet potato noodles
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4 ounces lean beef, cut into 2-inch long strips
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6 ounces fresh spinach
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
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1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
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4 mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
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1 small carrot, cut into matchsticks
Directions
1
Gather all ingredients.
2
To make the sauce: Whisk soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; set aside.
3
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook sweet potato noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 6 to 7 minutes.
4
Rinse noodles under cold water and drain. Transfer noodles to a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of prepared sauce, and toss to coat.
5
Squeeze beef under running water until juices run clear. Mix beef and 1 tablespoon prepared sauce together in a bowl; set aside to marinate.
6
Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook spinach in the boiling water until just wilted, about 1 minute. Drain quickly and transfer spinach to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process. Squeeze excess water from spinach, place spinach in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper.
7
Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook onion until fragrant but crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer onion to the bowl with spinach.
8
Heat another 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook mushrooms in the hot oil until lightly browned but still firm, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
9
Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook carrot in the hot oil until lightly browned but still crisp, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
10
Cook and stir beef strips with marinade in the same skillet until browned, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
11
Cook and stir noodles in the same skillet until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes; add to beef-onion mixture. Add remaining sauce to beef-noodles mixture and toss to coat using your hands.