Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, japchae (korean glass noodles). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

The most comprehensive and authentic Japchae (Korean glass noodle stir fry) recipe! It can be stored for a bit longer but the noodles don't look as good by then. Japchae (or chapchae) is a classic Korean dish everyone loves!

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook japchae (korean glass noodles) using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles):
  1. Make ready 170 g (6 oz) dangmyun (sweet potato noodles)
  2. Prepare – for the sauce —-
  3. Take 3 tbsp soy sauce
  4. Prepare 3 1/2 tbsp granulated white sugar
  5. Prepare 2 tbsp sesame oil
  6. Get ————————
  7. Prepare 2 tsp minced garlic
  8. Take 4 oz lean beef (optional)
  9. Take 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  10. Make ready 6 oz spinach/cabbage
  11. Prepare 1 pc small carrot (sliced into matchsticks)
  12. Take 4 pc button/portobello mushroom (optional)
  13. Take 1 pc small onion
  14. Take to taste salt and pepper

Great dish to serve at dinner parties or pot luck. Korean sweet potato noodles are tossed with a delicious combination asparagus, carrots and shiitake mushrooms. Kind of strange to have asparagus with japchae so I replaced it with spinach. Japchae (잡채; 雜菜) is a sweet and savory dish of stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables that is popular in Korean cuisine.

Instructions to make Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles):
    1. For the SAUCE, mix soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and garlic in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved.
    1. Boil water, and add Dangmyun. Follow package instructions. Drain and set aside.
    1. In a hot pan, heat vegetable oil and sauté meat (until browned), garlic, onion (until translucent), and vegetables (until soft).
    1. Add noodles and sauce.
    1. Stir on high heat until liquid is reduced and absorbed by noodles.
  6. If saltiness from the sauce is not enough, add salt and pepper to taste.
    1. Garnish with chopped onion leaves and roasted sesame seeds.

Japchae is typically prepared with dangmyeon (당면, 唐麵), a type of cellophane noodles made from sweet potato starch. They are made using only sweet potato starch and water. The first time I tried the Korean Stir-Fried Glass Noodles a.k.a Japchae was when my manager brought the dish in for a potluck a few years ago. Japchae, this easy Korean noodle stir-fry recipe, is quick and easy to make, it's full of veggies (red peppers, carrots, onions, mushrooms, spinach), and tossed in the most delicious sesame-soy-maple sauce. Feel free to make your japchae recipe with steak, chicken, pork, shrimp, tofu or veggies-only.

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