Okjubu's Spring Cabbage Bibim Guksu

A delicious noodle dish where crunchy spring cabbage marinated in a sweet and tangy sauce is mixed with chewy somyeon noodles and aromatic sesame oil.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those craving a tangy and refreshing noodle dish on an off-appetite day
  • Anyone who wants to enjoy a unique twist on bibimbap using a head of spring cabbage

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • 1 head spring cabbage
  • 1 tbsp gochujang
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp gochugaru
  • 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 serving somyeon
  • sesame oil, to taste

Recipe 🍳

  1. Trim the root end of the spring cabbage and wash thoroughly under running water. Drain well.
  2. In a bowl, mix 1 tbsp gochujang, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp sugar, and 1 tbsp gochugaru to make the seasoning paste.
  3. Tear the washed spring cabbage into bite-sized pieces and add to the seasoning paste. Mix well, then add 1/2 tbsp fish sauce for extra umami.
  4. Boil the somyeon noodles in boiling water until chewy, then rinse vigorously under cold water and drain completely.
  5. First coat the boiled noodles with a little sesame oil to prevent them from sticking and to add fragrance.
  6. Add the noodles to the seasoned spring cabbage, drizzle with more sesame oil, and toss everything together until well combined. Serve.
  1. Clean and prepare the spring cabbage.
  2. Mix all the seasoning ingredients to make the sauce.
  3. Cut the spring cabbage and toss with the sauce and fish sauce.
  4. Boil the noodles, rinse in cold water, then mix with sesame oil and the seasoned cabbage.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Rinsing the boiled somyeon in cold water with friction removes starch, making the noodles much chewier.
  • Coating the noodles with sesame oil before mixing with the cabbage prevents them from becoming soggy and helps the seasoning adhere better.
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