Main ingredients 🥩
glass noodlessquare fish cakecarrotmushroomsbeefsesame oilsugarsoy saucepeppermirinminced garlic
School Chef's Japchae
Easy japchae that doesn't require stir-frying vegetables separately, and the sesame oil coating keeps the noodles from getting soggy over time, maintaining a chewy texture.
🙋 Recommended for
- ⭐ Those who want to drastically simplify the tedious japchae cooking process.
- ⭐ Those who want to make japchae that stays chewy even after time.
Ingredients needed 🛒4 servings
- 200g glass noodles
- 2 sheets square fish cake
- 1/2 carrot
- mushrooms (as needed)
- 150g beef (for japchae)
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1.5 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- a pinch of pepper
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp minced garlic
Recipe 🍳
- Julienne the fish cake, carrot, mushrooms, and other japchae toppings into thin strips of uniform thickness.
- Boil the glass noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes until soft and chewy.
- Drain the boiled noodles, then toss with sesame oil and a little sugar to coat evenly, preventing them from sticking.
- Season the beef for japchae by mixing with soy sauce, pepper, mirin, sesame oil, sugar, and minced garlic; massage to combine.
- Heat a pan and stir-fry the seasoned beef first, using chopsticks to break it apart so it doesn't clump.
- Add the julienned fish cake, carrot, and mushrooms to the pan all at once, and stir-fry together until the vegetables are cooked through.
- Combine the prepared noodles with the stir-fried beef and vegetables, mixing well so the seasoning is evenly distributed.
- Julienne the fish cake and vegetables thinly.
- Boil the glass noodles for 8-10 minutes, then coat with sesame oil and sugar.
- Season the beef with soy sauce, pepper, garlic, etc.
- Stir-fry the beef in a pan, then add the fish cake and vegetables and stir-fry together.
- Mix the noodles with the stir-fried ingredients to finish.
Cooking tips 💡
- Tossing the boiled glass noodles with sesame oil first prevents them from becoming soggy or sticking together even after time.
- Instead of stir-frying each vegetable separately, cooking them together with the meat simplifies the process significantly.
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