Modu Recipes

Seungwoo Dad's Perilla Oil Noodles

A super simple noodle dish mixed with a golden ratio sauce of soy sauce, vinegar, and perilla oil, enhanced with savory perilla powder and seaweed flakes, without any fussy steps.

🙋 Recommended for

  • ⭐ Those who want to quickly make a late-night snack by minimizing cooking time late at night.
  • ⭐ Those who prefer noodle dishes that are not too strong, are savory, and have a tangy finish.
  • ⭐ Those who want to solve a meal with basic seasonings always available at home.

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • Somyeon noodles, 1 serving
  • Perilla oil, 3 tbsp
  • Soy sauce, to taste
  • Vinegar, a little
  • Oligosaccharide, a little
  • Water, a little
  • Perilla powder, 1 tbsp (optional)
  • Seaweed flakes, to taste

Recipe 🍳

  1. Boil plenty of water in a pot, add the somyeon noodles, and stir well initially to prevent them from sticking together.
  2. Instead of repeatedly adding cold water when the water boils over, reduce the heat to medium and cook the noodles evenly.
  3. Immediately rinse the boiled somyeon noodles vigorously under cold water to completely remove the starch.
  4. Drain the rinsed noodles thoroughly by shaking them off in a colander or sieve.
  5. In a bowl, combine 3 tbsp of perilla oil, soy sauce, vinegar, oligosaccharide, and a little water to make a sweet and sour mixing sauce.
  6. If you want to add a rich and savory flavor, mix in perilla powder with the sauce according to your preference.
  7. Place the drained somyeon noodles in a bowl, pour the prepared soy sauce and perilla oil sauce evenly over them.
  8. Top generously with plain seaweed flakes, which are not seasoned and have no salt, and gently mix to complete the dish.
  1. Boil somyeon noodles in boiling water, then reduce heat to cook. Rinse vigorously under cold water and drain.
  2. Mix perilla oil, soy sauce, vinegar, oligosaccharide, and water to make the sauce, adding perilla powder as desired.
  3. Pour the sauce over the noodles, top with plain seaweed flakes, and mix well.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When noodles boil over, lowering the heat instead of continuously adding cold water is a less troublesome method.
  • The chewiness of the noodles is determined more by the process of thoroughly washing off the starch in cold water than by the boiling time, so rinse them strongly.
  • Seasoned seaweed flakes (gimjaban) are already salted, which can make the noodles too salty, so be sure to use plain seaweed flakes.
  • Using brewed soy sauce or regular soy sauce provides better umami and sweetness than soup soy sauce, making it more suitable for the mixing sauce.

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