Ttukdak Hyung's Mala Japchae

Mala japchae is made by stir-frying or mixing thinly sliced pork belly, shrimp, and glass noodles with a numbing mala sauce for a zesty dish.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to make noodle and snack dishes like mala japchae properly at home.
  • Those who enjoy the combination of thinly sliced pork belly and shrimp.
  • Those who want to manage both noodle cooking and sauce seasoning for a delicious result.

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • Glass noodles: 150g
  • Haidilao Mala Xiang Guo sauce: 50g
  • Thinly sliced pork belly: 250g
  • Carrots: 70g
  • Wood ear mushrooms: 100g
  • Shrimp: 100g
  • Onion: 120g
  • Soy sauce: 3 tablespoons
  • Sugar: 1 tablespoon
  • Oyster sauce: 1 tablespoon
  • Minced garlic: 1 tablespoon
  • Water: 160ml
  • Spinach: 150g
  • Yuba (dried tofu skin): 60g
  • Dried tofu: 70g
  • Sesame seeds

Recipe 🍳

  1. Soak the glass noodles in water before starting to cook.
  2. Strain the Haidilao Mala Xiang Guo sauce through a sieve once.
  3. Stir-fry the following ingredients in a frying pan: 1) Haidilao Mala Xiang Guo sauce 50g 2) Thinly sliced pork belly 250g 3) Carrots 70g 4) Wood ear mushrooms 100g 5) Shrimp 100g 6) Onion 120g 7) Soy sauce 3 tablespoons 8) Sugar 1 tablespoon 9) Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon 10) Minced garlic 1 tablespoon.
  4. Once the pork belly is cooked, add the following ingredients and mix well: 1) Glass noodles 150g 2) Water 160ml.
  5. When the glass noodles are cooked, add the following ingredients, cover and cook on low heat until the spinach wilts, then mix well to complete: 1) Spinach 150g 2) Yuba (dried tofu skin) 60g 3) Dried tofu 70g 4) Sesame seeds.
  1. Prepare the ingredients and mix the seasonings in advance.
  2. Cook the main ingredients in order, following the measurements from the blog.
  3. Check the seasoning and consistency, then plate and finish.

Cooking tips 💡

  • The measurements and steps are organized based on the blog post. Adjust cooking time slightly depending on heat and pan size.
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