Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles)

Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles).

You can have Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles) using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles)

1. It's 300 g of sweet potato noodles.
2. You need of Sweet soy sauce mixture.
3. It's 1/2 cup of hot water.
4. It's 1/2 cup of low sodium soy sauce.
5. It's 1/4 cup of sugar.
6. You need 2 tbsp of toasted sesame oil.
7. It's of Vegetable.
8. Prepare 1 of carrots, julienned.
9. You need 1 of red or green bell pepper, cut into thin strips.
10. You need 1 of white onion, cut into thin strips.
11. Prepare 1 bundle of baby spinach, blanched and seasoned with sesame oil.
12. You need 4-5 of shiitake mushrooms (if using dried, soak for 30 minutes in water, drain, marinate in sauce sauce and sugar).
13. Prepare of Protein (if desired).
14. You need of Beef strips (preferably sirloin) marinated in bulgogi sauce.
15. Prepare of Toppings and garnish.
16. Prepare of Spring onions, finely choped.
17. You need 1/2 cups of Toasted sesame seeds, about.

Japchae (Stir-fried Korean glass noodles) step by step

1. For a springy and chewy noodle, soaked potato noodles in warm water for 20 minutes. Drain and cut into shorter pieces..
2. Combine the sweet soy sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside..
3. Quickly stir-fry each of the vegetables over high fire, one at a time. Do not cook throughly. We would like to retain the crunch of the carrots and the bell pepper..
4. For the onion, sweat it for 20 seconds without browning..
5. For the shiitake mushroom, saute for 2 minutes with the marinate..
6. If using beef, sauce over high hear for 2-3 minutes with the marinate. Its ideal at medium-rare..
7. To put together, heat 1 tbsp oil in pan over low heat and add the noodles. Stir-fry for 20 seconds then add the sweet soy sauce mixture. Stir until well combined..
8. Add the vegetables and protein. Stir until evenly combined and the sauce have been fully absorbed. Turn off heat..
9. Garnish generously with sesame seeds. Stir until well combined. Garnish with spring onion and a little sesame oil..
10. TIP: I usually prepare an extra sweet soy sauce mixture just in case the noodles is still too chewy and need a little more liquid while cooking..