SON-Cookbook-2020

JAPCHAE
(stir-fried starch noodles with beef and vegetables)
Submitted by: Hannah Hahn
Japchae is a Korean traditional dish made with sweet potato starch
noodles (glass noodle or Dangmyeon), beef and various vegetables
that everyone loves. You can see this dish on Korean New Year and one’s
birthday.
INGREDIENTS
• 1 small bag of Korean potato starch noodles (dangmyeon, 당면)/ 6 oz.
• 1 small carrot
• 1 small sweet onion
• 2 scallions
• 4 oz. lean beef (sirloin, rib eye, or ground beef)
• 4-5 dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked until plump) or fresh
• bell peppers (red, yellow, green)
• vegetable oil for stir frying
• salt and pepper
Sauce Ingredients
• 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2½ Tbsp. sugar (or brown sugar)
• 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 2 tsp. roasted sesame seeds
• egg garnish jidan – optional
(Separate yellow, white, and fried like a pancake. Then, slice.)
DIRECTIONS
Combine all sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix well until the sugar
is dissolved.
Cut the carrot into match sticks. Thinly slice the onion and bell peppers.
Cut the scallions into similar lengths.
Cut the beef into thin 2-inch long strips and mix with 1 Tbsp. of the sauce.
Cut the stems off the mushrooms, and slice into 1/4-inch thin strips. Season
with 1 Tbsp. of the sauce.
Bring a pot of water to a boil, and cook the noodles according to the
package directions (usually 6 - 7 minutes). Rinse in cold water and drain.
Cut the noodles with kitchen shears or a knife into 6 - 7 inch lengths. Mix
in 2 Tbsp. of the prepared sauce in a large bowl. Then, in a large nonstick
skillet, stir fry the noodles over medium heat, stirring frequently, until
translucent and a bit sticky (about 4 minutes). Transfer back to the bowl.
Add ½ Tbsp. of oil to the pan, and stir fry the onion until translucent over
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