Japchae잡채

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Ingredients

• 250 g (9 oz) sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon)
• 100 g (3.5 oz) beef (rib eye or similar), cut into strips
• 1 carrot, julienned
• 110 g (4 oz) spinach
• ½ onion, thinly sliced
• 100 g (3.5 oz) shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 egg, fried and sliced into strips (optional)
• 4 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp sesame oil (noodle seasoning)
• 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp minced garlic, sesame oil, black pepper (beef marinade)
• Toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil, to finish

Steps

1. 1Marinate the beef strips in soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil and pepper.
2. 2Boil the noodles for 6–7 minutes until tender, drain, and cut into shorter lengths with scissors. Toss with the noodle seasoning.
3. 3Blanch the spinach briefly and season lightly with salt, garlic and sesame oil.
4. 4Stir-fry the onion, carrot, mushrooms and beef separately, then combine everything — noodles, vegetables and beef — in a large bowl.
5. 5Add the fried egg strips, sesame seeds and a final drizzle of sesame oil, and toss gently until evenly coated. Serve warm or at room temperature.