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Japchae

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Japchae

Cuisine: Korean
Servings

2-3

servings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

10

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 onion, sliced

  • 1 carrot, matchstick

  • Spinach or kale or chard

  • sweet potato noodles

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  • Optional add-ins, such as: thinly sliced bell pepper, bean sprouts, 1-2 eggs (omelette-style, sliced), cooked bulgogi

  • Sauce

  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced

  • 1 teaspoon ginger, peeled and microplane grated

  • 1 tablespoon sugar

  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce

  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Directions

  • Boil sweet potato noodles in water until soft (according to package directions), then drain. Rinse in cool water, then stir through little bit of vegetable or sesame oil.
  • Mix together all sauce ingredients, stirring until sugar has fully dissolved.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in wok over high heat, then add onion and sprinkle of salt, cooking 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.

  • Add carrot with salt, cooking 1-2 minutes, then bell pepper or additional veg for another 1-2 minutes until soft, then spinach until cooked. Empty the vegetables into a bowl.
  • Pour sauce into hot, empty wok, then add sweet potato noodles, cooking 1-2 minutes to lightly caramelize the noodles.
  • Add back in vegetables with anything additional, such as bulgogi or egg, stirring together for 1-2 minutes to combine and cover evenly in sauce before serving.

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