Japchae is a famous Korean noodle dish and one of my favorite things to make. It’s a colorful combination of sweet potato glass noodles, veggies, and juicy marinated beef with a sweet soy and sesame dressing. It is absolutely delicious!
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 ½ tablespoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
Steps
- Gather all ingredients.
- To make the sauce: Whisk soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and garlic in a bowl until sugar is dissolved; set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook sweet potato noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 6 to 7 minutes.
- Rinse noodles under cold water and drain. Transfer noodles to a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of prepared sauce, and toss to coat.
- Squeeze beef under running water until juices run clear. Mix beef and 1 tablespoon prepared sauce together in a bowl; set aside to marinate.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook spinach in the boiling water until just wilted, about 1 minute. Drain quickly and transfer spinach to a bowl of cold water to stop the cooking process. Squeeze excess water from spinach, place spinach in a large bowl, and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; cook onion until fragrant but crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer onion to the bowl with spinach.
- Heat another 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook mushrooms in the hot oil until lightly browned but still firm, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
- Heat remaining 1 teaspoon oil in the same skillet. Cook carrot in the hot oil until lightly browned but still crisp, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
- Cook and stir beef strips with marinade in the same skillet until browned, 1 to 2 minutes; add to onion mixture.
- Cook and stir noodles in the same skillet until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes; add to beef-onion mixture. Add remaining sauce to beef-noodles mixture and toss to coat using your hands.