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korean vermicelli japchae dish, chewy translucent noodles with carrot, egg, onion, enoki mushroom in soy sauce

Japchae

Brooke
Chewy sweet potato noodles, with a combination of colourful fresh vegetables, all coated in a sweet and salty sauce.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian, Korean
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 100 grams enoki mushrooms
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2 handfuls spinach
  • 2 eggs
  • 500 grams sliced beef
  • 1 bunch korean vermicelli
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the korean vermicelli and cook for 5 minutes. After 3 minutes, add the spinach to the boiling water as well.
  • Whilst the noodles are boiling, prepare the vegetables. Slice the onion, dice the garlic, and cut the carrots into thin sticks.
  • Once the noodles and spinach have finished cooking, drain and set aside.
  • To a medium heat pan with olive oil, add the sliced onion. Lightly caramelise the onions until they start turning golden.
  • Remove the onion from the pan and set aside. Now add the carrot sticks to the same pan, cook until softened. Then remove the carrot as well.
  • Whisk the two eggs, then pour into the pan. Let it fill the pan like an omelette would. Leave to cook through - do not stir!
  • Remove the egg from the pan, roll and thinly slice. Forming strips.
  • Make the sauce by sauté garlic, then mix brown sugar, sesame oil, and soy sauce. Stir and simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved.
  • Pour the sauce out of the pan and set aside as well. Add the sliced beef to the pan to brown.
  • Once the beef has some colour, pour the sauce back in with the beef. Also add the enoki mushrooms. Sauté until mushrooms have softened.
  • Finally, add everything back to the pan. Noodles and spinach, egg, onion, and carrot. Mix it all together and you have Japchae!
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