Jap-Chae (Stir Fried Noodles with Vegetables)
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Recipe courtesy of Palama Supermarket
Cook Time: 1 hour | Level: Intermediate | Serving: 4
60g potato noodle (dangmyun)
40g diced rib eye
40g sliced fishcake (kamaboko)
60g spinach
1 medium size carrot
1 medium size onion
5 dried shiitake mushrooms
3 cloves of garlic
7-8 chives
Pine nuts
Soy sauce, Sesame oil, Sugar, Pepper, Sesame seeds, Salt, Olive Oil
Preparation
Soak the dried shitake mushrooms in warm water until they become soft. Squeeze the water out and slice thinly.
Cut carrot into thin matchstick-shaped pieces 2" long.
Cut 7 -8 chives into 3 inch long pieces.
Slice onion thinly.
Slice rib eye into thin small pieces.
Slice fish cake into thin small strips.
Cooking
Boil potato noodles in water in a big pot for about 3 minutes. When the noodles are soft, drain and put them in a large mixing bowl. Tip: When you drain the hot water from the pot, don’t discard the hot water. Put it back into the pot so you can cook your spinach quickly.
Cut the noodles several times by using scissors and add 1 tbs. of soy sauce and 1 tbs. of sesame oil. Mix it up and set aside. *tip: Take one sample and taste it to see whether or not it’s cooked properly. If it feels soft, it is finished.
In a pot of boiling water add spinach and stir gently for 1 minute. Drain spinach and rinse it in cold water 3 times. Remove any grit or dead leaves thoroughly while rinsing. Squeeze it gently to remove excess water, then cut it into 2” pieces and add to the mixing bowl.
Add ½ tbs. soy sauce and ½ tbs. sesame oil to the large mixing bowl.
In a medium heat frying pan with a few drops of olive oil, add carrot strips and stir it for 30 seconds. Add it to the large bowl.
Add more olive oil to the frying pan again. Stir in the sliced onions and cook until the onion is translucent. Add it in the large bowl.
Again add few drops of olive oil to the pan and cook the leeks for about a 1 minute. Add it the large bowl.
Place a few drops of olive oil on the frying pan and add beef strips and sliced shitake mushrooms. Stir it until cooked well, then add 3 cloves of minced garlic, ½ tbs soy sauce and ½ tbs sugar. Stir for another 30 seconds and then put it into the large bowl.
Add 2 tbs. of soy sauce, 3 tbs. of sugar, 2 tbs. of sesame oil, and 1 tsp. of ground pepper and the fish cake strips to the large bowl. Mix all ingredients, then sprinkle 1 tbs. of toasted sesame seeds and the pine nuts on the top.
