Description
Learn how to make an authentic Japchae noodles recipe with chewy sweet potato noodles, vibrant vegetables, and savory-sweet sesame soy sauce. Perfect for parties, meal prep, or a colorful family Lunch, this traditional Korean dish is naturally gluten-free and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250g sweet potato noodles (dangmyeon)
- 300g beef short ribs or boneless ribeye, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, sliced into wedges
- 3 green onion stems, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, cut into thin batons
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 200g fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced
- 4 ½ cups baby spinach
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil (divided)
- 2 tbsp white sesame seeds
- 2 tsp soy sauce (for beef marinade)
- 2 tsp white sugar (for beef marinade)
- 2 tsp minced garlic (for beef marinade)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper (for beef marinade)
- 1/4 cup soy sauce (for noodle dressing)
- 1 1/2 tbsp sesame oil (for noodle dressing)
- 1/2 tsp salt (divided)
Instructions
- Cook sweet potato noodles according to package instructions (around 8 minutes). Rinse with cold water and drain well.
- Mix the noodle dressing ingredients in a large bowl and add the noodles without tossing.
- Marinate beef slices with soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and black pepper for 20 minutes.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and sauté onions, mushrooms, and the white parts of green onions with 1/2 tsp salt until softened. Transfer to the noodle bowl.
- Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan. Stir-fry carrots and bell peppers for about 1½ minutes. Toss in spinach and green onion greens and cook until wilted. Transfer to the bowl.
- Add final tbsp of oil to the pan. Quickly stir-fry marinated beef until cooked through, about 90 seconds. Transfer to the bowl.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds and toss everything gently but thoroughly until well mixed and glossy.
- Serve warm or at room temperature, topped with extra sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
- Rinse noodles after boiling to keep them chewy and prevent clumping.
- Vegetarian version: replace beef with tofu or more mushrooms.
- Use gluten-free soy sauce like tamari if needed.
- Japchae tastes great even when served cold or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: PT20M
- Cook Time: PT15M
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Stir-Fry
- Cuisine: Korean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 504 kcal
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 1590mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0.04g
- Carbohydrates: 58g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
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