Japchae. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse noodles under cold water and drain. Literally meaning "mixed vegetables," japchae is a simple dish made with transparent glass noodles and an assortment of toppings.

Japchae There are many variations using different ingredients, such as Spicy Seafood Japchae and Kongnamul Japchae. For traditional japchae, the chewy and springy noodles are nicely paired with thin strips of beef (or pork) and various vegetables in a slightly sweet and savory. Japchae or chapchae (잡채) is a very popular Korean dish. You can have Japchae using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Japchae

You need strips of Beef cut into.
Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
You need 2 of white onions, cut into a long pieces.
You need 1 of large egg.
You need 2 of medium carrot , cut into matchsticks.
Prepare 2 of red bell pepper, cut into thin strips.
You need 1 pack of spinach, washed and drained.
It's 1 of onion leaves or spring onion , sliced thinly.
It's of soy sauce.
It's of oyster sauce.
You need of Sugar (either white or brown /depend what you have).
You need of sesame oil.
Prepare of toasted sesame seeds.
You need of ground black pepper (to taste).
Prepare of salt (to taste).
You need 1 pack of glass noodles.

It is the number one sought after dish particularly during the Korean festive holidays (e.g. New Year's day and Harvest festival) but it is also enjoyed on any other common day as well. Japchae is Korean stir-fried noodles with a unique texture. It means mixed vegetables in Korean, but besides the colorful vegetables, and the well-seasoned beef, it is the bouncy and slippery sweet potato glass noodles called dangmyeong that set it apart from others.

Japchae instructions

First, you need to marinate your beef with 1 clove of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon sugar, teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 teaspoons soy sauce & oyster sauce, and 1 teaspoon of sesame oil. Set it aside or keep it in the fridge..
Cut all the vegetables into stripes and prepare to cook :).
Cook the noodles according to the instruction of the package . You can blanch the spinach at the same time. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the spinach and blanch for 30 seconds to 1 minute, rinse the spinach and squeeze it with your hands to remove any excess water then put in a big bowl. Let the water keep boiling to cook the noodles too. when the noodles is cooked put it on the bowl where the spinach is (see picture below). You can add little sesame oil to the noodles so it will not stick together..
On the pan fry the egg (scramble egg) then set it aside and cut it into small stripes.
Then on the same pan put little sesame oil and stir-fry the carrot for 20 seconds. Not too cooked it depends (I like my carrot a little crunchy).
After you stir-fry the carrot put it on the same bowl where the noodles and spinach is. (see picture below).
On the same pan put little sesame oil again and stir-fry the remaining vegetables (red bell pepper, mushroom,spring onion) When all the vegetable is cooked, transfer it to the noodle bowl..
On the same pan put little sesame oil again. Add the beef and onion, stir fry it until the beef is no longer pink then transfer it to the noodle bowl. Try taste test on the beef if you are satisfied with the saltiness or sweetness of it. (adjust it depend on your preference taste).
Since the beef is already marinated and seasoned you don't have to add seasoning on it (if you are not satisfied with the taste you can adjust it by adding more oyster sauce on it or salt) Mix all together by hand or spoon..
After mixing it add the egg garnish and 1 tablespoon sesame seeds.Yummy! Mix it and transfer it to a large plate and serve. Enjoy :).

Japchae, sweet potato starch noodles stir fried with vegetables and meat, is one of Korea's best-loved dishes, and one of the most popular on my website as well. If anyone asks me to recommend a good potluck dish, I don't hesitate to answer japchae for the simple reason that pretty much everyone loves it. Japchae or chap chae is a popular Korean noodle dish made with sweet potato noodles. Japchae is a very popular Korean glass noodle side dish that's made with vegetables and also sometimes meat. If you have ever been to a Korean restaurant, chances are you probably have had Japchae (잡채).