Korean Glass Noodles Recipe

Korean Glass Noodles Recipe (NON-VEG RECIPE)

Japchae (잡채) literally means “mixed vegetables.” However, the main ingredient of this classic dish is Korean sweet potato starch noodles (dangmyeon, 당면), also known as glass noodles. Japchae is an essential dish for traditional holidays and special occasions.

Ingredients:

• 1-kilogram parboiled cellophane noodles

• 1/2 cup soy sauce

• 1/2 cup boiling water

• 200 gm chicken

• 1/4 cup sliced mushroom

• 1 inch cut into strips ginger

• 4 tablespoon brown sugar

• 3 tablespoon refined oil

• 100 gm finely chopped spinach

• 1 small cut into strips carrot

• 1 small thinly sliced tomato

For Garnishing:

• 2 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds

Recipe:

• Step 1

  To prepare this delicious noodles recipe, pour the whipped mixture of soy sauce, brown sugar, and boiling water over the parboiled cellophane noodles and allow it to soak for about 2 minutes.

• Step 2

  Place a skillet over medium flame and heat a tablespoon of oil in it. Once the oil is hot enough, add ginger pieces in it and saute for a few seconds. Add the chicken in it and cook for two minutes.

• Step 3

  Then, add spinach, carrot, and mushrooms. Stir and sprinkle a little salt along with white pepper powder. Mix well and cook till the chicken is tender and light brown in color. Once done, keep aside until required.

• Step 4

  In the same skillet, add more oil and heat over medium flame. Add the mixture of soy sauce and vermicelli in it and stir fry it until cooked. Once the cellophane noodles are cooked, add the cooked chicken and veggies in it and mix lightly, so as not to break the noodles.

• Step 5

  Heat refined oil in a pan over medium flame. Add the mixture of soy sauce and vermicelli and stir fry it until cooked. Sprinkle some sesame seeds before serving it hot. Sprinkle some sesame seeds before serving it hot.

Tips:

• If you buy dried shiitake mushrooms instead of fresh mushrooms, you will have to soak them in water for a few hours before using them. If you can’t find shiitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms can be a good substitute.

• Japchae can be served hot or cold. You can also microwave it to reheat when necessary.

• Japchae can be stored in the fridge for 1-2 days in an air-tight container. It can be stored for a bit longer but the noodles don’t look as good by then.