🥄 Japchae Recipe

This week, discover Japchae, Korean sweet potato noodles stir-fried with crunchy vegetables and shiitake mushrooms. This colorful and flavorful dish is perfect to accompany your meals. Easy to prepare, it will please all Korean cuisine lovers!

👩‍🍳 Ingredients

For 2-3 people:

• 300 g dry dangmyeon noodles
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 red bell pepper
• 2 carrots
• 2 onions
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 100 g sliced shiitake mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• Salt

⏱️ Duration

• Prep time: 20 minutes
• Cook time: 15 minutes (plus 1 hour soaking for noodles)
• Total time: 35 minutes (plus 1 hour soaking)

🔪 Preparation

1. Soak the noodles. Place the dangmyeon noodles in a large bowl of cold water and let them soak for 1 hour.
   
2. Prepare the vegetables. Julienne the bell peppers, carrots, and onions. Mince the garlic cloves and shiitake mushrooms.
   
3. Sauté the vegetables. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the onions with a pinch of salt and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the carrots, season lightly with salt, and sauté for 2 more minutes. Add the bell peppers and shiitake mushrooms, then sauté for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring well to soften the vegetables without browning them. Set aside.
4. Prepare the sauce and noodles. In the same skillet, pour 500 ml of water, sugar, soy sauce, and minced garlic. Bring to a boil. Add the drained dangmyeon noodles and cook for 5 minutes, until the noodles are tender.
5. Mix the vegetables and noodles. Incorporate the reserved vegetables into the noodles in the skillet and continue cooking for an additional 2 minutes, or until all the water has evaporated.
   
6. Add the sesame touches. Transfer the noodles and vegetables to a large dish. Add 2 tablespoons of sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
7. Serve. Mix well and serve immediately, hot.

Your Japchae dish is ready to be enjoyed!

📌 Tips and tricks

• Add protein: For a heartier version, incorporate sautéed beef pieces or thin slices of tofu.
• Vary the vegetables: Replace bell peppers with spinach or zucchini for another variation.

Recipe available in video on Instagram