Korean Japchae Recipe

Korean Chapchae Recipe, Korean Jabchae Recipe,

Serve:  4-5

Ingredients:

• 4 dried mushrooms, rinse and soak 30 mins
• 125 g beef tenderloin or scotch fillet, cut into 4 cm thin long strip
• vegetable oil, for frying
• 125 g spinach
• 125 g carrots, cut into 4cm thin long strip
•  1 small yellow onion, cut into thin slice
• 1 egg
• salt to taste
• ground pepper to taste
• 60 g sweet potato starch noodle
• 1 tsp pine nuts, for garnish
• toasted sesame seed

Beef and Mushroom Marinate:

• 2 tbsplight soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 4 tsp scallion, chopped
• 2 tsp garlic, crushed
• 2 tsp sesame oil

Spinach Marinate:

• 2 tsp scallion, chopped
• 1 tsp garlic, chopped
• 2tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp toasted sesame seed
• ground pepper to taste

Noodle Seasoning:

• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Procedure:

1.  squeeze excess water from mushrooms ... trim off stems ... cut caps into thin slices
2. marinate beef and mushroom in marinate for 20 mins
3. heat oil for frying ... stir fry marinated beef and mushroom 3-4 mins ... till cook ... set aside
4. wash spinach ... trim off roots ... cut spinach into section 
5. bring a pot of salted water to boil ... blanch spinach ... drain dry
6. marinate drain dry spinach in spinach marinate ... set aside
7. heat and oil frying pan ... season to taste with salt and pepper beaten egg ... fry into thin pancake ... cut into thin slices
8. heat and oil frying pan ... stir fry carrot and onion strips ...season with salt, pepper to taste 
9. bring a pot of water to boil ... cook noodle till soft ... rinse in cold water ... drain
10. season cool cooked noodle with noodle seasoning
11. mix well noodle, beef and mushrooms, carrots and onions 
12. garnish with pine nuts, roasted sesame seed, egg slices

Source: Korean Chapchae Recipe, Korean Jabchae Recipe, from handout at Korean Food Store