Mom's Famous Japchae

Directions

  1. 1Prepare the steak with brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, and sesame oil.
  2. 2Prepare the shrimp with garlic and crab soy sauce.
  3. 3Cook the spinach with salt and sesame oil.
  4. 4Cook the onion, paprika, shiitake, and carrots separately.
  5. 5Sear the steak.
  6. 6Boil the dangmyeon (glass noodles) for 6 to 8 minutes, then strain.
  7. 7Make the sauce with crab soy sauce, corn syrup, brown sugar, and avocado oil, cooking until thick.
  8. 8Finish cooking the noodles in the sauce and let them cool.
  9. 9Combine the cooked noodles with carrots, red pepper, spinach, shiitake, onion, steak, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and shrimp.
  10. 10Garnish with chives.

Ingredients

  • dry-aged American wagyu zabuton (or any cut of steak)
  • brown sugar
  • soy sauce
  • garlic
  • pepper
  • sesame oil
  • shrimp
  • crab soy sauce
  • spinach
  • salt
  • onion
  • paprika
  • shiitake
  • carrots
  • beef fat
  • dangmyeon (glass noodles)
  • corn syrup
  • avocado oil
  • red pepper
  • sesame seeds
  • chives

Tips

  • Cook ingredients one at a time to preserve color and flavor.
  • Boil glass noodles until al dente.