Mom's Famous Japchae

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Prepare the marinade for the steak with brown sugar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper, and sesame oil.
  2. 2Marinate shrimp with garlic and crab soy sauce.
  3. 3Cook spinach with salt and sesame oil.
  4. 4Cook onion, paprika, shiitake, and carrots separately.
  5. 5Cook the steak.
  6. 6Boil dangmyeon (glass noodles) for 6 to 8 minutes until al dente, then strain.
  7. 7Prepare a sauce with crab soy sauce, corn syrup, and brown sugar, and thicken with avocado oil.
  8. 8Finish cooking the noodles in the sauce.
  9. 9Let the noodles cool down a little.
  10. 10Combine the cooled noodles with carrots, red pepper, spinach, shiitake, onion, steak, sesame seeds, sesame oil, and shrimp.
  11. 11Finish with chives.

Ingredients

  • dry-aged American wagyu zabuton
  • brown sugar
  • soy sauce
  • garlic
  • pepper
  • sesame oil
  • shrimp
  • crab soy sauce
  • spinach
  • salt
  • onion
  • paprika
  • shiitake
  • carrots
  • beef fat
  • dangmyeon
  • corn syrup
  • avocado oil
  • red pepper
  • sesame seeds
  • chives

Tips

  • Cook ingredients one at a time to preserve color and flavor.
  • Boil dangmyeon for 6 to 8 minutes until al dente.
  • Let the noodles cool down a little after cooking in the sauce.