Japchae
Japchae aka Korean Glass Noodles is the perfect dish when you’re craving something delicious and healthy! This dish is loaded with lots of sautéed vegetables with a light sesame and soy sauce.
Calories: 328kcal
Ingredients
Japchae
- 250g / 8 oz dried sweet potato noodles
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- ½ yellow onion sliced
- 150 grams 5 shiitake mushrooms sliced
- 50 grams fresh spinach
Noodle Dressing
- 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves grated
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional, can sub with more soy sauce instead)
- black pepper to taste
- sesame seeds to garnish
Instructions
- Cook sweet potato noodles in boiling water according to package directions. This should take around 10-15 minutes.
- While the noodles are cooking, wash your vegetables. Then, slice you bell pepper, onion, and shiitake mushrooms.
- Heat pan on medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add oil and your sliced onions. Then, add ½ teaspoon salt. Mix together for 2 minutes.
- Then, add your bell pepper and mushrooms. Add remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Lastly, add your spinach and cook for 1 more minute until the spinach is slightly wilted.
- Keep your vegetables in the pan while you are cooking the noodles.
- After 15 minutes of cooking, give a taste test for your noodles, they should be soft. Rinse noodles under running water and strain.
- Put your vegetables and noodles in a large bowl. Mix with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, grated, garlic, sesame oil, fish sauce (optional), black pepper and sesame seeds. Mix everything well and give it a taste to ensure it is savory enough for you.
Notes
- Only cook the spinach for less than a minute so it has the vibrant green color! When cooked too long, it will wilt and turn grayish green.
- After straining the noodles, make sure you rinse the japchae (sweet potato glass noodles) under running water. This ensures that the noodles don't clump together.
- Mix your noodles with a gloved hand. The noodles will be well-coated and delicious. If you use a spoon and fork, the noodles might be too slippery or break.
Nutrition
Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 4390mg | Potassium: 464mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3731IU | Vitamin C: 156mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg