Kimchi Bibim Guksu (Korean Spicy Cold Noodles)
Cold chewy noodles is mixed with a spicy gochujang and kimchi sauce. Top with cucumbers, roasted sesame seeds and seaweed for a tasty cold dish!
Servings: 1 person
Calories: 468kcal
Ingredients
sauce
- 1 tablespoon kimchi cut in bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon gochujang (korean red pepper paste)
- 1 garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
assemble
- 3 ounces somyeon thin wheat noodles
- ½ cucumber (english or persian) sliced thinly
- 1 boiled egg sliced in half
- roasted seaweed (optional) cut in small pieces
- roasted sesame seeds crushed
Instructions
- Make sauce by cutting kimchi in smaller pieces. Mince garlic. In a bowl, make your sauce by adding 2 tablespoons water, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon gochujang, 1 minced garlic, and 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Mix sauce well and set aside.
- Boil water in a kettle or in a large pot. Add your egg and make sure you take a look at the time ◡̈ If you want a soft boiled egg, it will take 7 minutes. Hard boiled will be 8-9 minutes.
- I boil my egg with my somen noodles to make things quicker. Add your somen noodles to the boiling water and cook according to package directions (my noodles take 3 minutes).
- Transfer noodles to an ice bath and wash the starch off thoroughly. Strain noodles well to ensure they are chewy. Transfer hard boiled eggs to the ice water as well.
- Peel hard boiled eggs and slice in half. Slice cucumber in julienne pieces (thinly sliced cucumbers).
- Mix sauce (from Step 1) with the strained noodles. I like to use my hand with a glove to mix throughly.
- Top mixed noodles with sliced cucumbers, boiled eggs, and sesame seeds. This is optional but highly recommended; add some roasted seaweed on top. Please enjoy fresh so the noodles are not soggy.
Notes
Expert Tips
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- Serve Immediately. This dish is best served fresh so the noodles are not soggy.
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- Use an Ice Water Bath. This step is important because it stops the cooking immediately making sure your noodles do not end up overly soft.
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- Make the Sauce First. This gives it some time for the flavors to develop and meld together while you are preparing the rest of the dish.
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- Experiment with the Vegetables. You can add more if you want to turn your dish into more of a cold noodle salad or experiment with adding a different variety of them.
Nutrition
Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 187mg | Sodium: 1500mg | Potassium: 373mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 414IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 2mg