I am always in Asian markets, and last year, I came across a Korean sweet potato noodle. Naïvely, I only boiled and seasoned them since I was not sure how to cook them. Then, my symphony conductor made a dish that I had to try.
Japchae (잡채) is a classic Korean dish made up of the clear (and gluten-free!) sweet potato noodle dangmyeon, stir-fried vegetables, and sauce. Japchae can be served as a side or main dish and often includes beef or pork, but I substituted it with tofu. With or without tofu, it makes a great vegan dish.
Ingredients:
- Dangmyeon (sweet potato noodles)
- Extra firm tofu
- Soy sauce
- Vegetable oil
- Brown sugar
- Baby spinach
- Shiitake mushrooms
- Carrots (matchsticks)
- Yellow onion
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic
Directions:
- Dice the tofu, mushrooms, garlic, and onions.
- In a large saucepan, boil lightly salted water over high heat.
- Add noodles, and boil them for about five minutes until the noodles are cooked through.
- Drain noodles and rinse with cold water.
- Cut noodles with scissors (they’re usually long), drizzle them with vegetable oil, and toss to coat.
- In a small bowl, mix soy sauce and brown sugar together until the sugar dissolves.
- Set the noodles and soy sauce mix aside.
- In a large frying pan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Add tofu and let it fry until it’s light brown.
- Add carrots, onion, salt, and pepper. Stir for about eight minutes until the onion softens.
- Add mushrooms and garlic. Stir for about three minutes.
- Increase the heat, add spinach, and toss. Let it cook until the spinach is slightly wilted.
- Add noodles and soy sauce mix. Toss for about three minutes.
- Serve immediately.
If you try this, tweet me! Bon Appétit!
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Ines RdP 13 August 2015
it look yummy !!!!!!!
now I `m hungry :)))
have a delicious day 😉
oomph. 13 August 2015
mmm…love this stuff, but usually buy it from the restaurant! you make it look easy. i'll have to try to make it one day!
Lou Lou 13 August 2015
Oh my! This looks deliciously scrumptious 🙂
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Blogoratti 13 August 2015
Looks really nice indeed. Greetings!
My Mind 2 September 2015
😩❤️🙏🏽 favorite light snack when I worked in city. Is perfect with a coke lol
Aleczandra Sallows 9 October 2015
This looks incredibly delicious! wow!
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Samantha Mariko 10 October 2015
this looks delicious and healthy! great recipe
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