Category Archives: noodles

Jap Chae

Quantity: 8-10 people

 


SAUCE FOR NOODLES (Yang-Nyun-Jan)

Ingredients

2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp ground sesame
1 tsp black pepper

Directions

  • Mix all the ingredients together and set aside.

 


MUSHROOMS

Ingredients

10 shiitake mushrooms (buy without stems if possible) or other types
4 tbsp soya sauce
1 tbsp garlic
1 tbsp sugar
Sesame oil

Directions

  • Soak mushrooms in water until they become soft.
  • Squeeze the water out of the mushrooms.
  • Slice the mushrooms.
  • Mix the soya sauce, garlic and sugar together.
  • Heat oil in frying pan.
  • Stir-fry the mushrooms for 1 minute.
  • Pour sauce on top and continue to fry the mushrooms until cooked.
  • Set aside.

 


MEAT (Beef, Chicken and/or Pork)

Ingredients

2 lb Meat
Soya Sauce
Cooking wine
Garlic
Pepper
Ginger
Sesame oil
Salt

Directions

  • Cut meat into thin slices.
  • Marinate the meat 2 hours to one day before cooking with the soya sauce, cooking wine, garlic, pepper, ginger and a bit of salt.
  • Heat oil in wok.
  • Cook meat.
  • Set meat aside.

 


VEGETABLES AND NOODLES

Ingredients

600g sweet potato noodles
1 white onion
½ of a cabbage
3-4 carrots
Spinach or snow pea leaf
1 large red pepper
3 green onion
Asparagus (6-8)
Garlic sticks (6)
Salt
Stir-fry oil (i.e. grapeseed)
Garlic

Directions

  • Boil water and cook the noodles (5-7 minutes).
  • Drain and rinse with cold water.
  • Cut noodles with scissors into appropriate length.
  • Set noodles aside.
  • Slice the onion thin.
  • Cut carrots and peppers into fine strips.
  • Cut cabbage.
  • Cut green onions (2 inch length).
  • Cut asparagus (1 ½ inch length).
  • Cut garlic sticks (1 inch or shorter length).
  • Heat oil in wok.
  • Stir-fry the vegetables – in the order of onion, carrots, garlic, cabbage, garlic sticks, asparagus, snow pea leaf (add salt as desired).
  • When the vegetables are just about cooked, add the noodles and sauce. Stir/toss for a minute or two at medium heat.
  • Add the mushrooms and meat and stir for another minute or two.