Japchae: Korean glass noodle stir fry

RECIPE BY:

Matt Sinclair

SERVING SIZE:

4 people

INGREDIENTS:

Beef:

• 250g Cole Beef Porterhouse steak, fat removed and sliced into strips
• 2 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Black Bean Garlic Sauce
• 1 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil

Japchae:

• 200g of glass noodles
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 brown onion, finely diced
• 1 red capsicum, sliced into strips
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 1 carrot, julienned
• 4 shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
• 1 cup of spinach
• 2 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Salt Reduced Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp of sesame seeds
• Salt
• Cracked Black pepper

METHOD:

• Mix the soy, pepper and sesame oil together in a mixing bowl. Add the steak in and marinade for 5 – 10 mins. Once it’s marinated, remove the beef and slice into thin strips.
• Whilst the steak is marinating, cook the glass noodles in a pot of boiling water. This should take approximately 3-4 mins until the noodles are translucent.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok. Add in the eggs and a pinch of salt and pepper and cook through. Flip over and cook like you would an omelette. Remove from wok and place on the chopping board.
• Using the same wok, heat 1 tbsp of oil. Add in the steak and cook for 2 mins. Remove and set aside.
• Again using the same wok, add in 2 tbsp of oil. Add in the minced garlic and diced onions and
• continue to saute. Next add in the capsicum and carrots and cook for 3 mins or until tender.
• Now, add in the mushrooms and cooked noodles and pour in the soy sauce. Then, add in the
• spinach until it wilts and drizzle with some sesame oil.
• Return the cooked beef to the wok and heat through for a minute or so.
• Turn the heat off. Roll the omelette up and slice into thin long strips.
• To serve, place the jap chae onto a serving dish, top with the omelette and sprinkle over some sesame seeds.