NOODLES · Medium · 40 min
Japchae Recipe — How to Make Korean Glass Noodles
By Japchae Curator
Classic dangmyeon japchae: springy sweet-potato noodles, five colors, soy-sesame glaze. The Chuseok plate and the weeknight leftover.
TL;DR
Boil 200 g dangmyeon until springy, rinse, pre-season. Sear beef and vegetables separately. Toss with 3 Tbsp soy, 1.5 Tbsp sugar, sesame oil. Long method: /blog/how-to-make-japchae/.
Prep 25 minCook 15 minServes 4
Ingredients
- 200g sweet potato dangmyeon
- 150g beef sirloin, thin sliced, 1 Tbsp soy + 1 tsp sugar + 1 tsp sesame oil marinade 15 min
- 1 carrot julienned, 1 onion sliced
- 100g spinach blanched, 4 shiitake sliced
- 2 scallions, 1 Tbsp garlic
- 3 Tbsp soy, 1.5 Tbsp sugar, 1.5 Tbsp sesame oil, 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds
- Neutral oil
Steps
- Boil dangmyeon in plenty of water 7–9 minutes until a strand stretches and springs back. Drain, rinse cold, cut into 15 cm lengths, toss with 1 Tbsp soy and 1 Tbsp sesame oil.
- Marinate beef 15 minutes. Sear 90 seconds in a hot film of oil; pull.
- Stir-fry carrot, onion, and shiitake separately, about 90 seconds each, with a pinch of salt. Do not crowd.
- Blanch spinach 30 seconds, shock, wring dry in a towel, season with salt and a few drops of sesame oil.
- Return noodles, vegetables, and beef to the pan on low heat. Add remaining soy, sugar, and sesame oil. Toss 1 minute to marry, not fry.
- Finish with scallion and toasted sesame seeds. Serve warm or room temperature.
Tips
- Wring spinach until almost dry or the plate turns gray.
- Pull the toss while the sauce still looks slightly loose — starch tightens as it sits.
- Long-form method, mistakes, and noodle buying: /blog/how-to-make-japchae/.
What you'll need
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- Sweet potato glass noodles100% sweet potato starch noodles for japchae. Confirm the ingredient line.
- Toasted sesame oilFinish japchae, gimbap, and tteokbokki off the heat.
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More Korean food
Relevant pages on the two hub sites — recipes and a BBQ directory on bulgogi.ai, street rice cakes on tteokbokki.ai.
- bulgogi.ai — recipes & BBQ directory →Marinades, cuts, and a USA Korean BBQ map.
- tteokbokki.ai — street rice cakes →School-cart sauce, rose, mala, and tteok types.
- Bulgogi and galbi recipes →Holiday tables pair japchae with grilled beef, not more noodles.