Friday, January 29, 2010

Jap Chae/Chap Chae Korean noodle dish


I love watching korean dramas cause they are usually always eating something that makes me want to go...."I wonder what that tastes like...Im gonna cook it!". This evening (early morning for many others) I made it and another dish for a snack later in the day. For the most part I followed the recipe on the bag of sweet potato noodles a.k.a. chinese glass noodles.

1 small bag of noodles
1 yellow squash(can use a number of veggie combos)
1 handful of par-boiled spinach
1 large carrot julienned
1 handful bean sprouts
green onions cut lengthwise
Sauce:
few cloves of garlic minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
3 tbsp sugar(brown pref.)

Boil water and place noodles in to cook for 3-4 minutes until al dente , drain and run under cold water to stop cooking. set noodles aside.
stir fry carrots then add rest of veggies when they are somewhat soft. add noodles, if they stick to pan add some oil. stir for a minute then add sauce, continue cooking for 3 minutes. salt and pepper to taste.

Usually this dish uses meat but I opted not to use it, if you must use thinly sliced beef and cook before all other steps add during sauce stage.

can be served hot or cold....cold noodles in the summer taste the best!


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