Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Beef (filet mignon or pork shoulder) | 4 oz | Cut into ¼”×2½” strips |
| Dried shiitake mushrooms | 2 large | Soaked 2–3 hrs, cut into thin strips |
| Garlic cloves, minced | 2 | |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp + 2 tsp | |
| Soy sauce | 2 tbsp + 1 tsp | |
| Toasted sesame oil | 2 tbsp | |
| Toasted sesame seeds | 1 tbsp | |
| Large egg | 1 | |
| Spinach | 4 oz | Washed and drained |
| Dangmyeon (sweet potato starch noodles) | 4 oz | |
| Green onions | 2–3 | Cut crosswise into 2” pieces |
| Medium onion | 1 | Sliced thinly |
| White mushrooms | 4–5 | Sliced thinly |
| Medium carrot | 1 | Cut into matchsticks |
| Red bell pepper | ½ | Optional; cut into thin strips |
| Ground black pepper | To taste | |
| Kosher salt | To taste |
Cooking Principles
- Stir-fry each ingredient separately: Each ingredient has a different cooking time — keeping them separate preserves color and freshness for a stunning presentation.
- Season noodles immediately: Mix the hot noodles with sesame oil, soy sauce, and sugar right away to prevent sticking.
Korean
Noodles
30 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
2 servings
Yield
Cooking Steps
- Marinate the beef and mushrooms: Put the beef and shiitake mushrooms into a bowl and mix with 1 clove minced garlic, 1 tsp sugar, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, 2 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sesame oil. Cover and refrigerate.
- Make the egg garnish (jidan): Separate the egg yolk from the white. Remove the chalaza. Beat yolk with a pinch of salt. Heat a thin layer of oil in a non-stick pan, turn off heat, pour in yolk mixture, and tilt to spread thin. Let cook 1 minute in residual heat, flip, and let sit 1 more minute. Set aside.
- Prepare the noodles and vegetables:
- Blanch spinach 30 sec–1 min, rinse in cold water, squeeze dry. Season with 1 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp sesame oil. Place in a large mixing bowl.
- Boil noodles 8 minutes, stirring after the first minute. Strain, cut with scissors, and toss with 2 tsp sesame oil, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sugar. Add to the bowl.
- Stir-fry onion and green onion with oil and a pinch of salt for 2 minutes; add to bowl.
- Stir-fry white mushrooms with oil and salt for 2 minutes; add to bowl.
- Stir-fry carrot 20 sec, then add bell pepper and stir-fry another 20 sec; add to bowl.
- Stir-fry marinated beef and mushrooms until beef is cooked through and mushrooms are shiny; add to bowl.
- Mix and serve: Add 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, ½ tsp ground black pepper, and 2 tsp sesame oil to the mixing bowl. Mix everything together by hand. Add the egg garnish and 1 tbsp sesame seeds, mix, then transfer to a large plate.