Saturday, July 26, 2008

Japchae 잡채

Here's a picture of the Korean noodle dish Japchae. I made this for a Korean Language Meetup in Seattle. It's considered one of the best Korean dishes to take to a potluck dinner. It can be served at room temperature and keeps well. This version of Japchae contains flank steak, noodles, 3 kinds of mushrooms, onion, carrot, cucumber and bellflower root. It sounds simple but it's fairly labor intensive. All the ingredients are prepared separately and then tossed together at the end. I've made it several times and it's only become a little easier to prepare. I use a mandoline slicer to get the long strips of carrot and cucumber.
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