Korean Kimchi Glass Noodle Stir-Fry
Quick answer
- Total time
- 30 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Well-fermented kimchi gives this glass noodle stir-fry a sour, spicy edge that plain japchae lacks.
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Squeeze the kimchi hard: leftover juice turns to water in the pan, swelling the noodles and diluting the seasoning. Pork goes in first so its fat flavors the kimchi and onion, and sesame oil is stirred in off the heat to keep its aroma.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Boil 100 g glass noodles for 6 minutes, until translucent and springy but not collapsing.
- 2
Drain, rinse under cold water to remove starch and stop cooking, then toss with 1 tablespoon soy sauce so the noodles start absorbing flavor.
- 3
Squeeze 150 g aged kimchi firmly until it no longer releases liquid, then cut it into bite-size pieces.
Slice 100 g pork shoulder into thin strips, and cut the onion and green onion before heating the pan.
- 4
Add 1 tablespoon cooking oil to a pan and stir-fry the pork over medium heat for about 2 minutes.
When the outside turns pale and the pork fat smells savory, move on before the meat dries out.
- 5
Add the kimchi and onion, then stir-fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes to drive off moisture.
The onion should look slightly translucent, and the bottom of the pan should not be pooling with liquid.
- 6
Add the seasoned noodles, the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 0.5 tablespoon sugar.
Toss quickly over medium heat for about 1 minute, lifting and turning the noodles so they stay separate instead of clumping.
- 7
If the kimchi tastes too sour, adjust with a small extra pinch of sugar, then turn off the heat.
- 8
Mix in 1 tablespoon sesame oil and the green onion, and serve as soon as the noodles look glossy.
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