Name: Japchae
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS; 250 g sweet potato noodles ($2.25); 2 cloves garlic (minced) ($0.056); ½ carrot (32g, julienned) ($0.0576); 1 red bell pepper (julienned) ($0.99); ½ yellow onion (sliced) ($0.114); 50 g shiitake mushrooms (sliced) ($0.916); 20 g baby spinach ($0.068); 2 stalks spring onions (matchsticks) ($0.20); 5 tsp oil ($0.195); MEAT; 100 g beef slices ($1.50); 2 tsp mirin ($0.109); 2 tsp light soya sauce ($0.056); SAUCE; 3 tbsp light soya sauce ($0.252); 1 tbsp sugar ($0.019); 1 tbsp sesame oil ($0.134); ½ tsp pepper ($0.0455)

Yields3 ServingsPrep Time15 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time35 mins

INGREDIENTS

250 g sweet potato noodles ($2.25)

2 cloves garlic (minced) ($0.056)

½ carrot (32g, julienned) ($0.0576)

1 red bell pepper (julienned) ($0.99)

½ yellow onion (sliced) ($0.114)

50 g shiitake mushrooms (sliced) ($0.916)

20 g baby spinach ($0.068)

2 stalks spring onions (matchsticks) ($0.20)

5 tsp oil ($0.195)

MEAT

100 g beef slices ($1.50)

2 tsp mirin ($0.109)

2 tsp light soya sauce ($0.056)

SAUCE

3 tbsp light soya sauce ($0.252)

1 tbsp sugar ($0.019)

1 tbsp sesame oil ($0.134)

½ tsp pepper ($0.0455)

DIRECTIONS

Marinate the beef slices with mirin and light soya sauce. Set aside.

In a frypan, heat 1 tbsp (3 tsp) of oil. Add garlic, red bell pepper and carrots and stir fry for a while. Then add onions and stir fry till translucent. Lastly, add mushrooms, spinach and spring onions and stir fry until spinach is wilted. Remove from pan.

In a clean frypan, heat 2 tsp of oil. Add marinated beef slices and stir fry till cooked. Remove from pan.

In a saucepot, bring water to a boil and add 250g of sweet potato noodles. Cook for about 6-7 minutes until noodles are soft but slightly chewy. Remove from pot.

Add the noodles, stir-fried vegetables and meat into a big bowl. Add the sauce and mix everything together. Add more soya sauce and sugar if needed.

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