Chap chae is one of my favorite Korean dishes. Everytime I find my self in a Korean fast food or restaurant I would always order this. What I love about Chap chae is the mixture of sweet and salty flavors of the sauce in which they cook everything with and how it serves a balanced dish. You have your carbohydrates with the noodles, protein in the meat and you the vegetables – what more can you ask for?
Here’s a recipe of Chap Chae, I hope you like it as much as I do.
Chap chae
What you’ll need
250 grams Vermicelli noodles
100 grams sirloin beef, sliced thinly
1 can of canned button mushrooms
1/4 cup of carrots, jullianed
a handful of cabbage
1 onion, sliced lengthwise
1 tablespoon minced garlic
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup light soy sauce
3 tablespoons sesame oil
2 tablespoons white sugar
sesame seeds for garnish
How to do it
1. Prepare the vermicelli noodles as per instructions of the packaging.
2. Combine and mix the following ingredient in a small bowl:
– Garlic
– Light soy sauce
– Sesame oil
– White Sugar (Make sure to mix the sugar until it dissoloves)
This will serve as your sauce mixture. Set aside.
3. In a medium sized saute pan, heat canola oil over low heat.
4. Sauté the onions, and mushrooms. Cook until the mushrooms are slightly tender.
5. Cook the beef slices for 2 to 3 minutes, then add in the carrots and cabbage.
6. Pour the sauce mixture to, then add in the noodles. Cook until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
Serves four (4) to six (6) people | Sprinkle some sesame seeds if desired. 🙂
Notes on this recipe
* If ever vermicelli noodles is not available, you can also use mung bean noodles (glass noodles)
* The shitake mushrooms here are quite pricey so I prefer using your regular button mushrooms
* For the cabbage, you can substitute it with spinach leaves
How much did everything cost?
Vermicelli noodles – Php 29.50
Sirloin beef – Php 358.62
Canned mushrooms – Php 31.50
Carrots – Php 20.64
Cabbage – Php 26.75
Red onion – Php 41.89
Minced garlic – Php 83.50
Canola oil – Php 171.50
Light soy sauce – Php 44.50
White sugar – Php 26.00
Sesame seeds – Php 11.50
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