Sweet potato starch noodles with stir-fried vegetables and beef (Japchae) from Maangchi's Real Korean Cooking: Authentic Dishes for the Home Cook (page 230) by Emily "Maangchi" Kim and Lauren Chattman

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Accompaniments: Korean egg garnish (Gyeran-jidan)

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  • ShayLRoss on January 11, 2026

    I make this pretty regularly, it's easy enough to pull together after doing the initial prep work and always tastes great. I like to try different vegetables and meat to see how it comes together. For this last version, I used shabu shabu beef and added bell peppers.

  • dubumandu on July 11, 2024

    This is my favorite japchae recipe. I’ve doubled & once even quadrupled it for a big party. Turns out great every time. It’s really flexible and works with lots of different veggie combinations.

  • aileent1 on November 11, 2022

    Good but not great. I prefer the recipe from Kimchi Chronicles.

  • jenburkholder on August 21, 2020

    Tastes just like all the japchae I've ever had. Delicious. Can also be made vegetarian quite readily by adding more mushrooms.

  • Rinshin on September 30, 2019

    Excellent and mild tasting version of japchae using more common button mushrooms. I subbed thinly sliced chuck beef for brisket, kale for spinach, frozen shiitake mushrooms and added biased sliced asparagus. Halved the recipe and all in all, took about 45-50 min to prep and cook. Did add bit more soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds after combining everything. Photo added.

  • sosayi on March 05, 2018

    Really enjoyed this! Loads of flavor. Subbed flank steak for the brisket, which worked out well. Many steps, and time consuming to prep, but really quite easy to cook. If that makes any sense. I’d definitely make it again.

  • Smokeydoke on February 27, 2018

    This is a delightful version, chockful of vegetables and flavor.

  • shoffmann on February 17, 2018

    We enjoyed this. I didn't end up making the optional egg garnish because after the marathon effort of individually prepping and cooking all of the other components it just didn't seem necessary. It wasn't missed since there are plenty of other flavors and textures to go around.

  • MmeFleiss on March 23, 2017

    This was the best version of japchae I have eaten. Definitely going into our repeat list.

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