Chop Chae (Korean Mixed Vegetables With Beef and Noodles)

Name: Chop Chae (Korean Mixed Vegetables With Beef and Noodles)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 dried shiitake mushrooms; 4 ounces uncooked cellophane noodles; 2 tablespoons sesame oil; 2 teaspoons soy sauce; 2 teaspoons sugar; 3 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds, divided; 2 teaspoons rice wine; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 lb sirloin beef, sliced thinly; 1 tablespoon canola oil, divided; 1 cup shredded cabbage; 1 medium Spanish onion, sliced; 1 medium carrot, peeled and shredded; 2 green onions, chopped; 2 cups torn spinach

Submitted by Topher

"From Cooking Healthy Across America."

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photo by Kim E Park

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4

ingredients

6 dried shiitake mushrooms
4 ounces uncooked cellophane noodles
2 tablespoons sesame oil
2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
3 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds, divided
2 teaspoons rice wine
1 garlic clove, minced
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₂ lb sirloin beef, sliced thinly
1 tablespoon canola oil, divided
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 medium Spanish onion, sliced
1 medium carrot, peeled and shredded
2 green onions, chopped
2 cups torn spinach

directions

Soak mushrooms in cold water for 20 minutes. Drain and cut into thin strips.
Cook noodles in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Drain and rinse in cold water, then cut into 4-5" length.
Mix sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, 2 teaspoons, sesame seeds, rice wine, garlic, and pepper in a bowl.
Add half of mixture to sirloin in another bowl; mix and set aside.
Reserve other half of sauce.
Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in skillet or wok over medium-high heat and saute cabbage, onion, carrot, and onions stirring frequently for about 10 minutes.
Add spinach and saute for 1 additional minute.
Add mushrooms and noodles and remove from heat.
Mix well and put in serving bowl; set aside.
Heat remaining canola oil in skillet, add sirloin and cook until done.
Add to vegetables and noodles.
Add reserved sauce and mix well.
Serve.

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Reviews

Delish. Just like I grew up with. I leave out the cabbage and add zuchini when I have it.

Knight family
02-11-07 It was delicious. Thank you, Tropher. It was my also my first try with this chop chae. We all enjoyed it.

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I'm a med school student that loves to cook. You might have guessed though that being a college student doesn't give me a whole lot of money to spend on ingredients and such. So instead, whenever I go home, I try to cook something new for parents.

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