Japchae

I was food shopping when I passed by the oriental aisle. I saw this interesting sauce called Japchae sauce(see photo below). It is a Korean product. Great! I love Korean food. I went ahead and bought it and figured out what to do with it later. Luckily, the label has a recipe in fine print.

I cooked this tonight and we ate it for dinner. It was good. The sauce is sweet and not spicy at all as I would expect for a Korean dish.

INGREDIENTS :
1 lb sirloin, sliced thin
8 oz rice stick (bihon)
9 oz spinach
2 stalks green onions
2 med carrots, sliced thin
1 small onion, sliced same size as carrots
4 large shitake (if using dried, soak in warm waterfor few hours until soft)
   or white mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup Japchae sauce
olive oil
1/4 tsp kosher salt
Sesame seeds for garnishing

1. Boil water in a pot and blanch spinach for about a minute. Remove spinach and set aside. Reserve water and use to cook rice stick. Return water to a boil and add rice stick. Cook for 3-5 mins. Drain.
2. Heat oil in pan in medium high heat. Saute onions and carrots. Sprinkle with salt. Saute for about 5 mins. Remove from pan and transfer to a plate.
3. Saute beef for 3 minutes. Add green onions, mushrooms and japchae sauce. Saute for another 3 min. Add the onions-carrots mixture. Turn off the heat.
4. Mix spinach and rice sticks into the beef and vegetable mixture.
5. Transfer to a plate. Garnish with sesame seeds and thinly sliced green onions.