Japchae - Korean Glass Noodles - Tammy style.

Japchae is a Korean dish made from sweet potato noodles, stir fried in sesame oil with various vegetables, and flavored with soy sauce, and sweetened slightly with sugar. Typically it is made with beef, however, for my recipe, I am using chicken. Here is my version of this simple, yet, deliciously healthy dish.

Ingredients:
1 lb chicken boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets (already sliced thin)

1/4 cup sliced white button mushrooms

1/4 cup sliced red onions
1/4 cup sliced green peppers

1/4 cup broccoli diced

1/4 cup sliced carrots

2 Tablespoons diced garlic

2 Tablespoons sesame oil

2 Teaspoons thick soy sauce

1.5 Teaspoons of sugar

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 bag of Sweet Potato Noodles (or about 2 cups cooked noodles)

This yields about 2 servings.

(I am spoiled in the fact that our local grocery store has a full service salad bar where I can go and purchase the above fresh veggies already chopped at whatever amount I need. Maybe you will be lucky enough to find a similar salad bar set up at your local grocer?)

For the sweet potato noodles, I am using this brand. You can purchase this at a Korean grocer or an Asian store.
From the bag, I am using about 1/4 of the amount.

Cook this according to instructions on the bag. I added the pictured amount of noodles to boiling water for about 9 minutes, or until soft and pliable. Then I removed it from the boiling water, cold rinsed it and set it aside to drain.

Take your chicken cutlets and cut into thin slices.

Into a large, hot, non-stick skillet, add 1 Tablespoon of sesame oil, garlic, chicken, thick soy sauce. Stir well as you brown and cook the chicken. Once chicken is cooked thoroughly, add all the veggies and remaining garlic. Stir fry veggies until slightly tender yet still crisp. Continue to stir well. Mix in soy sauce and sugar (to taste). Add well drained noodles and remaining sesame oil.
Make sure you stir all the ingredients well and noodles evenly. Add additional soy sauce and/or hot sauce to taste. Can be served hot or cold, either as a side dish with rice or main entree.

Enjoy!

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