Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Vegetarian Korean Sweet potato noodles

I had some Japchae at lunch the other day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japchae) and was inspired to try that at home. Here is the quick and easy recipe I came up with.

Ingredients
Sweet potato noodles (Korean noodles) available at any asian store.
Miso Paste (also available at asian stores)
Red Onions
Veggies to stir fry - carrot, beans, peas, baby corn. I found canned baby corn at the local grocery.

Method
  1. Cook the noodles as usual, the only change is that these noodles cook very fast, so they need to stay in boiling water for only about 3 mins.
  2. Stir fry the onions in oil,.
  3. Add the other veggies and sprinkle some water , cover for few minutes to let them cook.
  4. Microwave about half a cup of water and add a spoon of miso paste to it and mix well. Miso has a very strong flavor, so tread carefully here..
  5. Add miso water to the veggies, some salt to taste and let them simmer in it till the water is all evaporated and the mixture has a thick sauce like consistency.
  6. Finally add in the cooked noodles and mix well. Drizzle a few drops of soy sauce on top. Fans of spice can also add a few chili flakes.

It tasted yummy and somehow the transparent look of the noodles made the dish very appealing to me.