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Potato Japchae
🇰🇷 Korean Vegetarian

Potato Japchae

🇰🇷 Korean

Slurpable noodles tossed with potato and a bold sauce — fast, glossy and wildly satisfying. Ready in 17 minutes including prep.

Prep 12 min Cook 5 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Spinach150 g
  • Ginger3 cloves, minced
  • Potato4
  • Spring Onions3, sliced
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil2 tbsp
  • Noodles250 g
  • Glass Noodles250 g

Optional extras

  • Perilla Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Boil the noodles a minute shy of the packet time, drain, and toss with a splash of the Sesame Oil so they don't clump.

  2. 2

    Heat the rest of the Sesame Oil in a wok until it shimmers, then flash the garlic for a few seconds.

  3. 3

    Add the potato and cook until just done, then splash in the soy sauce.

  4. 4

    Slide the noodles in and toss vigorously for 60 seconds so every strand picks up the sauce.

  5. 5

    Finish off the heat with spring onions and spring onions.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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