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Korean Serves 4

Appeared at: Banchan Not Bonchon

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Sweet potato noodles, season the noodles themselves before you mix anything else in. That's the whole trick.

Ingredients

  • 2 boxes shiitake mushrooms, cut into thin strips
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • sugar
  • soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
  • 4 oz sweet potato starch noodles
  • 3 green onions, cut into 2-inch long pieces
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks
  • black pepper
  • kosher salt
  • vegetable oil

Make it

  1. Put the noodles into a pot of boiling water, cover, and cook for 1 minute. Stir them with a wooden spoon so they don’t stick together. Cover and keep cooking for another 7 minutes until the noodles are soft and chewy.

  2. Add 2 tsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp sugar. Mix well by hand or a wooden spoon. This process will season the noodles and also keep the noodles from sticking to each other.

  3. Heat up a skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tsp vegetable oil with the onion, the green onion, and a pinch of salt. Stir-fry about 2 minutes until the onion looks a little translucent. Transfer to the noodle bowl.

  4. Add the shiitake mushrooms and a pinch of salt to the pan. Stir-fry for 2 minutes until softened and a little juicy. Transfer to the noodle bowl.

  5. Add the carrot and stir-fry for 20 seconds. Transfer to the noodle bowl.

  6. Add 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, and 2 tsp of toasted sesame oil to the mixing bowl full of ingredients. Mix all together by hand.