AI-generated imageKorean Beef and Vegetable Stir-Fried Rice Cake Japchae (4 Servings)
This Korean tteok-japchae stir-fries lengthwise-cut chewy rice or wheat cakes with beef and colorful vegetables in a soy-based sauce. Unlike saucy tteokbokki, it is a relatively dry, japchae-style stir-fry.
Ingredients
servings: 4 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Rinse vegetables under running water. Use separate boards and utensils for raw beef and vegetables, and keep beef chilled until cooking.
- 02
Mix 200 g beef with 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp honey, 1 tbsp minced garlic and a pinch of pepper. Refrigerate while preparing vegetables.
- 03
Prepare 300 g tteok according to the package; thaw safely or briefly blanch firm cakes until pliable. Once safe to cut, halve them lengthwise into thin sticks.
- 04
Thinly slice 1/4 bell pepper and 1/2 onion, and cut 1 green onion into similar-length pieces.
- 05
Heat 1 tsp oil in a skillet over medium heat. Spread out the marinated beef, separate the pieces and cook thoroughly throughout. Wash utensils that touched raw beef.
- 06
Add onion and bell pepper; stir-fry until slightly softened. Add tteok and stir until pliable and heated through. If sticking, add water 1 tbsp at a time, up to 3 tbsp.
- 07
Add the remaining 3 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey and green onion; stir until evenly coated. Turn off heat, toss with 1 tbsp sesame oil and 1 tbsp sesame seeds, and serve hot. The finished dish should be a stir-fry, not a soup.
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Before you cook
May contain wheat (wheat-based tteok and soy sauce), soy and sesame (oil and seeds); check labels. Prevent cross-contamination between raw beef and vegetables, and cook beef thoroughly. Keep meat refrigerated and never thaw at room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow containers within 2 hours at 4°C or below; reheat to 74°C. Never give honey to infants under 12 months.
Allergens: 밀(밀떡을 사용할 경우) / wheat if wheat tteok is used, 대두·밀(일반 진간장) / soy and possibly wheat in soy sauce, 참깨·참기름 / sesame
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