Today, I will make a popular Korean noodle dish, Jjol-myeon(쫄면). The letter “Jjol (쫄)” came from the first letter of the Korean word “쫄깃 쫄깃한”, which means very chewy and elastic. The letter “myeon(면)” means noodle in Korean. If you are familiar with names for Korean food, you will remember “myeon” from jja-jang-myeon, ra-men, or nang-myeon. So, jjol-myeon is very chewy noodle with a sweet, sour and spicy sauce and some fresh vegetables. If you don’t like hard boiled egg, you can skip it. Enjoy!!!

Read more about Korean noodles from Wikipedia…

Main Ingredients:

• 2 Packs Jjol Myeon Noodles
• 2 Handfuls Bean Sprout (KongNaMul)
• 1/3 Seedless Cucumber
• 1/2 Carrot
• 1/4 Cabbage
• 1 Hard Boiled Egg

Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp Red Pepper Paste
• 2 Tbsp Brown Rice Vinegar or Apple Vinegar
• 2 Tbsp Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 Tbsp Red Pepper Powder (Optional)
• 1 tsp Minced Garlic
• 1 tsp Sesame Seeds
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil

Yield: 2 Servings

1. Boil 2 handfuls of bean sprout for 10 minutes.
2. Rinse them in cold water and drain the water.

Tips for boiling bean sprouts:

• Remove the bad parts (tail) of the bean sprouts and wash.
• Cover the bean sprouts with water in a pan.
• Cover the lid and cook. Don’t lift the lid until the bean sprouts are cooked otherwise the bean sprouts will have a raw bean smell and taste.

Julienne the cucumber and carrot into same length pieces.
Slice the cabbage thinly. Prepare 1 hard boiled egg and cut it half.

1. In the boiling water, add the jjol myeon noodles and cook for 3~5 minutes.
2. Wash the noodles in cold water twice and drain the water.

In a small bowl, combine 2 Tbsp red pepper paste, 2 Tbsp vinegar, 2 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, 1 Tbsp red pepper powder, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp sesame seeds, and 1 tsp sesame oil. Mix them all together. If you don’t want yours too spicy, then skip the red pepper powder.

Place the noodles and put cucumber, carrot, cabbage, and the bean sprout on it.

Pour some sauce on top of the vegetables.
(2~3 spoons of sauce will be enough, but it depends on your taste.:D)

Add the egg on top of the sauce. If you don’t like hard boiled eggs, just skip it.

Mix all ingredients together. It looks spicy and yummy~~~ Enjoy !!!!