Contributed by : Lee Sang-Hyun

JOBCHAE -starch noodle with vegetables

Ingredients:

1/3 pound of beef
a half of medium size onion
a half bunch of spinach
1 stick of carrot
a half of green pepper
10 dried oriental mushroom
1/3 package of starch noodle (looks translucent)
cooking oil

Sauce for beef and mushroom:

1 table spoon soy sauce
1/2 table spoon sugar
1/2 tea spoon chopped garlic
1/2 tea spoon sesame oil
1/8 tea spoon black pepper

Sauce for seasoning:

soy sauce
sesame oil
sugar (optional)

Method:

1) Boil the noodle in the boiling water until they become soft according to
the package.
2) When the noodle is soft, rinse them with cold water, and drain well. Set
aside.
3) In a boiling water, put spinach all at once and turn off heat
immediately. Rinse the spinach with cold water and squeeze well.
4) Soak dried mushrooms in warm water until they become soft.  Then squeeze
well and slice thinly.
5) Slice beef in thin stripes.
6) Marinate sliced beef and mushrooms with sauce.
7) Slice onion and green pepper thinly.   Grate carrot.
8) In a large bowl, put spinach and mix with 1/2 teaspoonful of soy sauce
and 1/4 teaspoonful of sesame oil.
9) In a hot pan, cook beef and mushrooms until beef become brown. Put them
into the large bowl.
10) In a hot pan, briefly cook onion, carrot, and green pepper with cooking
oil. (You can use sesame oil, too).  Carrot, onion and pepper should be
cooked separately in order to keep their own color. Put them into the large
bowl.
11) Put the noodle into the large bowl. Mix all ingredients together well
with 1- 2 tablespoonful of soy sauce and 1 teaspoonful of sesame oil. Put
some sugar if it is desirable.
12) Serve when it is warm.  Serve as a main meal with rice or as a side dish.