Impossible™ Japchae
4 Servings
14 Ingredients
By Impossible Foods
Impossible Foods
45’ Total time=25’ Cooking + 20’ Preparation
How do you make one of the most festive dishes in Korean cuisine even more celebratory? Cook it with Impossible™ Burger.
Japchae is a dish traditionally served at celebrations like weddings or birthday parties—but it’s also perfect for any kind of big party or banquet. Invited to a potluck and tired of bringing the same old casserole? Impossible Japchae to the rescue. It’s savory and sweet, filled with fresh ingredients, and super easy to make.
This is a stir fry dish that consists of vegetables, Impossible Burger marinated in a special sauce and a distinctive kind of noodle that has several different names: Korean Potato Starch Vermicelli Noodles, also known as Glass Noodles, Cellophane Noodles or Dangmyeon. Regardless of the name, these noodles come out of the bag looking like the brush on an old-fashioned broom. They become clear while cooking in boiling water. (Don’t confuse them with rice vermicelli noodles, which are white.)
Planning is key when making this dish because the ingredients are prepared separately and then mixed at the end. When making any kind of pasta or noodle dish, it's helpful to start heating up the water first. You’ll be using your biggest pot for the noodles, and while they’re cooking, you can prepare the spicy sauce. The key ingredient here is a Korean chili paste called Gochujang. You can find it at almost any Asian supermarket or online.
Once you’ve got these two elements underway, you’re ready to begin prepping the vegetables. Things move quickly from here, and you’ll have a delicious meal ready to go before you know it.
So if you’ve got a celebration coming up in your life, it's time to make this Impossible Japchae. It’s so delicious you may start inventing holidays just for an excuse to enjoy it again!
Let's Get
14 Ingredients
- Impossible Burger, 1 Package
- Korean Potato Starch Vermicelli Noodles, 14 Ounces
- 3 oz Spinach
- 1 Small Onion
- 1 Carrot
- Sesame Oil, 6 Tablespoons
- 2 cloves Garlic
- Toasted Sesame Seeds, 4 Teaspoons
- Sugar, 3 Tablespoons
- Soy Sauce, 4 Tablespoons
- Salt, 1 Teaspoon
- Black Pepper, 1 Teaspoon
- Korean Chili Paste (Gochujang), 2 Tablespoons
- Water, 4 Tablespoons
How to prepare
Step 1: MAKE THE SPICY SAUCE
Combine the ingredients for the spicy sauce and set aside.
Step 2: PREP YOUR INGREDIENTS
Peel and cut the onion and carrot into thin slices. Mince the garlic. Trim the ends of the spinach. Blanch spinach in a pot of boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Rinse under cold water and squeeze out excess liquid. Cut the spinach into 2-inch pieces and set aside.
Step 3: PREP THE NOODLES
Cook the vermicelli noodles in a large pot of boiling water for 7-8 minutes. Drain off excess water and use a pair of scissors to make a couple cuts in the noodles. Add 2-3 tablespoons of sesame oil into the cooked vermicelli noodles to prevent the noodles from sticking together.
Step 4: MAKE THE JAPCHAE
Add 3 tablespoons of sesame oil in a frying pan over high heat. Sauté garlic, onion and carrot for 3-5 minutes until tender. Crumble in Impossible Burger and cook for 5-7 minutes until brown. Add in the cooked noodles, spinach and spicy sauce. Stir fry until all the ingredients are heated through.
Step 5: SERVE, SHARE, AND ENJOY
Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds. Makes 4 portions.
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