Summer Noodles with Vegetables

Name: Summer Noodles with Vegetables (Bibim Guksoo)
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons canola, vegetable or other neutral oil; 2 tablespoons canola, vegetable or other neutral oil; 2 tablespoons canola, vegetable or other neutral oil; 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted in water and cut into thin strips; 4 dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted in water and cut into thin strips; Fine-grain sea salt or kosher salt; Fine-grain sea salt or kosher salt; 1 carrot, cut in half and then into thin strips; ¼ lb (125 g) ground beef; 1 tablespoon Crushed Roasted Sesame Seeds; ½ English cucumber, seeded and cut into matchstick strips; ¼ head fresh cabbage (about ¼ lb/100 g), shredded; 12 oz (350 grams) dried somen or angel hair pasta; 12 oz (350 grams) dried somen or angel hair pasta; 2 tablespoons Sweet Soy Base Sauce; 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil; 5 to 8 tablespoons Tangy Red Pepper Sauce; 1 tablespoon soy sauce, preferably low sodium

Bibim Guksoo

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Korean Table

By Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels

Published 2015

About

In this cold noodle dish, popular in the summer, somen noodles are mixed with a spicy sauce and topped with a variety of raw vegetables and namul.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons canola, vegetable or other neutral oil
4 dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted in wa

Asia
Korea
Main course
Pasta
Summer

Method

In a large skillet, add 1 tablespoon of the oil and place over medium heat. Stir-fry the mushrooms for 3 minutes, sprinkle with a little salt and transfer to a large platter. In the same skillet add the remaining oil and stir-fry the carrots. Sprinkle with salt and transfer to the platter with the m