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Mul naengmyon (Buck wheat noodle in cold beef broth) Recipe
 
Ingredients: 5 oz naengmyon noodle
  1/2 lb beef shank
  1/4 English cucumber, julienne
  1/2 Asian pear, julienne
  1 egg, hard-boiled, sliced in half
  1/4 cup pickled radish*
  sugar, vinegar, gyeoja (Korean mustard)
  1/4 inch piece ginger
  4-5 cloves of garlic
  1 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper
  (*Pickled radish - Julienne radish. Add 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/4 tsp salt.
Mix well, leave in a refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.)
 
Put beef, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper to a boiling water and cook until soft.
Take out the meat and slice very thinly.
Set aside.
Save broth, strain, put in a refrigerator.
Skim fat on top.

In a big pot of boiling water, add noodle.
Cook for 3-5 minutes depends on instruction of the package.
Wash in a cold water for several times to get rid of excess starch.
Drain and set aside.

In a big bowl, pour chilled broth, some ice and add noodle.
On top, garnish with an egg, pear, cucumber and picked radish.

Serve with sugar, vinegar and gyeo ja (Korean mustard).

 
Tips: "NaengMyon" is one of the most desirable dishes in summer.
There are two types of NaengMyon noodles, "PyeongYang" style and "HamHeung" style.
"Naeng Myon" noodle is made with buck wheat and potato starch, unlike Japanese "Soba" noodle,
the chewy texture is a trademark.
 
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Bibim naengmyon (Spicy buck wheat noodle) Recipe
 
Ingredients: 180 g naengmyon gooksoo (naeng myon noodle)
  1/4 cucumber, thin julienne
  1 egg,
   
yangnyum (sauce): 2 tbsp go choo jang (Korean chili paste), 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp sesame oil,
  1 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame seeds
 
Boil big pot of water for noodle.

In a small pot, hard-boil egg.
(To make well done, add water, an egg, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium,
cook for 10 minutes.)
Immerse in a cold water immediately.
Peel, cut in half.

Add noodle to a pot, cook for the recommended time from manufacturer.
Dump in a cold water.
Wash 2-3 times until the clean water comes out.
Drain well.

Mix the sauce.

In a large bowl, add noodle, put sauce on top.
Garnish with cucumber and an egg.

 
Tips: Naeng myon is one of the traditional noodles from Korea.
It is very thin, yet has quit chewy texture.

Naeng myon noodles contain a lot of starch so they will stick to a pot and to each other.
Be sure to add a fair amount of water while cooking.

 
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Janchiguksu (Noodles with vegetables in dried anchovy broth) Recipe
 
Ingredients: 2 bundles somyon noodle
  1/4 cup myeol chi (dried anchovy)
  1 3x3 kelp piece, 1/2 onion, thin sliced
  1 egg, 4 oz beef
  soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil, salt and pepper
  1/2 square eo mook (fried fish paste)
  1/4 cup kim chi - squeezed, 2 tsp salt
   
yangnyeom jang (sauce): 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp chopped green onion, 1/2 tsp sesame oil,
  1/2 tsp sesame seeds, 1/4 tsp minced garlic
 
Boil a big pot of water for noodles.
Add noodles, cook for 3-4 minutes depends on recommended time.
Rinse in a cold water, drain.

Add 6 cups cold water to a pot for broth.
Add dried anchovy and kelp.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Skim the bubbles, take out anchovies and kelp.
Add soy sauce and salt, bring up to a boil again, turn the heat off.

Saute onion with some vegetable oil.

Mix egg with a touch of salt, make a thin crepe.
(Heat pan, add egg and turn off to very low heat.)
Cool slightly, cut into thin strips.

Cut kim chi into thin strips.
Add 1/2 tsp sugar and sesame oil, mix well with hands.

Cut beef into thin strips, marinade with some soy sauce, sugar, minced garlic, sesame oil, salt and pepper.
Heat pan, saute beef.

Julienne eo mook.
In a pan, add soy sauce, sugar and pepper, bring to a boil.
If the bubble comes up, add eo mook, cook very quickly to absorb liquid on a medium-high heat.

Put noodles in a big bowl.
Pour hot broth.
Arrange kim chi, beef, onion, eo mook and egg on a platter.

Serve individual bowl of noodle.
Guests can add garnishes to fit their tastes.

 
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Jjolmyon (Spicy chewy noodle) Recipe
 
Ingredients: 14 oz (1 pack) jjolmyon (chewy noodle)
  1 egg, hard boiled
  1/4 cucumber, thin julienne
   
chogochoojang (sauce): 2 tbsp go choo jang (Korean chili paste), 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
  1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 tsp sesame seeds,
  1/4 tsp sesame oil, a pinch of pepper
 
Boil 6 cups water in a big pot.
Cook noodle for 5 minutes or follow the instruction on the package.
Rinse several times to get rid of starch in cold water, drain well.

Cut an egg in half.

In a bowl, add half of the noodle, put some cho go choo jang, place cucumber and egg on top.