Korean Glass-Noodles ('JabChae') Recipe

This is a recipe that both my partner and I absolutely enjoy. It is simple and tasty and you can have it as a side dish with warm rice, or just eat it as it is. Here's how it will look like:

To make this dish, you'll need the following (portion for approx.4):

Ingredients (varies to your liking):

cooking oil
2 bunches of starch (glass) noodles
thin strips of beef slices
1 big carrot/2 medium carrots
5-6 pcs shitake (chinese) mushrooms (soaked two hours and then sliced)
2 stalks of spring (green) onions (cut greens into 5-7cm long strips)
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 big onion (thinly sliced into long strips)
additional thinly sliced (optional) - white mushrooms, needle(enoki)mushrooms, capsicum, beans, blanched spinach, woodear mushrooms, tamagoyaki (japanese sweet omelet) etc.

Seasonings & Garnish:
soy sauce
sugar
sesame oil
roasted sesame seeds
black peppar (grounded)

Instructions:

1. Bring a big pot of water to boil and add in the starch noodles for about 5 minutes (taste one strand to see if it's done, you want it chewy and just right). Drain boiling water (do not soak in cold water) and put the noodles in a large bowl. Add 1-2tbsp of sesame oil and soy sauce and give it a thorough toss (the oil will prevent the noodles from clumping while being set aside). roughly cut the noodle bunches in a few parts, dont have to be too particular, just enough to enable ease of mixing in the veg later.
2. Next heat a pan and add ~1tbsp of cooking oil then add in the carrot (+ other veg that takes longer time to soften), fry for about 2-3 minutes or until the desired texture. Remove from pan and add into the same large bowl.
3. Then fry the green onions until slightly fragrant/browned. Remove and add into the same large bowl.
   
4. Add a little more oil into the frying pan (if needed), toss in the onions and fry till fragrant and translucent. Put in additional remaining veg and fry for abit (dont overcook the veg, you want a slight crunchy texture). Remove and add into large bowl.
5. Add beef strips, garlic, and shitake mushrooms into pan, add 1 tbsp of sesame oil, 1 tbsp soysauce 1/2 tsp of sugar, stirfry until fragrant. Remove and add into large bowl and turn off stove.
   
6. Add 2-3 tbsp of sesame oil + 2 tbsp sugar + 3-4 tbsp of soy sauce into the bowl + few dashes of black peppar. All that's left now is thoroughly mixing in the veg with noodles (use your hands for best results).
7. Garnish with sesame seeds (and tamagoyaki) then serve warm.
   

So if you're craving for some authentic classical korean dish, this is a must try- simple and appetizing. Eat it as a main dish or as sides.

Difficulty level : easy
Time estimated : within 1 hour