Vegan Kimchi Bibim Guksu 김치비빔국수 (Spicy Cold Kimchi Noodles)
Vegan Kimchi Bibim Guksu is a cold and spicy Korean noodle dish, the perfect quick meal when the weather is too hot and you can't be bothered to cook anything else.
Ingredients
- 180 g somyeon noodles
- 100 g enoki mushrooms
- 150 g kimchi
- 80 g cucumber cut into matchsticks
Sauce
- 2 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste)
- 1½ tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- ½ tbsp gochugaru (Korean red chili flakes)
- ½ tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to boil. Cook somyeon noodles according to the package instructions. Add in enoki mushrooms during the last minute. Drain the water and quickly rinse the noodles under cold water to prevent it from overcooking.
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the sauce. Add in the cooled noodles and mushrooms, mixing well until everything is coated in the sauce.
- Place a portion of noodles into a serving bowl. Top with cucumber slices and toasted sesame seeds.
Notes
- I often eyeball the amount of ingredients for the sauce. Feel free to adjust the ratios to your liking!
- Shocking the hot noodles by running in cold water or dumping into an ice bath is a crucial step to prevent overcooked soggy noodles. It's also what makes this a cold noodle dish :)
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