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Umami Beef & Sweet Potato Noodles Japchae

Umami Beef & Sweet Potato Noodles Japchae

with Gochujang & Mixed Veggies
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on February 27, 2026
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Calories
569 kcal
Protein
69.8g protein
Preparation Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Allergens:
  • Gluten
  • Sesame
  • Soy
  • Wheat
  • Molluscs
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Almond
  • Brazil nut
  • Cashew
  • Gluten
  • Hazelnut
  • Macadamia
  • Milk
  • Peanuts
  • Pecan
  • Pine nut
  • Pistachio
  • Soy
  • Walnut
  • Wheat
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Serving amount

1

Sweet Potato Noodles

1

Carrot

1

Capsicum

2

Garlic

1

Spring Onion

250 g

Beef Strips

1 sachet

Sweet Soy Seasoning

(Contains: Gluten, Sesame, Soy, Wheat;)

1 packet

Oyster Sauce

(Contains: Gluten, Molluscs, Wheat;)

1 packet

gochujang

(Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten;)

1 packet

Baby Spinach Leaves

1 sachet

Sesame Seeds

(Contains: Sesame; May be present: Almond, Brazil nut, Cashew, Gluten, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Milk, Peanuts, Pecan, Pine nut, Pistachio, Soy, Walnut, Wheat.)

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

1 tsp

sesame oil

(Contains: Sesame;)

½ tbs

soy sauce

(Contains: Soy; May be present: Gluten.)

1 tsp

brown sugar

2 tbs

water

Calories569 kcal
Energy (kJ)2380 kJ
Fat15.6 g
of which saturates3.7 g
Carbohydrate66.6 g
of which sugars21.6 g
Dietary Fibre6.9 g
Protein69.8 g
Cholesterol9.6 mg
Sodium2150 mg
Potassium82.5 mg
Calcium2.6 mg
Iron0.3 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pan

Cooking Steps

Cook the noodles
1
  • Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with boiling water.
  • Cook sweet potato noodles over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally with a fork to separate, until tender, 4-6 minutes.
  • Drain, rinse and return to saucepan with the sesame oil, tossing to coat.
Get prepped
2
  • Meanwhile, thinly slice carrot and capsicum into sticks.
  • Finely chop garlic.
  • Roughly chop spring onion.
  • In a small bowl, combine oyster sauce, gochujang, the soy sauce, brown sugar and water.
  • In a medium bowl, combine beef strips, sweet soy seasoning and a drizzle of olive oil.
Cook the beef
3
  • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat.
  • When oil is hot, cook pork strips, tossing, in batches until browned and cooked through, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

TIP: Cooking the meat in batches over a high heat helps it stay tender.

Cook the veggies
4
  • Wipe out frying pan and return to high heat with a drizzle of olive oil.
  • Cook carrot and capsicum until tender, 4-5 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to medium then add garlic and spring onion and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.
Bring it all together
5
  • To pan with veggies, add cooked beef strips, baby spinach leaves, noodles and oyster sauce mixture, tossing to combine, 1 minute. Season with pepper.
Finish & serve
6
  • Divide beef japchae sweet potato noodles between bowls.
  • Sprinkle over sesame seeds to garnish. Enjoy!

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