Dinner for 4
Japchae Noodles
$12.08for 453 minServes 4
Sweet potato noodles, marinated beef, vegetables, spinach, and egg are tossed with a savory Korean sauce.
Photo: carlsbadcravings.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Beef steak (sirloin, flank, skirt)$8.99/lb typical | 0.25 lb | $2.25Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.75Typical price |
 | Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $1.40Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.34Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
| Spinach$0.35/oz typical | 5 oz | $1.75Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.08 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Soy sauceAsian sauces and pastesSugar and brown sugarHoney or maple syrupSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarVinegarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaOlive and cooking oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- 53 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
$3.02 per serving$12.08 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 4 oz filet mignon or rib eye fillet
- 2 tsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seed oil
- 1 tsp mirin/rice wine
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame seed oil
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tsp gochujang
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 7 oz korean sweet potato starch noodles
- 3 1/2 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms
- canola
- 1 egg
- 1 yellow onion
- sea salt
- 2 carrots
- 1 red bell pepper
- 5 oz baby spinach
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
Steps
- Slice the beef thinly and marinate it with 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, mirin, sugar, pepper, and 1 minced garlic clove for 15 minutes.
- Whisk the remaining soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, brown sugar, gochujang, and rice vinegar into a sauce.
- Boil the noodles in salted water until tender, drain them, and toss them with a little canola oil.
- Cook the egg in an oiled skillet until firm, slice it, and set it aside.
- Stir-fry the onion, carrots, bell pepper, mushrooms, and remaining garlic in canola oil, adding the spinach until wilted.
- Cook the beef in the skillet until done, then toss it with the noodles, vegetables, sauce, egg, green onions, and sesame seeds.
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