Dinner for 2
Spicy Seafood Japchae
$15.54for 435 minServes 2
Glass noodles, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables cook with soy sauce, garlic, sesame oil, and spicy pepper.

Photo: koreanbapsang.com
What it costs
Pick your city to see which ingredients are on sale
| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramen and Asian noodles$0.18/oz typical | 4 oz | $0.72Typical price | |
| Tuna steak, mahi, halibut, trout$11.99/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $3.37Typical price | |
| Shrimp$7.99/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $1.50Typical price | |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.1 lb | $0.13Typical price | |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | a little | $0.04Typical price | |
| Mushrooms$0.40/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $1.10Typical price | |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | a little | $0.17Typical price | |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | a little | $0.05Typical price | |
| Total for the servings shown | $7.77 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilAsian sauces and pastesSalt and pepperSoy sauceSugar and brown sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Shrimp for White fish (tilapia, cod, haddock)about $1.00/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- 35 minstart to table
- Easydifficulty
- 2servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
Typical price
$3.88 per serving$15.54 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 dangmyeon
- 1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 small squid
- 8 small shrimp
- 1/4 onion
- 1/3 small carrot
- 2 1/2 fresh shiitake mushrooms
- 2 oz enoki mushrooms - optional
- 1 scallion
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 3/4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Steps
- Boil the dangmyeon in salted water for 8 minutes, drain it, and toss it with 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
- Slice the squid, onion, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and scallion while the noodles cook.
- Mix the soy sauce, sugar, garlic, remaining sesame oil, and gochugaru in a small bowl.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the onion, carrot, and mushrooms for 6 minutes.
- Add the squid and shrimp, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 5 minutes until the seafood is opaque and reaches 145 F.
- Add the noodles and sauce, toss for 6 minutes, and cook until the sauce coats everything.
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