Noodles · Vegetable

Bibim-naengmyeon

Name: Bibim-naengmyeon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 150g Naengmyeon Noodles; 1/2 Cucumber; 1 Carrot; 1 Egg; 10 Ice Cubes; 3 Tbsp Gochujang; 2 Tsp Gochugaru; 3 Tsp Sesame Oil; 1 Tsp Crushed Garlic; 3 Tbsp Sugar; 1 Tsp Soy Sauce; 4 Tbsp Water; 2 Tsp Sesame Seeds

비빔냉면

The ice cold noodles paired with the sweet spicy sauce creates a perfect contrast in temperature. A lunchtime favourite in my house!

Prep: 5m
Cooking: 35m
Total: 40m

Bibim-naengmyeon (비빔냉면) is a very healthy, quick, cold, spicy noodle dish that tastes great on a hot summers day (it tastes pretty good on any other day as well!). The dish is made of cold noodles mixed with strips of carrot and cucumber, a hard boiled egg, and covered with a sweet and spicy sauce.

This is a lunchtime favourite in my house as it doesn’t take long to prepare and tastes divine. It’s also pretty healthy and so ticks all of the right boxes! The cold, slightly chewy texture of the noodles is a perfect contrast to the spicy sauce that covers them and although the sauce is quite hot it never becomes over powering.

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Ingredients

Makes 2 servings

150g Naengmyeon Noodles
1/2 Cucumber
1 Carrot
1 Egg
10 Ice Cubes
FOR THE SAUCE
3 Tbsp Gochujang
2 Tsp Gochugaru
3 Tsp Sesame Oil
1 Tsp Crushed Garlic
3 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tsp Soy Sauce
4 Tbsp Water
2 Tsp Sesame Seeds

Method

1

Hard boil the egg in a pan of boiling water for approximately 10 minutes.
2

Fill a large pan with water and bring to the boil. Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook for about 5 minutes. Test a single noodle to make sure it is the right consistency. It should be chewy but not hard in the middle. * It's best to use a large pan to cook these noodles as their high starch content do make them prone to stick to each other.
3

When the noodles are cooked, drain them and rinse 2 to 3 times in cold water until the water turns clear. Pop the noodles into a bowl and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
4

Slice the cucumber and carrots into thin julienne strips. Once hard boiled, peel and slice the egg in half.
5

In a bowl combine all ingredients for the sauce and mix well. The sauce should be fairly thick but still runny. Add a little more water to thin it down a little if this isn't the case.
6

Split everything between 2 serving bowls. Start by placing the noodles first with the cucumber, carrot and egg on top. Finally cover everything with the sauce and add the ice cubes.
7

Mix everything well with the sauce and enjoy!