Jaengban Guksu Recipe (Korean Spicy Cold Noodle Platter)

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 Asian pear, peeled and cored, plus 1/2 cup thinly sliced
• 1 apple, peeled and cored, preferably Gala or Fuji
• 1⁄2 cup gochujang
• 4 tbsp. light corn syrup
• 2 tbsp. gochugaru, finely ground
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp. mirin
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 oz. dry buckwheat noodles
• 1⁄2 cup shredded red cabbage
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced cucumbers
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced carrots
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced red onions
• 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced mugwort leaves
• 1⁄2 cup perilla leaves, thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 cup mung bean sprouts
• 2 soft-boiled eggs