Shrimp Japchae

Name: Shrimp Japchae
Ingredients: 1 pound U-15 sized shrimp, peeled and deveined, then halved lengthwise; 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 2 tablespoons rice wine (sake, or if you have it, soju made from rice); 1 tablespoon mirin; 2 cloves garlic, passed through a Micro-plane; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper; 2 whole dried hot chiles, chopped; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil; 1/4 cup rice wine (sake, or if you have it, soju made from rice which is tricky to find); 2 tablespoons mirin; 2 cloves garlic passed through a Micro-plane; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup toasted canola oil or plain canola oil for sauteeing the veg etc; 2 beaten eggs; 1 bunch scallions, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, stems and seeds removed, thinly sliced; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced; 1 carrot, julienned; 1 handful fresh spinach; 2 cups thinly sliced savoy or napa cabbage; 8 ounces dangmyeon (sweet potato starch noodles); 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil for the noodles; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

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Ingredients

1 pound U-15 sized shrimp, peeled and deveined, then halved lengthwise
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice wine (sake, or if you have it, soju made from rice)
1 tablespoon mirin
2 cloves garlic, passed through a Micro-plane
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 whole dried hot chiles, chopped
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
1/4 cup rice wine (sake, or if you have it, soju made from rice which is tricky to find)
2 tablespoons mirin
2 cloves garlic passed through a Micro-plane
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup toasted canola oil or plain canola oil for sauteeing the veg etc
2 beaten eggs
1 bunch scallions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, stems and seeds removed, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 carrot, julienned
1 handful fresh spinach
2 cups thinly sliced savoy or napa cabbage
8 ounces dangmyeon (sweet potato starch noodles)
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil for the noodles
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds