Vegan Korean Spicy Mixed Noodles (Bibim Guksu 비빔국수)
This bowl of Bibim Guksu or Korean Spicy Mixed Noodles is really hearty, spicy, and refreshing at the same time. The thin wheat noodles (called somyeon) are cooked until chewy then immediately run through water until they’re cold before being mixed in a slightly tangy, sweet, and savoury sauce. It’s seriously so easy and simple to put together, too!
Ingredients
Noodles
- 120 g somyeon , dry thin wheat noodles
Sauce
- 2-4 tbsp gochujang , add more or less depending on desired heat and taste (see notes)
- 1/2 cup chopped vegan kimchi (homemade kimchi recipe here)
- 1/4 cup vegan kimchi juice (homemade kimchi recipe here)
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp liquid sweetener such as rice syrup, agave, maple syrup, etc.
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 scallion or green onion chopped
To Finish
- Julienned cucumber
- Sliced scallion for garnish
- More chopped vegan kimchi
- Sliced pickled radish or danmuji
Other Options to Pair with the Noodles
- Pan-fried veggie dumplings (homemade dumplings recipe here)
- Chili oil or homemade chili garlic sauce, for dumplings
Instructions
- Mix all the sauce ingredients into a bowl. Set aside. It's important to prepare the sauce before cooking the noodles so you can immediately add the noodles in the sauce later on.
- Heat a small pot of water over high heat. When it boils, add in the noodles.
- Leave the noodles to cook for a few minutes until still very chewy. Turn off the heat.
- Strain then noodles from from the water.
- Immediately run the noodles through cold water 3 to 4 times to stop cooking and to cool them. I also like to add some ice cubes to really get these noodles cold.If you’d like to enjoy these noodles hot, you can immediately transfer the noodles into the sauce.
- Add the noodles into sauce.
- Mix the noodles into the sauce until well coated.
- Serve with some chopped vegan kimch and more scallions, if you’d like. Mix well again.
- You can also enjoy this with a side of some pickled radish and more kimchi.
- In another version, I made these with some pan-fried veggie dumplings.
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Notes
Gochujang or Korean Chili Paste
- Gochujang helps thicken the sauce to coat the noodles better. So usually the more gochujang you add, the richer and spicier the sauce!
NUTRITIONAL INFO
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 1476mg | Potassium: 69mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
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