Noodles

Spicy mixed noodles

Rinse somen in cold water, mix with red pepper paste seasoning, and top with cucumber.

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
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Somen seasoned with red pepper paste and sliced cucumber

Scale the recipe

Base quantities · 2 servings · dry somen (Weight of dry noodles before boiling) 180 g

Ingredients

dry somen Weight of dry noodles before boiling
180 g
cucumber
100 g
Napa cabbage kimchi
80 g

Seasonings

Korean red chili paste (gochujang)
2 T
Rice vinegar
2 T
sugar
1 T
sesame oil
1 T
Brewed soy sauce
1/2 T

Level measures: 1 T (tablespoon) = 15 mL, 1 C (paper cup) = 180 mL. Household spoons and cups can vary in size.

Method

  1. Mix the noodle sauce

    Mix the gochujang 2 T, vinegar 2 T, sugar 1 T, sesame oil 1 T and soy sauce 1/2 T.

    Red bibim paste and sliced cucumber mixed in a bowl
  2. Cut the cucumber and kimchi

    Cut the cucumber 100 g into thin strips and finely chop the kimchi 80 g.

    Cucumber strips and chopped kimchi in separate small bowls
  3. Boil the somen

    Boil the somen noodles 180 g for the time indicated on the package.

    Somen that is boiled and drained
  4. Rinse and drain the noodles

    Rinse the noodles in cold drinking water to remove the starch, then drain in a sieve.

    Thin white somen being rinsed and drained in a stainless-steel sieve
  5. Toss the noodles and kimchi

    Toss the drained somen and chopped kimchi with the sauce until evenly coated.

    Somen being tossed with red sauce and finely chopped kimchi in a glass bowl
  6. Serve with the cucumber

    Divide the dressed noodles among bowls and top with the sliced cucumber.

    A bowl of noodles mixed in bibim sauce and topped with cucumbers