Kimchi Noodles

Korean glass noodles were my first Asian-noodle obsession aside from the more common stuff like lo mein or rice noodles. There used to be a restaurant in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland called BAC and I would go at least once a month to order their spicy kimchi dish. I remember it being so spicy that I could only take a few bites at a time and would have to wait a little before having more lol. So the good thing about making it at home is that you can control the level of heat you put into it.

Anyways, I found glass noodles at a nearby Asian supermarket and they ended up becoming the main ingredient of my Spicy Noodle Soup recipe that won Zoup Soup's National Recipe Contest in 2015! #funfacts

The noodles are made from sweet potato starch so they are naturally gluten free and vegan!! You could add protein to the dish but my favorite way to eat the dish is with veggies, kimchi and spicy sambal oelek. If you've never had sambal oelek, it's a chili paste that gives a pretty hard kick to any dish - I have it listed on my favorite products page on Amazon so tap here if you want to order some! The glass noodle brand I use is also available on Amazon and on my favorite products page, click here to order them!

What you need:

• 6 oz Korean glass noodles (1/2 of the package on my Amazon page)
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/2 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 handfuls of snow peas
• 3-4 scallion stalks
• 1/2 cup kimchi
• 1-2 tbsp sambal oelek 

What to do:

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the glass noodles in it for 10 minutes.
2. De-seed the red pepper and slice it up into long pieces. Cut the onion into long pieces as well.
3. Cook all of the veggies stir-fry style in a large skillet or wok on medium heat with 2 tbsp vegetable oil for 5 minutes.
4. Add the kimchi and sambal oelek into the stir fry, I like to add in some of the juice from the kimchi jar as well for more flavor - about 2-3 tablespoons.
5. Add the cooked noodles to the cooking veggies. Stir until completely mixed together and then serve hot!