Posted on Wed 19th July 2023

Bibim-Guksu

Embrace the heat and enjoy the refreshing cold noodles topped with a zesty sauce and fresh vegetables.

Cuisine

Korean

Time

20 mins

Servings

2 people

Ingredients

100g thin wheat noodles
½ cucumber, finely sliced into matchsticks
1 boiled egg
1 tbsp sesame seeds (use half in the sauce)
½ sheet of Nori Seaweed (cut into strips)

The Sauce

3 Tbsp kimchi
2 tbsp Gochujang paste
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
½ tbsp honey

Method

Preparation

Combine all sauce ingredients, adding half the sesame seeds and a bit of the kimchi pickling liquid, and blitz. Cook the noodles according to package instructions. Then rinse them in ice-cold water. Drain and set aside. Cut the cucumber into thin strips and dunk in iced water to crisp them up. Boil an egg until soft but not runny.

Cooking

Add the sauce over the noodles and mix together until the noodles are evenly coated. Top with the egg, cucumber, some extra kimchi and the nori strips and sesame seeds. Enjoy!