This Easy Korean Noodles Recipe can be made in under 15 minutes. You will love the rice noodles mixed with kale and mushrooms and topped with a sweet, soy based sauce. Top your finished dish with sesame seeds and green onions.
One of my favorite things to make is Asian inspired noodle dishes.
It is fun to make some of your favorites you might eat at a restaurant at home. One I often will recreate at home is this Spicy Thai Basil Chicken Stir-Fry.
There is something about the sauce in today’s Easy Korean Noodles Recipe that I just love. It is a nice balance between sweet and savory.
This dish is very customizable, which I love!
This recipe is vegetarian and mixes mushrooms with kale and rice noodles.
You can easily add in additional vegetables, greens and use any of your favorite noodles. If you like spice you can add in Sriracha or diced jalapeños.
I love rotating between today’s Easy Korean Noodles Recipe, Asian Chicken Noodle Soup, Spicy Asian Chicken Soup and this Easy Chicken Ramen Noodle Stir Fry.
Recipe Ingredients You’ll Need
- Mushrooms: This dish features mushrooms. You can use your favorite variety of mushroom, any will work nicely.
- Noodles: This noodle recipe uses rice noodles. I love the texture of these noodles mixed with the sauce!
- Kale: I added kale to this dish and especially like curly kale. I suggest chopping it so it is on the smaller side.
- Sauce: The sauce is sweet and savory which I love. It features soy sauce, vegetable stock, honey and ginger.
Ways to Modify these Noodles
- Vegetables: You can add additional vegetables to this noodle dish. Some that I love are zucchini, carrots, celery and bell peppers.
- Greens: There are a variety of greens that work nicely in this dish. Some are spinach, swiss chard, mustard greens and bok choy.
- Protein: This dish is vegetarian but you can add a protein to it. Some great options are shrimp, chicken, beef, pork or salmon.
- Noodles: Aside from rice noodles there are a lot of other noodle options you can use. I sometimes use ramen, glass noodles, Udon, Soba or somen.
- Spices: You can easily spice this dish up to make Spicy Korean Noodles. I suggest adding Sriracha or
How to do you Make these Korean Noodles
Step 1: Cook Noodles: Cook the noodles according to the package. While the noodles cook, melt the butter and sesame oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
Step 2: Add Mushrooms: Add mushrooms and cook, without moving for 5 minutes.
Step 3: Caramelize: Toss and cook for 3 more minutes or until caramelized.
Step 4: Add Onion: Add the red onion and garlic and stir to combine. Sauté until the onion is slightly translucent, about 3 minutes.
Step 5: Add Kale: Add the kale and sauté until wilted.
Step 6: Add Sauce: Pour the soy sauce, rice vinegar, sock, honey and ginger and stir to combine. Add the cooked noodles and toss so everything is well coated and cook for 2 more minutes.
Serve topped with green onions and sesame seeds.
Recipe FAQ
To try and prevent sticking you can rinse the glass noodles, wheat noodles, or naengmyeon in cold water after cooking. You also could toss with a little sesame oil to prevent sticking.
There are a lot of great options from soft-boiled egg, kimchi, pickled radish, pickled red onion, green onions, seaweed, sesame seeds or cheese (for ramyeon).
More Noodle Recipes
Easy Korean Noodles Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 cups mushrooms, sliced
- ½ Red onion, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 cup kale, chopped
- 1 – 12 ounce package rice noodles, cooked according to package directions
- ¼ cup soy sauce, low-sodium
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- ¼ cup vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
- Garnishes: sesame seeds, green onions
Instructions
- Cook the noodles according to the package.
- While the noodles cook melt the butter and sesame oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.
- Add the mushrooms and cook, without moving for 5 minutes. Toss and cook for 3 more minutes or until caramelized.
- Add the red onion and garlic clove and stir to combine, cook until the onion is slightly translucent, around 3 minutes.
- Add the kale and saute until just wilted.
- Pour the soy sauce, rice vinegar, stock, honey and ginger and stir to combine.
- Add the cooked noodles and toss so everything is well coated. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Serve topped with green onions and sesame seeds.
Notes
- You can use tamari sauce instead of soy sauce.
- The secret is to cook the mushrooms until caramelized, that’s what gives this dish all the flavor! To caramelize the mushrooms cook them without stirring or moving around.
- Feel free to add some chili flakes if you want to bring the heat on or some Teriyaki sauce to make them slightly sweeter.
