Recipes · Korean · Main Courses
Jjolmyeon (Chewy Spicy Cold Noodles)
One serving has 556 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (90%), phosphorus (51%), thiamin (51%), vitamin K (51%), copper (44%) and magnesium (40%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (273 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, gluten, sesame, soy
Ingredients
- 100 g Soba noodles, dry
- 20 g Hoisin sauce
- 12 g Vinegar, white
- 12 g Sugar
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 50 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 6 g Sesame oil
- 2 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Boil the noodles (a chewy wheat-and-buckwheat noodle is traditional; buckwheat noodles stand in well) until just tender, then rinse under cold water until cool and drain well.
- Hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and halve.
- Mix the gochujang, vinegar, sugar and garlic into a smooth, tangy-sweet sauce.
- Shred the cabbage and cucumber into thin strips.
- Toss the noodles with the sauce and sesame oil, then top with the cabbage, cucumber and egg, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 556 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 102 g | |
| Water | 134 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.4 g | 8% |
| Protein | 19.8 g | 41% |
| Tryptophan | 0.26 g | |
| Threonine | 0.69 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.77 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 0.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.32 g | |
| Cystine | 0.35 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.84 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.46 g | |
| Valine | 0.99 g | |
| Histidine | 0.45 g | |
| Fat | 10.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.8 g | |
| Saturated | 2.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 93.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 113 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 4.1 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 123 mg | 40% |
| Manganese | 1.6 mg | 90% |
| Phosphorus | 356 mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 488 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 10 µg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1,162 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 31% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.33 mg | 30% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 3.8 mg | 27% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.6 mg | 32% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.46 mg | 35% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 103 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.22 µg | 9% |
| Choline | 84.7 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 44.5 µg | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 21.4 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 45.6 µg | 51% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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