Bibim-Guksu (拌麵)

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)

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

Instructions

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.

Assembly

• 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!