🍜 Bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles)

Name: Bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles)
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: South Korea
Ingredients: 200 g thin wheat noodles (somyeon); 3 tbsp gochujang; 2 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 garlic clove, grated; 1 cucumber, cut into thin strips; 2 eggs, hard-boiled and halved; A few lettuce leaves, shredded

Origin: South Korea

630kcal

per serving · 350 g

180kcal

per 100 g

21 gProtein6 g / 100 g

18 gFat5 g / 100 g

105 gCarbs30 g / 100 g

Bibim guksu is a Korean dish of thin wheat noodles served cold and tossed in a spicy-sweet sauce of gochujang, vinegar, sugar and sesame oil. It is topped with crisp cucumber strips and half a boiled egg, and everything is mixed together before eating. The noodles are chilled in ice water, so the bowl is cool, tangy and fiery at once — a favourite on hot days.

Diets

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Vegetarianno meat or fish in a typical recipe

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No pork

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Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not veganbecause of: egg

Contains glutenbecause of: wheat noodles, gochujang

Not keto30 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Eggs ⚠ Soy ⚠ Sesame

What it is made of

wheat noodlesgochujangcucumbereggsesame oilvinegar

Recipe

2 servings20 min

Ingredients

200 g thin wheat noodles (somyeon)
3 tbsp gochujang
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 garlic clove, grated
1 cucumber, cut into thin strips
2 eggs, hard-boiled and halved
A few lettuce leaves, shredded

Method

Mix the gochujang, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and garlic into a smooth sauce.
Boil the noodles for 3–4 minutes, then drain and rinse them under cold running water, rubbing them to remove the starch. Chill briefly in ice water and drain well.
Toss the noodles with most of the sauce until evenly coated.
Pile into bowls, top with cucumber, lettuce and the egg halves and spoon over the remaining sauce.

How to make it lighter

Use half the noodles and add a big handful of shredded lettuce, cabbage or cucumber to keep the bowl filling.
Sesame oil adds flavour fast — 1 tsp per bowl is enough (1 tbsp oil ≈ 120 kcal).
Cut the sugar in the sauce by half and add a little extra vinegar to keep the sweet-sour balance.

History

The name simply means "mixed noodles", and bibim guksu is a popular summer dish in homes and casual noodle restaurants all over South Korea.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →