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Pyongyang Naengmyon

Name: Pyongyang Naengmyon
Total time: 120 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: North Korea
Ingredients: 4 servings Naengmyeon Noodles (buckwheat); 300g Beef Shank; 1/4 Daikon radish; 4 tbsp Vinegar; 2 tbsp Sugar; 2 tsp Salt; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 2 Hard-boiled eggs; 1/2 Cucumber; 1/4 Pear; A pinch Mustard; 2L Water

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⏱ 120 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Thin buckwheat noodles in cold beef broth and radish water kimchi brine — Pyongyang's famous noodles.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Pyongyang naengmyon is Pyongyang's signature noodle dish: thin, springy noodles made mainly of buckwheat are eaten in a broth of chilled beef stock mixed with the brine of dongchimi (radish water kimchi). It was originally a treat to eat cold noodles in a warm room in the depths of winter. It's topped with beef, boiled egg, pear, and cucumber.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a cold noodle restaurant on the banks of Pyongyang's Taedong River, thin noodles are served in brass bowls with beef and egg in clear, cold broth.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Naengmyeon Noodles (buckwheat) 4 servings
Beef Shank 300g
Daikon radish 1/4
Vinegar 4 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Salt 2 tsp
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp
Hard-boiled eggs 2
Cucumber 1/2
Pear 1/4
Mustard A pinch
Water 2L

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Simmer the beef in water for 1 1/2 hours, remove the beef, strain the broth, chill in the fridge, and skim off the fat.
Slice the daikon into thin quarter-rounds and pickle at least 1 hour in the vinegar, sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 200ml water.
Season the chilled broth with the daikon brine, soy sauce, and remaining salt.
Boil the noodles for the package time, rub-rinse in cold water, place in bowls, and pour over the broth.
Top with sliced beef, boiled egg, julienned cucumber, pear, and daikon, and serve with mustard and vinegar to taste.

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