15-minute Steak Ram-Don Recipe (Jjapaguri)

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15-minute Steak Ram-Don Recipe (Jjapaguri)

This easy and delicious 15 minute steak Ram-Don from the movie Parasite, gained worldwide popularity for a reason—its AMAZING. Trust me the hype is real for these noodles.

Course Lunch & Dinner Recipes

Cuisine Korean

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings Servings

Calories 426kcal

Author Megan

Ingredients

1 pack of Jjapaghetti
1 pack of Neoguri
4 cups water
8 oz steak
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 garlic cloves smashed
1 stalk green onion diced

Instructions

Steak

Prepare the steak. Take the steak out of the refrigerator and dry with a paper towel. Season generously with salt and pepper. Set aside and let the steak come to room temperature about 30 minutes.
Cut the steak into cubes. Use a newly sharpened knife for best results.
Heat the pan over high heat. Using a cast-iron pan or a medium sized pan place on stove and heat over high heat. You can test if the pan is hot enough if a sprinkle of water sizzles immediately when it hits the pan.
Add a touch of neutral oil and sear the meat 1-2 minutes on two sides. After 30 seconds of adding the meat, add the butter and garlic cloves, then baste the steak by using a spoon and continuously pouring the melted garlic butter over the steak while it cooks.
Take the steak out of the pan to rest and stop from cooking.

Noodles

Boil 4 cups of water in a medium sized pot on medium high heat.
Once the water is boiling, place the Jjapaghetti noodles, Neoguri noodles and dried vegetable flakes from both packets in the pot.
Cook the noodles for about 3 minutes. Using chopsticks or tongs mix the noodles around and lift the noodles to separate.
Scoop out about 1 cup of noodle water and set aside. Then drain the noodles.
Pour the noodles back into the pot. Then add the entire packet of Chapagetti powder seasoning and oil packet and 1/3-1/2 of Neoguri powder seasoning and mix. (If you want added spiciness, you could increase the amount of Neoguri powder soup sauce.)
Slowly add in the reserved noodle water 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach a desired thick consistency (about 6 tablespoons). Toss in the steak and mix thoroughly.
Serve with green onions and kimchi. Enjoy!

Notes

Season the beef generously with salt and pepper for 30 minutes before you plan to cook it. This will bring the steak to room temperature and cook evenly.

Before searing the meat make sure your pan is hot! Test with a drop of water onto the pan. It should sizzle.
Remember to save some of the reserved noodle water to loosen up the powder seasonings!
The Neoguri powder is VERY SPICY. If you can handle it add the entire packet in. If you are a spice wimp like me use about 1/3 of the packet. This is entirely based on personal preference.
Steak Ram-Don is best eaten immediately. But you can also store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week. You can reheat it in the microwave with a wet paper towel, but keep in mind the steak will also continue to cook in the microwave.

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