Bibim Guksu

bibim guksu, Korean cold spicy noodles, is one of my favorite quick summer lunches, especially when its 100+ degrees outside 🍜🌶️ somyeon noodles tossed in a sweet, tangy, spicy gochujang sauce, topped with crisp cucumber, kimchi, and a jammy egg 🫶

Ingredients

Noodles

• 1 bundle of somyeon (thin wheat noodles)

Sauce

• 2 tbsp gochujang

• 1 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tbsp rice vinegar

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tsp gochugaru

• 1 tbsp sesame oil

• 2 cloves garlic, minced

Toppings

• 1 mini cucumber, julienned

• ¼ cup kimchi, roughly chopped

• 1 soft boiled egg, halved

• 1 green onion, thinly sliced

• 1 tsp sesame seeds

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Serves 1-2

Prep time ~10 mins

Cook time ~6 mins

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Cooking Instructions

WASH YOUR VEGGIES

• Wash and prep your cucumber before getting started.

Make the sauce

• In a small bowl, whisk together gochujang, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, gochugaru, sesame oil, and garlic until smooth.

Cook the noodles & egg

• In a small pot, bring water to a bowl, add eggs and cook for 6.5 mins for a jammy egg.

• While the egg is cooking, prep an ice cold bowl. Once the egg timer goes off, immediately add to the ice bath.

• Bring another pot of water to a boil to cook the somyeon noodles. Cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until just tender.

• Drain and immediately rinse under cold water, rubbing the noodles gently to remove excess starch, until fully cooled.

Toss and assemble

• Add drained noodles to a large bowl and pour the sauce over. Toss well until every strand is coated.

• Top with julienned cucumber, kimchi, green onion, and soft boiled egg.

• Finish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and serve immediately.

Tips & Notes

• Rinsing the noodles under cold water is non-negotiable — it stops the cooking and keeps them from turning gummy.

• Adjust the gochugaru up or down depending on how spicy you like it.

• No somyeon on hand? Somen noodles works just as well!

• This one doesn't sit well as leftovers — the noodles soak up the sauce and turn mushy, so make it fresh and eat right away.

• Want it heartier? Add shredded rotisserie chicken or a few slices of Spam on top!