I found the cellophane noodles at Big Lots and so I needed a recipe that called for them and found this little gem (I like to experiment with different ingredients and styles of cooking). It literally took (including chopping) 30 minutes to put together {after letting the meat marinade all day}. I scaled the recipe to work for 1 lb. of steak, but used only about 7 oz of noodles. After soaking the noodles in warm water for 5 minutes I drained them and rinsed in cold water then cut them up really well with my kitchen shears. After reading the reviews I made the following changes: subbed a packaged coleslaw mix (16 oz) for the Napa cabbage and spinach, omitted the salt, subbed canned sliced mushrooms for bamboo shoots (it's what my store had), added 16 oz frozen thawed broccoli cuts and about 1 cup frozen thawed green beans, and b/c some of the comments were that this dish turned out a little bland I added 2 T oyster sauce and 1 tsp. chili sauce with garlic (BTW I decreased the pepper to 1/2 tsp. for the sauce, don't forget that I scaled the recipe for 1 lb. of meat). Turned out great; served with crunchy chow mein noodles and egg rolls. The flavor was both sweet and slightly spicy. I could only give 4* b/c my sister isn't fond at all of anything even remotely spicy; I give it 6*!!! Hopefully I'll be able to find these noodles again b/c I would definitely make this again then:)

This is pretty good, but it could use a little more more flavor. I used double the garlic, but it could possibly use more. Next time I will probably sub fish sauce for soy sauce and add mushrooms as well. Overall, I will definitely making this many more times.

If you want to cook Korean food, at least know what goes in it. You dont put bamboo shoots into chap chae. You dont put napa cabbage either. This recipe is also missing mushrooms. The authentic dish calls for dried mushrooms which are rehydrated in water prior to cooking. Oh and this is suppose to be made with pork, NOT beef. And for those reviews that say not to use cellophane noodles because of the bland taste, its NOT chapchae if its made with anything else! Similar to people saying that taco bell seasonings and such isnt mexican food, this is NOwhere close to korean food

Fabulous, easy and quick. Definitely a keeper.

As written, this recipe is bland. It's a good starting-off point to tweak it to your own tastes. I ended up adding more soy sauce, more garlic, rice vinegar, green onions, cilantro, red pepper flakes, and Sriracha.

Good, but nothing spectacular.

This is a very tasty Korean style dish. I went down to our local Asian market and bought sweet potato noodles to use with this recipe because I like the texture better, otherwise I made it exactly as written. The beef was tender and flavorful, the vegetables crisp and the sauce was just right--not too salty and not too sweet.

We left the noodles out because my husband does low carb. This was a GREAT dish, it was delicious, pretty and easy to make, my husband wanted to rate it a 10! I'm sure I'll be making this monthly. Thanks so much for such a fabulous recipe!!!

I've made this now about 5 times, and have incorporate the suggestions from reviewers about more authentic ingredients (like shiitakes instead of bamboo shoots). The only thing I've never been able to get my hands on is the potato noodles, but I'm not giving up. Regardless, my husband and I both think this is a fantastic meal!

I would double the marinade next time, and double the final sauce that is cooked with the veggies. I also didn't like the meat being cooked the entire time with the veggies, and will cook first, remove and then add later when all the veggies are done. I would give 4.5 stars.

Not quite the real thing...

This is a great recipe! I'd probably make a few changes to adjust to my taste. My only problem was that the beef turned out quite gummy, but the flavor of the dish itself was very good. I'd keep the recipe cutting out the meat, but leaving everything else as is.

i just tried this recipe last night and i was very impressed with the authenticity of the taste. i was a little worried because my expectations were high, but i was not disappointed. the only adjustments i made were adding a few key ingredients such as red and green bell peppers, onions and mushrooms. you can pretty much add whatever ingredients you like in your chap chae! excellent recipe. will make again!

This was OK. We thought the sesame oil was a little overpowering. We also added mushrooms. Not my favorite but not all bad.

I cooked this for my Korean exchange student's birthday. She loved it. I made a few changes. I substituted the cellophane noodles for some noodles we got at the Asian store. They were long, clear noodles made from potato starch. (She said those were the right kind to use.)And, I added more soy sauce at her request. She also said she'd never seen the bamboo shoots in that recipe before. It came out very tasty and my whole family liked it - even my picky 1 1/2 year old loved eating the sticky noodles.