March 10, 2026

Spicy Whelk Noodles – The Sauce Ratio I Learned from a Bar Owner

Name: Spicy Whelk Noodles – The Sauce Ratio I Learned from a Bar Owner
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 400 g Canned whelk; 3 serving Thin noodles; 1 Onion; 1 Cucumber; 1 Carrot; 200 g Cabbage; 5 Cheongyang chili pepper; 10 sheet Perilla leaves; 2 cup Spicy red pepper paste; 1 cup Fine red pepper powder; 3 tbsp Minced garlic; 2 tbsp Sugar; 5 tbsp Tuna sauce; 1 cup Whelk brine

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Cook time: 20 min
Difficulty: 1 out of 5 stars
Servings: Serves 5

Ingredients

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Serves 5

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Steps

Drain the whelk in a strainer and set aside the brine.
Thinly slice the onion, cucumber, carrot, cabbage, cheongyang chili pepper, and perilla leaves.
Cut the whelk in half and place it with the vegetables in a mixing bowl.
Combine spicy red pepper paste, fine red pepper powder, minced garlic, sugar, tuna sauce, and whelk brine to make the sauce.
Boil thin noodles in boiling water.
Add the sauce to the mixing bowl and toss everything together vigorously.
Plate with the noodles and serve.

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