Take out a bowl. Fill with about 3 cups of hot water (not boiling water). Place shiitake mushrooms in and let them soak for 10-15 minutes.

Cut a section off the Korean radish (measure about the length of your pointer finger). Peel-off the skin. Then cut the section into smaller bite-sized chunks.  

After 15 minutes, pick each mushroom out of the water. Don't throw out the residual water - we'll use it later. Take the stems off the mushrooms and cut into smaller pieces. 

Get a wok or large pot out. Place on medium-high heat. Place in sesame oil (½ T). Once the oil turns hot, place the diced mushroom and radish pieces into the wok. Stir-fry around for 1 minute.

Next, add in the residual mushroom water -  just enough to submerge the radish pieces (should be around 1-2 cups). 

Next, add in Soy Sauce (3T), Sugar (½T), Gochugaru (1T), Mirim (2T) and Dashima (iPhone-size piece). 

Once the mixture comes to boil, take out the Dashima pieces. Place a lid on and turn the heat down to a low. 

Let it gently boil for 15-20 minutes. Give it a stir once in a while. 

After 20 minutes, the broth will have reduced by half and the radish piece will have turned very soft. 

Turn off the heat. Now pick out the radish and mushroom pieces from the broth and place onto a plate. Put a few spoonfuls of the broth over the pieces. Garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion. Bon Appetit!

Shave a piece of the Cabbage head into thin pieces (a large-handful worth). Cut Bell Peppers, Onion and Mushrooms into thin strips. Slice the Asparagus at an angle into thin pieces (refer to video).

Make the Japchae Sauce: Mix everything listed under "Japchae Stirfry Sauce" 

Take out a frying pan and place some oil in. Place on a medium-high heat. Once its hot, place in the pork pieces. Season them with a few shakes of salt and pepper.

Once the meat loses its pink, add in all of the veggies (except for the chopped cabbage). 

Stir-fry it around until the veggies start to turn soft - especially the asparagus.

Now, add in the chopped cabbage. Place-in the Japchae sauce as well. 

Mix everything together. Stir-fry until the cabbage pieces turn soft. 

Turn off heat. Plate and garnish the stir-fry with sesame seeds. 

Take the mandu out of the freezer and let it dethaw at room temperature (to ensure even cooking). 

Take out a frying pan and place it on medium-heat. 

Once its hot, place it some oil. 

Place mandu pieces in. Let it cook until the bottom develops a nice golden-brown crisp. 

Then add in water (3 Tablespoons) and immediately place a lid on top. 

Let it steam (with lid on) for 2-3 minutes. 

Take out and plate. Drizzle some soy sauce over them and enjoy.