Jjajangmyeon
Jjajangmyeon, from above
Non vegKorea

Jjajangmyeon

Noodles in glossy black bean sauce. Messy on the shirt, perfect for the soul.

35 minTime
28 gProtein each
mildSpice
Black noodles2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayWheat noodles in fried chunjang sauce with pork and vegetables.
The original
782kcalsame
28 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
35minutessame

Jjajangmyeon.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)3 tbsp
Chunjang5 tbsp
Garlic3 cloves, minced
Ginger1 tsp, minced
Porkpork shoulder or belly, 1 cm dice
Onion2 large, diced
Potato1 medium, diced
Zucchini (courgette, baby marrow)1 small, diced
Cabbage1 cup, diced
Sugar1 tbsp
Oyster sauce2 tsp
Water1⅔ cups
Cornflour (cornstarch)1½ tbsp potato starch or cornflour, in 3 tbsp water
Wheat noodles250 g dry thick wheat noodles, or 450 g fresh
Cucumbermatchsticks

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Fry the chunjang in the oil over low heat for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring. Scoop the paste out and keep the oil.
  2. 2In the same oil fry the garlic, ginger and pork until no pink remains, then add onion, potato, zucchini and cabbage. Cook 4 minutes.
  3. 3Return the fried paste with the sugar and oyster sauce, stir 1 minute, add the water and simmer 8 minutes until the potato is tender.
  4. 4Stir in the starch slurry and cook 1 minute until glossy.
  5. 5Boil the noodles, rinse briefly in warm water and drain. Top with sauce and cucumber, and mix at the table.
Serve it like this

Noodles in a wide bowl with the black sauce ladled on top and cucumber matchsticks. Yellow pickled radish and raw onion with vinegar on the side.

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Bread or rice Kimchi fried rice20 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Jjamppong35 min
On the side Kkakdugi40 min
On the side Sigeumchi namul10 min
A little snack Mandu75 min
To drink Boricha25 min
Something sweet Injeolmi bingsu20 min
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