Jjajangmyeon (Korean Noodles in Black Bean Sauce)
This Korean-style Jjajangmyeon features wheat noodles with a thick, savoury black bean sauce loaded with vegetables and diced pork.
Servings 6
Calories 161kcal
Ingredients
Black bean sauce:
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil divided
- 3 tablespoon black bean paste chunjang
- 200 g pork cubed
- 1 large white onion diced
- 1 large potato diced
- 1 medium zucchini cubed
- ½ C water or vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoon potato starch
- ½ - ¾ C water depending on how thick you'd like the sauce
- 1 pkg wheat noodles cooked according to package directions
Toppings (optional):
- sesame oil
- cucumber sliced
- hard boiled egg
- pickled yellow radish (danmuji)
Instructions
- Heat a large pot or wok over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
- Add in the black bean paste and fry until aromatic, a few minutes.
- Transfer the paste to a bowl and add in the remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
- Add in the onions and stir fry for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
- Next, add in the cubed pork and cooked until almost cooked through, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add in the zucchini, diced potato, and fried black bean paste.
- Stir to coat everything with the paste.
- Pour in about ½ C of water/stock, or enough to cover the veggies and pork and bring to a boil.
- Cover with a lid and lower to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes have softened, about 10 minutes.
- In the meantime, mix potato starch with cold water in a small bowl to a make slurry.
- Pour the starch slurry into the mixture and stir.
- Bring it up to a boil, and check the consistency. It will thicken -- if it's too thick, thin it out with additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Once it's thickened to your liking, remove from heat.
- Add in a drizzle of sesame oil and serve the sauce with cooked wheat noodles.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 31mg | Potassium: 504mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg