🇰🇷 South Korea recipe

Jjajangmyeon

Thick, chewy wheat noodles smothered in a glossy, deeply savory black bean sauce studded with diced pork and crisp vegetables. This Korean-Chinese comfort food classic is one of the most popular delivery dishes in Korea, loved for its rich, slightly sweet, umami-packed sauce.

Prep20 mins
Cook25 mins
Serves4
Difficultymedium
Jjajangmyeon, a South Korea dish

Ingredients

  • 400 g fresh jjajangmyeon noodles or thick udon noodles
  • 200 g pork belly, diced into 1 cm cubes
  • 4 tbsp chunjang (Korean black bean paste)
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 medium zucchini, diced
  • 1 medium potato, peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 300 ml water
  • 1 tbsp potato starch mixed with 2 tbsp water (slurry)
  • 1/2 cucumber, julienned for garnish

Method

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Nutrition per serving

Calories
440
Protein
16 g
Carbs
52 g
Fat
18 g

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