Jjajangmyeon is a delicious Korean dish which you can prepare for lunch or dinner. Check out how to make these delicious black bean noodles with our super easy to follow recipe.
Servings: 3
Ingredients
- ½ Chicken breast, cut into ½ inch cubes
- 1 cup of potato, peeled and cut into ½ cubes
- 1 ½ cups of chopped onions
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- ¼ cup black bean paste
- 2 tbsp starch combined with ¼ cup water and 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
- ½ cup cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks
- Water
Instructions
- Stir-fry the pork belly in a large, deep wok (or pan) with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil for about 4-5 minutes, until golden brown and crispy
- Pour out the excess pork fat.
- Add radish and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add potato, onion, and zucchini and keep stirring for about 3 minutes until the potato looks a little translucent.
- Clear a space in the center of the wok by pushing the ingredients to the edges.
- Add 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil to the center of the wok, then add ¼ cup of black bean paste and stir it with a wooden spoon for 1 minute to fry it. Then mix everything in the wok and keep stirring
- Add 2 cups of water to the wok and let it simmer and cook with the lid closed for about 10 minutes.
- Open the lid and taste a sample of the radish and potato. If they’re fully cooked, stir in the starch water little by little. Keep stirring until it’s well mixed and thick
- Add the sesame oil and remove from the heat
- Serve with noodles