5 from 15 votes
Jjajangmyeon (Korean Noodles in Black Bean Sauce)
Jjajangmyeon features wheat noodles topped with a thick, savory black bean sauce prepared by stir-frying black bean paste with pork, onions, zucchini, and potatoes, then thickened with potato starch. This Korean dish balances deep umami flavors and a hearty vegetable-meat sauce, served with optional garnishes like cucumber and egg.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
161 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian, Korean
Ingredients
- 1 pkg wheat noodles cooked according to package directions
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
Toppings (optional):
- sesame oil
- cucumber sliced
- egg hard boiled
- 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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
161kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
504mg
(11%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
69IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 504mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 69IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.