Korean Noodles With Black Bean Sauce Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Jajangmyun (chajangmyun, jjajang myun) is one of the most popular noodle dishes in korea, even though it actually originated in china, not korea. It is the korean adaptation of a chinese black bean noodle dish with the same name, and you can find it in many restaurants in korea. Jajangmyun differs from its chinese counterpart, zhajiangmian, by virtue of its sauce. In china, the sauce for zhajiangmian is made with yellow soybean paste, hoisin sauce or a sauce made from broad beans. However, the korean version of the dish, jajangmyun, is crafted with a dark sauce made from a paste containing caramel and roasted soybeans. This paste is called chunking. To make the sauce for jajangmyun, you stir-fry the vegetables, meat, and chunjang with sesame oil, sugar, and garlic, add water and carrots, then thicken it with cornstarch. The result is a salty-sweet, thick dark sauce that goes especially well with noodles, pork, and vegetables. Jajangmyun is delicious and satisfying but inexpensive to buy or make, so it's a favorite home-cooked or takeout meal among almost all koreans. It's most common to use wide, thick noodles made from wheat flour for jajangmyun, but if you can't find any noodles that are intended specifically for this dish, you easily can substitute wide buckwheat noodles or even linguine.

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Ingredients for Korean Noodles With Black Bean Sauce Recipe

  • 0.33 cup Pork Loin
  • 0.67 Medium potatoes
  • 0.33 Medium onions
  • 0.17 Medium Zucchini
  • 0.33 cup Black bean paste
  • 0.33 tablespoon Sesame oil
  • 0.17 tablespoon Sugar
  • 0.33 tablespoon Garlic
  • 1.08 cup Water
  • 1/2 Carrots
  • 0.67 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • 1/2 pound Flat, thick noodles
  • As required Toppings
  • As required Raw onion
Nutrition
value
1063
calories per serving
5 g Fat28 g Protein214 g Carbs9 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    5g
  • Protein
    28g
  • Carbs
    214g
  • Fiber
    9g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    214g
  • Protein
    28g
  • Fiber
    9g

Fats

  • Fat
    5g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    155mg
  • Iron
    5mg
  • Vitamin A
    1056mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    4mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    59mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    2mcg
  • Vitamin C
    35mg
  • Vitamin E
    < 1mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    95mg
  • Manganese
    2mg
  • Phosphorus
    555mg
  • Selenium
    54mcg
  • Zinc
    4mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats