7 Minute Jjajangmyeon Black Bean Noodles Recipe l Better Than Restaurants

black bean paste

🥗Healthier: miso paste

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + cocoa powder

Miso provides umami flavor with fewer calories.

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a budget-friendly protein alternative.

wheat noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat noodles

💰Cheaper: rice noodles

Rice noodles are gluten-free and often less expensive.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a more affordable cooking oil.

Prep the vegetables: cut onion, green onion, and cucumber into strips.

Use 200 grams of pork belly, which has a lot of fat for cooking.

Fry 200 grams of black bean paste in a nonstick frying pan with some vegetable oil for 3 to 5 minutes until it bubbles.

Turn off the heat and transfer the fried black bean paste to a bowl.

In the same pan, add 3 tablespoons of oil and sliced pork belly; fry until dark golden brown.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of minced ginger (optional), 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, and half of the green onion; fry until fragrant.

Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, and 1/2 tablespoon of chicken stock; stir well.

Add 2 tablespoons of the fried black bean paste and 200 milliliters of water; boil for more than 5 minutes.

Make a mixture of 1/2 tablespoon of potato starch and 1 tablespoon of water; mix well and pour into the boiling sauce while stirring to avoid lumps.

Boil the noodles; rinse fresh noodles with cold water to remove excess starch before serving.

Place the noodles in a bowl and pour the sauce over them; let the sauce sit for 1 to 2 hours for better flavor.

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