Korean🍜 Noodles & pasta

Jjajangmyeon (Gan Jjajang - Dry Style Black Noodle)

Name: Jjajangmyeon (Gan Jjajang - Dry Style Black Noodle)
Total time: 7 min
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: ~200 g udon noodles; ~150 g pork belly; ~3-4 tbsp Chunjang (Korean black bean sauce); ~1 onion; ~2 cloves minced garlic; ~1 tbsp minced ginger; ~2 tbsp green onion; 1-2 tbsp cooking oil; ~2-3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp sugar; ~¼ tsp MSG (monosodium glutamate)

⏱ 7 min

An iconic Korean noodle dish made with Korean black bean sauce (Chunjang). This dry-style Gan Jjajang features no excess sauce—instead, the rich black bean sauce is thoroughly combined with pork, onions, and aromatics for concentrated, full flavor. Taught by a master Korean chef with over 40 years of experience.

Adapted from a video by Chef Chris Cho

This 7-Minute Black Noodle Is Better Than Takeout!

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Ingredients

udon noodles~200 gest.
pork bellysliced into long strips or cut into larger or smaller pieces according to preference~150 gest.
Chunjang (Korean black bean sauce)Chungjungwon brand recommended~3-4 tbspest.
oniondiced to about finger-sized pieces~1est.
minced garlic~2 clovesest.
minced ginger~1 tbspest.
green onion~2 tbspest.
cooking oil1-2 tbsp
soy sauce

Steps

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1
Prepare all ingredients: slice the pork belly into long strips, dice the onion to finger-sized pieces, and mince the garlic and ginger.
2
Heat a pan with 1–2 tablespoons of cooking oil and add the pork belly to stir-fry.
3
While stir-frying, gradually add the Chunjang one spoonful at a time, allowing the sauce to absorb the oil and moisture from the meat.
4
Add the diced onion, minced garlic, and minced ginger, continuing to stir and mix everything together.
5
Pour in soy sauce and continue stir-frying to release aroma, stirring constantly to prevent lumping.
6
Add 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce and keep stir-frying. As the mixture cooks longer, the sauce will become thicker and more concentrated.
7
Taste the sauce. If desired, add 1 tablespoon of sugar to increase sweetness, or add a tiny pinch of MSG to enhance umami. Stir well.
8
In a separate pot, boil water and cook the udon noodles for about 2 minutes until done. Drain and place in a bowl.
9
Pour the finished dry black bean sauce over the noodles and serve immediately.

Jjajangmyeon (Gan Jjajang - Dry Style Black Noodle)

Ingredients

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