Yuni Jjajang
Yuni Jjajang
Ingredients
For the Jjajang Sauce
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 100 g pork, minced
- 1/2 spoon ginger, minced or paste
- 1/2 spoon garlic, minced or paste
- 1 big spoon chunjang, black bean paste
- 1 spoon soy sauce
- 1/2 spoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 spoon sugar
- a pinch MSG
- 1 cup water
- 1 spoon starch water
- plenty oil, for frying
For Serving
- 1 serving noodles
- 1 fried egg, for garnish, optional
- 1 cucumber, sliced, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the entire onion.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
Add plenty of oil to a pan and heat it over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 3
Add 100g of minced pork to the hot pan and stir-fry until the meat turns brown.
⏱️ 5 min
- 4
Once the pork is browned, add 1/2 spoon of ginger and 1/2 spoon of garlic to the pan and stir-fry until their aroma comes out, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Then, add 1 big spoon of chunjang (black bean paste) to the pan and stir-fry it together with the meat and aromatics for 2-3 minutes, ensuring the chunjang is well cooked.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Add approximately half of the finely chopped onion to the pan (this first addition is for flavor) and stir-fry until softened, about 3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
For extra umami, add 1 spoon of soy sauce, 1/2 spoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 spoon of sugar, and a pinch of MSG to the pan. Mix all ingredients well.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the remaining finely chopped onion to the pan (this second addition is for texture) and stir-fry for another 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add 1 cup of water to the sauce mixture and bring to a simmer.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Add 1 spoon of starch water to the sauce to thicken it, then stir constantly until the sauce reaches your desired consistency. Remove from heat.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
For the noodles, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the noodles and stir them right away to keep them from sticking together.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Boil the noodles for only 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 13
After draining the noodles, rinse them thoroughly in cold water to remove the flour smell and excess starch.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Briefly heat the rinsed noodles in hot water (or a microwave) just before serving to warm them through.
⏱️ 1 min
- 15
Serve the hot noodles in a bowl, top generously with the prepared Yuni jjajang sauce, and optionally garnish with a fried egg and sliced cucumber. Enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Yuni Jjajang
For the Jjajang Sauce
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 100 g pork, minced
- 1/2 spoon ginger, minced or paste
- 1/2 spoon garlic, minced or paste
- 1 big spoon chunjang, black bean paste
- 1 spoon soy sauce
- 1/2 spoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 spoon sugar
- a pinch MSG
- 1 cup water
- 1 spoon starch water
- plenty oil, for frying
For Serving
- 1 serving noodles
- 1 fried egg, for garnish, optional
- 1 cucumber, sliced, for garnish, optional
Instructions
- 1
Finely chop the entire onion.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Add plenty of oil to a pan and heat it over medium-high heat.
⏱️ 2 min - 3
Add 100g of minced pork to the hot pan and stir-fry until the meat turns brown.
⏱️ 5 min - 4
Once the pork is browned, add 1/2 spoon of ginger and 1/2 spoon of garlic to the pan and stir-fry until their aroma comes out, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Then, add 1 big spoon of chunjang (black bean paste) to the pan and stir-fry it together with the meat and aromatics for 2-3 minutes, ensuring the chunjang is well cooked.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Add approximately half of the finely chopped onion to the pan (this first addition is for flavor) and stir-fry until softened, about 3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
For extra umami, add 1 spoon of soy sauce, 1/2 spoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 spoon of sugar, and a pinch of MSG to the pan. Mix all ingredients well.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the remaining finely chopped onion to the pan (this second addition is for texture) and stir-fry for another 2 minutes.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add 1 cup of water to the sauce mixture and bring to a simmer.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Add 1 spoon of starch water to the sauce to thicken it, then stir constantly until the sauce reaches your desired consistency. Remove from heat.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
For the noodles, bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the noodles and stir them right away to keep them from sticking together.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Boil the noodles for only 5 minutes.
⏱️ 5 min - 13
After draining the noodles, rinse them thoroughly in cold water to remove the flour smell and excess starch.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Briefly heat the rinsed noodles in hot water (or a microwave) just before serving to warm them through.
⏱️ 1 min - 15
Serve the hot noodles in a bowl, top generously with the prepared Yuni jjajang sauce, and optionally garnish with a fried egg and sliced cucumber. Enjoy!
⏱️ 1 min