Recipe for making 'handmade jajangmyeon' at home

Jajangmyeon is a staple dish for people living alone. It is also one of the most popular dishes during graduation season. There is a recipe for making delicious jajangmyeon at home without having to seek out a renowned Chinese restaurant. Let's look at how to make jajangmyeon at home.

Making handmade jajangmyeon

We introduce a recipe for making jajangmyeon at home.

Ingredients (for 1 serving): 180g Chinese fresh noodles, pork, squid tentacles, baby shrimp, onion, zucchini, green onion, cucumber, 1 tbsp minced ginger, 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp cooking oil, 2 tbsp chunjang (black bean paste), 1 tbsp hwangdujang (yellow soybean paste), 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp potato starch, 1 tbsp chicken stock

1. Dice the onion, zucchini, and pork.

2. Blanch the baby shrimp and finely chopped squid tentacles and set them aside.

3. Pour oil into a heated pan and sauté the pork and minced ginger.

4. Once the meat is cooked, add green onions to add aroma.

5. Add the onion, zucchini, baby shrimp, and squid tentacles and sauté them together.

6. Add soy sauce to the sautéed ingredients to add aroma, then add oyster sauce and chicken stock.

7. Add hwangdujang, sugar, and chunjang, stirring to dissolve; once it boils, adjust the consistency with starch water.

8. Add the Chinese fresh noodles to boiling water, and once it boils up, pour in cold water once and bring it to a boil again.

9. Rinse the boiled noodles in cold water, drain, and top with the sautéed sauce to complete the dish.

[Fam Times = Reporter Ahn Si-jeong]