jjajang noodles

Ingredients: Noodles

• Noodles (1 serving)

• Always a 2:1 flour:water ratio. 

  • 100g flour

  • 50g water

• Pinch salt

Ingredients: Sauce

• 1/2 cup minced pork (to preference)

• minced garlic

• 1 cup total of minced veggies

  • cabbage,

  • potato,

  • onion,

  • carrots

• 4 Tbsp Choonjang (blackbean paste. Amazon / Hmart)

• Cornstarch

• 2 cups Water

• 2 tbsp sugar (or brown sugar)

Noodles

1. Pulse flour, water, salt in food processor (or mix by hand)

2. Mix until you can form a ball. Dough will be dry but workable

3. Knead a few times, (step on the Dough in 2 layers of zip lock bags if necessary)

4. wrap and rest in fridge

5. In 1+ hour, roll it out very thin (2mm or less)

6. use cornstarch on your working surface as well as dough so noodles don’t stick

7. Fold it into sheets so you can cut it into noodles

Sauce

1. Pan fry minced pork, then add veggies.

2. once everything is cooked, set it aside.

3. in the same pan, add oil and “fry” the sauce for 5 min

4. Add the veg/pork

5. Add water, bring to a boil

6. Add sugar to taste

7. In 2 tbsp water, mix in cornstarch really well

8. Add to sauce, simmer/ boil for another few minutes until thick

9. Boil noodles for 6-8 minutes in salt water. rinse in cold water

10. Add sauce to noodles!! Enjoy!!