# Jjajangmyeon

Jjajangmyeon is a symbolic Chinese-Korean dish, eaten to celebrate new beginnings, from moving into a new home to graduating or starting a new job.

- Cuisine: Korean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- zucchini
- onion
- scallions
- garlic
- pork belly
- salt
- black pepper
- black bean paste
- soy sauce
- water
- cornstarch slurry
- sugar
- Jjajangmyeon noodles
- green peas

## Instructions

1. Dice the zucchini.
2. Dice the onion.
3. Chop the scallions.
4. Mince the garlic.
5. Dice the pork belly.
6. Season the pork belly with salt and black pepper.
7. Fry the black bean paste in a pan with oil, then remove it from the pan.
8. Fry the seasoned pork belly in the pan until crispy.
9. Add the minced garlic and chopped scallions to the pan with the pork belly.
10. Add soy sauce to the mixture.
11. Add the diced onions and zucchini to the pan and cook.
12. Add the fried black bean paste back into the pan.
13. Pour water into the mixture.
14. Thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry.
15. Add sugar to taste.
16. Boil the Jjajangmyeon noodles.
17. Place the noodles in a bowl.
18. Ladle the Jjajangmyeon sauce over the noodles.
19. Garnish with green peas.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- pan
- ladle
- chopsticks

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdaL7wdD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b2ba4295-476b-424a-ac6e-33bd95ecf4ec
- Extracted: 2025-07-13

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