# Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Noodles)

A comforting Korean-Chinese fusion dish featuring fresh noodles tossed in a savory black bean sauce with ground pork and vegetables.

- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb fresh noodles
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 whole onion
- 1 whole zucchini
- 1 whole cucumber
- 1/3 cup black bean paste
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1.5 cup chicken broth
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water

## Instructions

1. Boil a pot of water for the noodles.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add black bean paste, and fry for 1-2 minutes to remove the bitter taste.
3. Remove the fried paste from the pan.
4. Cook the ground pork in the same pan.
5. Dice the onion, zucchini, and cucumber.
6. Add the diced onion to the pork and cook for 1-2 minutes.
7. Add the zucchini and cook until softened.
8. Cook the noodles in the boiling water according to package instructions.
9. Return the fried black bean paste to the pan with the meat and vegetables and combine.
10. Stir in sugar, mirin, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
11. Pour in the chicken broth and bring to a simmer.
12. Strain the cooked noodles and rinse under cold water.
13. Add the cornstarch slurry to the sauce and stir until thickened.
14. Serve the sauce over the noodles and garnish with julienned cucumber.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/De9_BjpvO4U/?mdxt=MTl0cmdjN2xlNWtwZA==
- Creator: Albert Yang
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c559f0c0-21f1-49c8-9a2f-738c06e04077
- Extracted: 2026-11-13

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