Jajamyeon 짜장면

Ingredients:

• Jajamyeon noodles

• ½ pound pork belly, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 1½ cups’ worth)

• 1 cup of daikon, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 1 cup’s worth)

• 1 cup of zucchini, cut into ½ inch cubes

• 1 cup of potato, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes

• 1½ cups of onion chunks

• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil

• ¼ cup of chunjang (Korean black bean paste)

• 2 tablespoons of potato starch powder, combined with ¼ cup water and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl

• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil

• ½ cup cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks for garnish 

• 2 cups of water

• Directions: 

• Stir fry pork belly for 4-5 min on high heat until golden brown. Pour out excess oil 

• Cook daikon and potato together with vegetable oil, stir frying until softened. Add zucchini and onion to the mixture and stir fry until just softened. 

• Make a hole in the center of the mixture and pour the black bean paste in the middle and let it fry for 3 minutes while stirring it, mixing sesame oil in. Then mix all the mixture together and add two cups of water. Simmer for 10 minutes. 

• Boil water for noodles and cook according to the package instructions. 

• Strain noodles and place in a bowl to serve. Pour mixture on top and serve with a few cucumber slices on top. Enjoy!