Pork Jjajangmyeon
Sweet, savory black bean sauce over fresh noodles with crispy ground pork. This TikTok-easy riff on Korean jjajangmyeon skips the long simmer and uses jarred black bean sauce as the base.
- Total time
- 12 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 485
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
- 8 oz ground pork
- 2 portions fresh Korean noodles (or ramen)
- ¾ cup jarred Korean black bean sauce (chunjang-based)
- 1 medium potato, diced small
- ½ medium onion, diced
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Boil noodles in salted water until al dente, ~4 minutes. Drain and divide between two bowls.
- 2
Cook ground pork in a large skillet over medium-high, breaking it into small pieces, until no pink remains, ~4 minutes.
- 3
Add diced potato and onion to the pork. Stir and cook until potato softens at the edges, ~2 minutes.
- 4
Pour in black bean sauce and soy sauce. Stir constantly until the sauce coats the pork and vegetables, ~1 minute.
- 5
Spoon the pork and sauce over the noodles. Serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- large pot for boiling noodles
- large skillet
- wooden spoon or silicone spatula
- two bowls
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