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I tried jajangmyeon in Korea β€” does anyone have an easy way to make it at home? πŸœπŸ‡°πŸ‡·
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I tried jajangmyeon in Korea β€” does anyone have an easy way to make it at home? πŸœπŸ‡°πŸ‡·


When I visited Korea, I tried jajangmyeon for the first time, and it became one of my favorite dishes. The black bean sauce was rich and flavorful, and I loved how the noodles soaked up all the sauce.

Now that I’m back home, I really want to recreate that taste, but I’m still a beginner at cooking. I’ve seen some instant jajangmyeon packs, but I’d like to learn a simple homemade version that tastes more authentic.

Does anyone here have beginner-friendly tips or easy methods for making jajangmyeon at home?
β€’ Which ingredients or sauces are essential for the black bean sauce? 🫘
β€’ Any quick tricks for making it taste closer to the Korean restaurant version?
β€’ Do you recommend any toppings (e.g. cucumber, egg, pork, or vegetables)? πŸ₯’πŸ³πŸ₯©

I’d love to hear your recipes or personal shortcuts for cooking delicious jajangmyeon at home! πŸ™βœ¨

by Kshinp

7 Comments

  1. ruqus00

    It’s not the same!!!
    OTTOGI has a jajangmyeon packet.

  3. Swimming_Leopard_148

    Lookup Maangchi’s recipe. Perhaps a little challenging for beginners, but I had no issue and good result. Only feedback I had was that radish was kind of unusual

  5. economic-salami

    [https://www.otoki.com/en/product/product_cat_2nd?idx=2](https://www.otoki.com/en/product/product_cat_2nd?idx=2) sells packaged black bean sauce. It is good but will taste a little different from what you tried.

    If you really want the exact same taste [https://megakfood.com/products/8809146750082](https://megakfood.com/products/8809146750082) this sauce is what typical jajangmyeon places use for their 좘μž₯(black bean sauce). μ‚¬μžν‘œ or 쀑찬λͺ…κ°€ is the brand name you want to search for. But they are targeted towards businesses so you’d have to buy in bulk, if you can get it in your area at all. You’ll need to fry it I think.

    As for toppings there’s too much of a variation in jajangmyeon to give a definitive list. Major jajangmyeon variantions include κ°„μ§œμž₯, μœ λ‹ˆμ§œμž₯, μ‚Όμ„ μ§œμž₯, and some more. Some ingredients may not be available near your area too. I would say onions, potatoes, and pork is among majority choice of toppings to be included in the sauce. Cucumber is another major one but it is usually placed on as more of a decoration after you pour the sauce on to the noodles.

    I’ve heard that fried 된μž₯(soybean paste) gives similar taste to the black bean sauce but never have tried this method personally.

  6. Best_Government_888

    At home, we don’t have high output burners, essential to cook the veggies fast but leaving them crispy, I do cook now and then chajjang, but isn’t the same