Erica: Hello, dear readers! Did you read the previous chapter where me and JiHoon-oppa tried to make jjajangmyeon(짜 장 연) but made jjajangbap( 짜 장 밥 ) instead? Yes? Well, for the readers who is curious of how to make those two, now I'm gonna tell you the recipe! Let's begin!
Vernon: Go go!
Erica: Um, who are you?
Vernon: You'll know in the future. *winks*
Author: *cringes*What did I just type?
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Ingredients:
1) noodles/rice
2) 1/2 pound of pork belly, cut into 1/2 inch cubes( about 1/2 cup worth ).
3) 1 cup of zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
4) 1 cup of Korean radish( or daikon ), cut into 1/2 inch cubes(about 1 cup worth ).
5) 1 cup of potato, cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
6) 1 1/2 cups of onion chunks.
7) 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
8) 1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon of black bean paste( chunjang/jjajang ).
9) 2 tablespoons of potato starch powder( gamja-jeonbun ), combined with 1/4 cup of water and 1 teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl, set aside.
10) 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
11) 1/2 cup cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks for garnish.
12) Water.
Jjajang sauce:
1) Stir-fry the pork belly in a large, deep wok with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil for about 4-5 minutes, until golden brown and crispy.
2) Pour out excess pork fat.
3) Add radish and stir-fry for 1 minute.
4) Add potato, onion and zucchini and keep stirring for about 3 minutes until the potato looks a little translucent.
5) Clean a space in the center of the wok by pushing the ingredients to the edges.
6) Add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the center of the wok, then add 1/4 cup of black bean paste and stir it with a wooden spoon for 1 minute to fry it. Then mix everything in the wok and keep stirring.
7) Add 2 cups of water to the wok and let it cook with the lid closed for about 10 minutes.
8) Open the lid and taste a sample of the radish and potato. If they're fully cooked, stir in the starch water little by little. Keep stirring until it's well mixed and thicked.
9) Add the sesame oil and remove from the heat.
10) Serve with noodles or steam rice.
Jjajangmyeon:
1) Boil and drain the noodles. Rinse and strain in cold water.
2) Put one serving of noodles onto a serving plate and add the jjajang sauce over the top. Garnish with cucumber strips and serve immediately with kimchi or yellow pickled radish.
Jjajangbap:
1) Make one serving of rice and add the jjajang sauce over the top.
2) Garnish with cucumber strips on top of the sauce and serve it kimchi and yellow pickled strips.
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Erica: There you have it! Now you could enjoy it however you like. Don't forget to keep supporting Ella and her stories. Also, stay tuned for the next chapter! See you soon!
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