5 Ingredient Jjajang Sauce

5 Ingredient Jjajang Sauce

This 5 ingredient jjajang sauce is inspired by one of my favorite jjajangmyun restaurants in Korea called Hong Reung Gak. The chef has been perfecting his recipe for 50 years and today I'm going to tell you a way to recreate his recipe at home but only using 5 ingredients.

Ingredients

200g ground beef (80/20)

2 onions, finely chopped

100g leek or 1 white leek top, finely chopped 

1/4 cup black bean paste 

2 tbsp soy sauce 

1 tsp salt 

1 tbsp sugar (optional)

1/4 cup neutral oil

Directions

Heat your wok on high heat.

Once the wok is hot, drizzle in the neutral oil.

Add onions and leeks and sauté until translucent.

Form a circle in the center of the mixture and add your beef.

Salt the beef mixture and evenly break it using a spatula.

Once the meat has browned, push it to the edge of the circle and add the black bean paste.

Fry the black bean paste in the oil until it becomes glossy.

Slowly incorporate the black bean mixture in a circular motion until fully combined.

Add sugar to sweeten the sauce to your liking.

Serve with fresh noodles or rice. Enjoy!

5 Ingredient Jjjajang Sauce

4 from 70 votes

Recipe by Doobydobap

Servings

2

servings

Prep time

10

minutes

Cooking time

10

minutes

Dark, saucy, glossy, and meaty. The quintessential Chinese-Korean sauce better than takeaway. Made only with 5 ingredients.

Ingredients

• 200 g ground beef (80/20)

• 2 onions, finely chopped

• 100 g leek or 1 white leek top, finely chopped

• 1/4 cup black bean paste

• 2 tbsp soy sauce

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp sugar (optional)

• 1/4 cup neutral oil

instructions

• Heat your wok on high heat.
• Once the wok is hot, drizzle in the neutral oil.
• Add onions and leeks and sauté until translucent.
• Form a circle in the center of the mixture and add your beef.
• Salt the beef mixture and evenly break it using a spatula.
• Once the meat has browned, push it to the edge of the circle and add the black bean paste.
• Fry the black bean paste in the oil until it becomes glossy.
• Slowly incorporate the black bean mixture in a circular motion until fully combined.
• Add sugar to sweeten the sauce to your liking.
• Serve with fresh noodles or rice. Enjoy!

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