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Which to get? I suggest my second book, Maangchi's Big Book of Korean Cooking because it has the most recipes, but my first book has recipes for all the essential Korean pastes and sauces!
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Maangchi's recipes by category:Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
Kimchi
Essential Korean dish
Side dishes
Banchan makes the meal
Rice
Our most important grain
Pancakes
Savory & simple
Rice cakes
Tteok for every occasion
Stews
Jjigae is our comfort food
Noodles
Long noodles = long life!
Soups
Guk at every meal
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
Gimbap
Seaweed paper rolls
Desserts
Special sweet stuff
Main dishes
Consider these mains
Mandu
Korean dumplings
Anju
Drinking food
BBQ
The Korean way to grill
Fried chicken
Double-deliciousness
One bowl meals
Nutritious & convenient
Street food
Quick & fun
Easy
Anyone can make these!
Lunchboxes
Dosirak made with love
Appetizers
These could be first
Fermented
Taste of centuries
Staple ingredients
Korean cuisine basics
Mitbanchan
Preserved side dishes
Pickles
Quick-brined
Spicy
I love spicy food :)
Nonspicy
There are plenty!
Beef
For meat lovers
Seafood
Surrounded by the sea
Pork
Some new dishes to try
Chicken
Our most delicious
Vegetarian
No fish, meat or chicken
Vegan
No animal products at all
Temple cuisine
From Buddhist temples
Korean Chinese
Chinese style Korean
Snacks
Quick dishes on the run
Korean bakery
Breads & pastries
Porridges
Good for your health!
Cold dishes
Icy, cold, or just chilled
Drinks
Fruits, grains & herbs
Not Korean
Fusion and western food
My most popular Korean recipes
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Kimchi
Traditional-style spicy fermented whole-leaf cabbage kimchi
김치 -
Easy Kimchi
A traditional, simpler, & faster way to make kimchi
막김치 -
Japchae
Stir fried noodles with vegetables
잡채 -
Kkwabaegi
Twisted Korean doughnuts
꽈배기 -
Sundubu-jjigae
Soft tofu stew
순두부찌개 -
Yachaejeon
Vegetable pancake
야채전 -
Jjajangmyeon
Noodles with blackbean sauce
짜장면 -
Tteokbokki
Hot and spicy rice cakes
떡볶이 -
Dakgangjeong
Crispy and crunchy chicken
닭강정 -
Gimbap (aka Kimbap)
Seaweed rice rolls
김밥 -
Kimchi-jjigae
Kimchi stew
김치찌개 -
Kimchi-bokkeumbap
Kimchi fried rice
김치볶음밥 -
Bibimbap
Rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste
비빔밥 -
Garaetteok
Long, cylinder-shaped rice cake
가래떡 -
Kimchijeon
Kimchi pancake
김치전
My most recent recipes
Egg rice
Jun 3rd
Spicy cod fillets
Apr 20th
Soybean paste stew with beef
Mar 23rd
Knife-cut noodle soup with perilla seeds
Mar 9th
Last night, despite of the heat wave, I had a craving for jjajangmyeon and I felt lucky when I realized that I had enough ingredients in the fridge to do it from scratch: zucchini + sweet potatoe + onion + SMOKED SAUSAGE !! this one made the sauce so good !
I use to do it with pork belly because it’s the only cut that is suitable for the recipe according to me… Chunjang is so savory that some cuts of pork meat can appear bland in comparison.
So , pork belly for me and now I know that smoked sausages are an alternative.
I love jjajangmyeon!
Thank you for letting us know smoked sausage worked nicely! I should try it out someday.
Yum
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I cooked this a couple of days ago. My first time ever trying this as well as cooking it. It was a little adventurous to cook something I’ve never eaten before! But no regrets! It was so so so delicious!! My family loves it! It’s my new favorite too! Your steps & tips are always so easy to follow! Thank you, Maangchi!
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I have always been curious about the taste of this dish and to my surprise? I loved it hahahha…. made a success try out for me again with this one :) I saved alot of your recipes Maangchi that maybe by the time you will see all these posts from me has just minutes difference from one to another hahhaha. Just decided to post everything I’ve tried since am still awake past midnight here right now :)
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Love your recipes!! I have been following your recipes since January 2019. I share with Chinese friends and they say it is delicious too! Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing!!!
Hi Maangchi!
I have a wheat allergy and I would like to make the sauce for Jajangmyeon at home. I have preserved black beans and can grind them, but I noted on a youtube video from Korea that jjajang powder was used. I have been unable to find jjanjang flour/powder online. Wondering, is jjanjang flour the same as black bean powder – which seems lighter in color than the final Jajangmyeon sauce. And/or could you recommend a wheat free black bean paste? I’ve dug around and can’t really find one.
Thanks so much! Jessica
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Black-Bean-Powder-1-1-LBS-500-G/997329286
What type of noodles do I buy?
Well this came out okay, I couldn’t find black bean baste in the Asian grocery store nearby. There’s one Korean store but it’s too far so I couldn’t find the black bean paste at the store i went and I bought black bean sauce instead.
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Can I still make kalguksu noodles for jjajangmyeon if I can’t find jjajangmyeon noodles?
Sure, You can make Jjajangmyeon with kalguksu noodles.
Thank you maangchi
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Maangchi I was wondering if there is a substitute for the pork. My friend can not eat it, but wants to try jjajangmyeon so do you have any suggestions?
You can use scrambled eggs or beef, both work fine, that’s how we do it in China! The main flavour is from the black bean paste.
I forgot to upload a picture! It was very nice!! Will be making again. I found it made about 4 servings and as I couldn’t find the korean noodles here in Australia I used Udon which was also very good! I also added cabbage and a little less onion than what you said. Was very yum! Will have again.
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Fantastic!
May I ask? What kind of cabbage did you use?
Sorry for the late reply! I used a Chinese Cabbage you can just find them in the vegetables section of normal groceries
Hello
Thank you so much for this recipe! I love jjajangmyun so glad I found this recipe. For me it was somewhat bland.. what can I do differently or add to make it more 고소해? Thank you!
Add more meat and chunjang (black bean paste) if it’s bland.
I made it! Very yum!!! Really enjoyed it thank you for his recipie! I added cabbage as well and skipped the radish.
Dear Maangchi
I’m a fans of you and your recipe .
All my korean food following your recipes
Btw i need advice from you Maangchi
I can’t found Black bean paste in my country. only found black bean powder for jjangmyeon.
Need your advice please, how to use black bean powder to substitute black bean paste for jjangmyeon in your recipe? The measurements of black bean powder and should i fry it or just dissolve with water?
Thanks before
I use this recipe to make one https://www.maangchi.com/talk/topic/how-to-make-black-bean-paste my friends like it. you might as well try. or you can find at Tokopedia atleast
hi maangchi, i hope you can help me with this. can i use this type of black bean paste for jjajangmyeon, if yes, how can i use it? is it the same on the jjajangmyeon you made? please reply i will be waiting i cannot find black bean paste like you Used in this video
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I used this type of paste today and everything was delicious!
btw, I compared compounds of this paste and paste that Maangchi used and they seemed to be similar
Hi Maangchi! I made a Jiajangmyeon yesterday and today I want to show you my baby. Oh my god I have eaten 2 both jjajangmyeon and jjajangbap. I love this so much!!! thank you Maangchi <3
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Yay! I’m so happy to hear that you loved your jjajangmyeon and jjajangbap! Continue good luck with your Korean cooking!