I used a combination of recipes, but Maangchi is my favorite YouTube channel for Korean cuisine.
I substituted rice noodles for the udon-style jajangmyeon noodles because it’s what was in my pantry. I really like the contrast the pure white noodles had with the black sauce, though, and will probably use rice noodles going forward. I somewhat prefer the thinner rice noodles from a texture perspective as well.
Can someone who’s made this tell me whether or not I should be removing the seeds from the cucumber slices? I’ve done it both ways and, while I can’t tell a difference myself, I’m still interested in knowing the traditional method of making the dish.
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Looks good. I’ve made the Chinese version a few times and for that I use cucumber with seeds removed.
Rice noodles sound interesting enough that it’s worth a try. I’m surprised to hear they stood up to such a heavy sauce.
I am surprised with the rice noodle as well. From my experience they either have a hard tine grabbing sauce or breaks easily.
That being said many traditional noodle used for jajangmyeon doesn’t grab sauce that well, as it is a pretty heavy sauce.
The rice noodles I used were fairly strong. I shocked them with cold water after boiling them from a dry state, which seemed to have been what was needed for this dish.
Next time I’ll take a picture after it’s all mixed together so you and others can see how it comes out.
Great! I am very intrigued!
Beautiful presentation, but the bowl is so full I think I would spill trying to mix it up.
Thank you for the compliment! :)
I did end up transferring it to a plate after the picture for that same reason, ha. Rookie mistake on my end, but next time I make it I’ll get my portions under control.
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I feel like I should buy at least one just as a thank you for all the things I’ve learned from her videos. She does such a good job introducing Korean foods to people.
It looks wonderful!
Thanks for the kind words! It tasted as good as it looked.
@LoneGansel Love her channel. She taught me how to make baechu-kimchi and kkakdugi.
If I were making it, I’d toss out the cukes altogether. They’re pointless. I’d rather have cabbage and onions in the sauce
looks hella good 👀 I might need to try making this
