JAJANGMYEON aka Korean Black Bean Sauce Noodles [step by step photo tutorial]

Step by step on how to make some JAJANGMYEON:

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Let's begin.

Start with something like this.

What's inside: fresh noodles and black bean sauce.

Pour black bean sauce into a bowl and set aside.

Fill two pots with water.

On high heat, bring water to a boil.

Cook noodles for approx. 2 mins.

Drain well.

Heat wok on high and evenly coat bottom with canola oil.

Place noodles in wok and toss/loosen briefly.

Pour black bean sauce on top of noodles.

Stir,

and toss..

until evenly coated.

Serves 4!

Nomnom.

The noodles have a great chewy texture, and the sauce is savory with a bit of sweetness.

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Korean Pancakes

This post will be a review on Ottogi Korean Pancake mix.

Recently.. on one of those weekly grocery runs with my parents, I came across this pancake mix! I love Korean pancakes. The ones where they add seafood, bell peppers, mushrooms or a combination of everything.




All you have to do with this mix is add water! Mix mix mix and throw in anything you would like in your pancake. For me, I added a batch with kimchi and a batch with mushrooms and onions. I loved both. The one thing I disliked about this mix is the oily-ness of it. I am not sure if it is the mix itself or the way I pan fried it.. The pancakes came out on the oily side and not as crunchy as the ones I get at Korean restaurants.



Taste: 3.5 stars out of 5 (the mix has a good flavor but slightly over oily)
Texture: 3 stars out of 5 (chewy)