Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Noodles)

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2022

Popular in Korean cuisine, this quick-cooking, intensely flavorful dish of noodles crowned with a supersavory sauce deserves a wider audience.

SERVES 4 to 6

TIME 50 minutes

Jajangmyeon (Black Bean Noodles)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This comforting, umami-rich dish of fresh noodles topped with a savory black bean sauce is a beloved Korean classic that emerged from a particular subcategory of Korean cuisine known as Junghwa Yori (Korean-Chinese). It’s built around a key...

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