JaJangMyun (자장면) is the most popular Korean style chinese food in Korea. This is made of mainly black bean paste, meat, and different kinds of vegetables. In Korea, you can easily order JaJangMyun (Black bean paste noodles) from the Chinese restaurants. Then they will deliver the food to your house only for 3 or 4 dollars without any tipping. Typically, Korean style chinese restaurants serve JaJangMyun with Yellow Pickled Radish (DanMuJi), radish kimchi (KkakDooGi), and raw onion with black bean paste which you will use to make this recipe. Dip the onion into the black bean paste when you eat JaJangMyun. Garnish with cucumber or peas. Cucumber tastes especially good with this JaJangMyun.
JaJangBap = Black bean paste with rice
JaJangMyun = Black bean paste with noodles
Main Ingredients:
- 1 Cup Beef or Pork
- 1 Cup Onion
- 1 Cup Potato
- 1/2 Cup Zucchini
- 2 Handful Cabbage
- Thick Noodles for JaJangMyun
Meat Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp Cooking Wine
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1 Pinch Black Pepper
Sauce Ingredients:
- 4 Tbsp Black Bean Paste
- 1 Tbsp Oil
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 2 Cup Water
- 2 Tbsp Corn Starch
Yield: 2 Servings
Hi ^_^
Thank you for this wonderful dish♥♥ (짜장면) I have tasted in some Korean restaurant it’s was delicious ^_^ but I want to ask as I searched for Black Bean Paste, but did not find it ㅠ_ㅠ, may I ask for its components.?!I Can make it from black bean.?! and how.?!
hi shoog,
Oh.. sorry.. you need to buy the special paste from a store.. thank you for your comment.
hi..can i use blended salted black beans instead??and thank you for posting this recipe!!!
hi ayumi,
Sorry.. I don’t know what you mean by.. blended salted black beans.. you buy that ?? or you mean..just black bean ??
Hello, Aeri-ssi.
I have been long looking for a black bean paste as I am a great fan a jajangmyun. I even asked Koreans living here about it, but it turned out it isn’t being sold in my city (I am from Moscow). Do you think there is a way I can make jajang myself using dry black beans? Or is it too complicated to make at home?
Oh, and I am being impolite. Thank you very much for all
sorry, my hand slipped ^^
thank you very much for all the recipes you post here, it’s such a pleasure to cook according to them!
hi hemilya,
hehe.. no worries… thanks
hi hemilya-ssi ^^
Nice to meet you.
Oh.. sorry but.. I’ve never made the sauce at home.. so don’t know how to make it..and not sure if anybody makes it at home in Korea.. you don’t have any Korean or Asian store around you ??? sorry for this answer..
There are a couple of stores selling Korean goods and also one, quite bit, that spesialises on Japanese groceries. The former sells red pepper paste, soybean paste, different kinds of marinades, but no chunjang T___T
Well, it seems like I have to options left: eat it in the restaurants or buy the instant version…)
hi hemilya,
Oh… sometimes I have similar problem to find some of Korean ingredients around here… ㅜ.ㅜ
Hi Aeri, I just wanted to say thanks for the recipe. I must have eaten JaJangMyun a couple of hundred times at very good Korean restaurants. I made JaJangMyun using your recipe yesterday and it was as good as any I have tasted.
That is a compliment to your recipe, not my cooking
Thanks,
-mike
hi MikeF,
Yes, that’s real compliment..thank you very much.
I’ve made your jajangmyun a couple times now and it’s wonderful each time!
Hi Samantha,
oh.. great.. thanks
Hi Aeri! where can i get the black bean paste and tteok from? i want to try tteokboggi and jajangmyun.
Hi Carol,
You can find them in a Korean or Asian grocery store.. sorry for late reply.. I missed your comment. @.@
Hi Aeri,
It’s me Gigi again. I just cooked jajangmyun using ur recipe, and it taste sooo good (Jincha Mashita)
I am so happy for it, my whole family enjoyed it so much. Thank u once again for the recipe 
hi Gigi,
haha..jincha mashita… cute !!!
Happy to hear that your family enjoyed it.. thanks
hi, aeri..
i’ve been searching for black bean paste all day, in our local supermarkets but i couldn’t find any..
can i use soy bean paste instead of black bean paste?..but i think the taste will be not similar with the original jajangmyun..
hi mimisalle,
I’m sorry to hear that you can’t find the black bean paste. I don’t think that soy bean paste will work for jajangmyun. sorry..
Have you tried this dish with shrimp instead of pork or beef? I want to make it for my friend but she is vegetarian. And I love Jajangmyun! Thank you for sharing!
Hi joy,
It’s me again.. yes there is jajangmyun with seafood in Korea. but as I mentioned in other reply.. since your friend is a vegetarian, she will not eat seafood either. I think you can just skip meat for this.. or use firm tofu (not soft) or mushroom instead of meat for her. thanks !!
hehe, I accidently posted twice the other day, because I didn’t see it on your website.
I’m not sure what kind of vegetarian my friend is, but she does eat seafood, just not red meat, pork, chicken. So I will try it with shrimp and maybe some crab this weekend! Thanks!!
Hi joy,
hehe.. aha.. so some vegetarians eat seafood ??? I got it. ^^ I hope she likes your jajangmyun. Thanks
she is not a vegetarian.. she would be what you call a Pescetarian, which is someone who does not eat other meat, but does eat fish and seafood. fish and seafood are not plants, are not vegetables, fruits, grains or mushrooms.. they are meat, are sold in the meat department and have a central nervous system, like other animals and people. lol hope your friend liked your jajangmyun, though!
aeri’s recipe looks so delicious, you couldn’t go wrong by making it!!!! lol 
I love LOVE Jajamyun. So I am excited to try this recipe! My friend is coming over but is a vegetarian, do you think it would taste good with shrimp?
Hi joy,
Nice to meet you !!!
Oh..about your question.. if my knowledge about vegetarian is right…. they don’t eat seafood.. so I don’t think you can use shrimp for your friend. ^^:;
I tried cooking this for the first time today and it came out surprisingly well! The recipe worked perfectly, thank you for sharing it ^^
I think I made too much though; do you think it will be okay to keep it in the fridge for a few hours (until dinner time)?
Hi Lee,
Oh~~~ I’m happy to hear that it turned out great.. hehe about your question… of course you can keep the sauce in the refrigerator… actually.. several days.. just have fresh cooked rice or noodles when you eat it. thanks
hi..
you know how to make the noodles..
im not sure whether its the same name.. but in the show ” YooHee The Witch” the boy’s family open this shop that sell the black noodle.
i heard them saying jajangmian. so im not sue whether is this one or not. is it this 1? cause its not in noodle form :X
Hi, Suet yi
Yes, it’s same thing with the one you are looking for. Usually, we eat it with noodles as you saw..but if you make this sauce at home.. we eat it with rice too. I have the ingredient link for the noodles…so you can check it out. thanks
We go to Korean restaurants once or twice a month just to eat this noodle and always wished we could make it at home. Thanks for the recipe and easy to follow instructions. Sauce came out just great!
Hi, cruiser
Nice to meet you !!!
I’m very very happy to hear that you liked this recipe.. thanks !!!
Aeri,
Can you use Napa (Korean) cabbage in this recipe?
Hi, fredaj20
I will say… to use.. cabbage not napa cabbage.. because.. I worry that the napa cabbage will give it too much moisture in it. Thanks !!
My wife has been bugging me to cook jajangmyun for sometime now ever since she saw it in one of those korean soap operas. But I didn’t have the recipe. Thanks for sharing. I hope she will like this one. What type of noodles should I buy?
Hi, jhny69
Oh~~~ you are very sweet husband who cooks for wife.. hehe I also hope she will like this recipe. I was going to take pictures and post them also since it only has a video now…then didn’t get the chance to do it..sorry about that.. noodles.. I will post the link..check the ingredients again please.. thanks ~~
Thanks aeris!
Hi, jhny69
You are more than welcome..
by the way..my name is “AERI” not aeris.. hehe..thanks !!!
hehehe! sorry just noticed it right now that I misspelled your name.. im sorry…
Hi, jhny69
hehe..it’s really okay..
many people confuse my name..and call me..”aeris”… I think it’s because of the youtube channel and my blog name “aeriskitchen”.. Now you know my name.. thanks !!!
The first time I had black bean paste was in Korean black bean noodles. The taste is unique, and to be honest, I did not like it much. Do not worry though; it is an acquired taste. After eating it a couple times, not only do I like it now, but I sometimes crave it. So, I recommend people try it a couple times before they decide if they like it or not.
Hi, honey~~
That’s interesting.. Since I’ve eating jajangmyun for a long time, I’ve never thought of it. then do you remember that one of my youtube subscriber told me same thing as you said.. He didn’t like it much at first..then ate left over again .. the more he eats..the more he likes it..hehe.. good point, honey~~ thanks !!