5 Ingredient Jjjajang Sauce
Dark, saucy, glossy, and meaty. The quintessential Chinese-Korean sauce better than takeaway. Made only with 5 ingredients.
10 min prep 10 min cook 20 min total 2 servings
Ingredients
- 200 g ground beef
- 2 onions
- 100 g leek or 1 white leek top
- 1/4 cup black bean paste
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 cup neutral oil
Instructions
- 1
Heat your wok on high heat.
- 2
Once the wok is hot, drizzle in the neutral oil.
- 3
Add onions and leeks and sauté until translucent.
- 4
Form a circle in the center of the mixture and add your beef.
- 5
Salt the beef mixture and evenly break it using a spatula.
- 6
Once the meat has browned, push it to the edge of the circle and add the black bean paste.
- 7
Fry the black bean paste in the oil until it becomes glossy.
- 8
Slowly incorporate the black bean mixture in a circular motion until fully combined.
- 9
Add sugar to sweeten the sauce to your liking.
- 10
Serve with fresh noodles or rice. Enjoy!