Noodles with blackbean sauce / 자장면 / 짜장면 / Jjajangmyun (or jajangmyeon, jja jang myun, jjajangmyeon, zzajangmyun, zhajiangmian, jajangmy

Friend intro me to this website with many wonderful Korean dishes recipe. And the most useful part is the videos which help to show the entire preparation process. Very helpful for once again, cooking novice like me!



And I must say, this attempt was a more successful one (except for the noodle which unexpectedly was a little failure as I couldn't understand the instructions on the packaging which were all in Korean) :(



And my very first attempt, is the "Zha Jiang Mian" which I always see the artistes slurping away in those Korean shows :P


http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jjajangmyun




Oops! (Despite all the pictures, I didn't run through the video before my marketing, alas.. still some oops that lessen the taste of this wonderful dish)

• Cucumber (I forgot to buy :( If you see my picture, I am missing the garnish from the cucumber......)
• To keep it healthy, I replaced pork belly with lean pork. And I guess this is the reason, there is a lack of crunchiness.. I'm thinking.. next round, I will try to use chicken chucks instead :P, as I can't stand that slight lingering taste of the pork.
• This 900 g noodle is sufficient for 6 ppl, whereas the sauce that I have prepared based on the portion stated in the maangchi.com is good enough for 4 ppl. Hence, a bit of off balance.

Cost

• Black Bean Paste, 500 g - $4.20 (I've only used 3 tablespoon. Based on the proportion, this box can still last for another 5 cooking), about $0.70 per cooking
• Yethal Kalguksu Noodle w/o soup bases - $5.50 (serve 6 pax), abt. $3.66 per 4 pax
• Zuccini+Onion+Sweet Potato+Radish - $2.80
• Potato Flour (or Corn Flour) - $1.50, est. about less than $0.10 per cooking
• Misc (Olive Oil + Gas + Water + Others) - $1.00
• Total = $8.26 or $2.065 per pax

"Yohoo! Very near my target of $2 per pax per meal!"

Joke of The Day:

• I was telling a dear fren, if I am successful, the next round, I will invite her to my place. And, I will collect $3.5o from her, and if $3.50 is too expensive, probably $3.00. Think she was rather taken aback by this offer for she replied that it's still cheaper to eat at the foodcourt. Hahaha! Now that I have my new calculation, I think, $2.50 can still beat the foodcourt price!!! ;)