Quick & Easy Homemade Jjapaguri (Ram Don)
Homemade Jjapaguri (Ram Don). Korean noodles smothered in a spicy umami flavored black bean sauce with cabbage, onion, and steak. Inspired from the Korean movie Parasite. Ready in 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb fresh wheat noodles (thick Korean kind)
- 1/2 lb rib eye steak (diced)
- 1 1/2 cups cabbage (finely chopped)
- 1 cup onion (finely diced)
- 1/3 cup green onion (sliced into 1 inch pieces)
- 1/3 cup Korean roasted black bean paste (aka chunjang)
- 1 tbsp gochujang
- 1 tsp gochugaru (add another 1/2 tsp if you prefer spicier)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (or sub with vegetarian stir fry sauce)
- 3 tbsp white granulated sugar (*add more sugar if you like it sweeter)
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 green onion (finely diced for optional garnish)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 cups water (cold)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, mix together your cornstarch and water. Set aside.
- 2
In a large non-stick pan set over medium heat, add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil and add cubed steak. Fry until medium rare (about 2-4 minutes total). Remove the steak and set aside.
- 3
Reduce to low heat and add 2 tbsp of oil followed by roasted black bean paste, gochugaru and gochujang paste. Mix and swirl it around in the oil to make it glossy, about 2 minutes. Push the paste to the side.
- 4
Raise heat to medium. Add onion, green onions and cabbage. Stir fry until soft. Then mix in with the black bean sauce.
- 5
Add cornstarch water mixture, oyster sauce and sugar. Mix until well combined with veggies and sauce. Allow this to simmer and thicken.
- 6
Once sauce has thickened, add in steak and cook for 1 minute. Remove sauce off heat.
- 7
Boil Korean wheat noodles for 3-4 minutes total or until al dente. Strain noodles and add noodles into the sauce.
- 8
Garnish with more green onions!