Korean · Dinner
Bean Paste Noodles with Ground Beef
Wheat noodles topped with a glossy, umami-rich black bean sauce made from fermented soybean paste fried with ground beef, onion, zucchini, potato, garlic, and ginger. The sauce is simmered with stock and lightly thickened with cornstarch, then finished with sesame oil and garnished with fresh cucumber.
$5
15 minsPrep
20 minsCook
35 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
634Calories
31.8gProtein
25.6gFat
69.9gCarbs
12.5gSugar
6.1gFiber
1597mgSodium
82mgChol
7.2gSat Fat
1018mgPotassium
88mgCalcium
5mgIron
2.2mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
gluten-free-adaptable
high-fiber
rich-umami
Instructions
1
Prep
Dice the onion, zucchini, potato, and garlic; mince the ginger; julienne the cucumber for topping.
2
Heat the vegetable oil in a wok over medium-high heat and stir-fry the ground beef for 3 minutes until browned with no pink remaining.
3
Add the black bean paste to the wok, stirring constantly over medium heat for 1 minute until glossy and darkened.
4
Stir in the diced onion, zucchini, potato, garlic, and ginger over medium-high heat for 3 minutes until the onion becomes translucent.
5
Pour in the chicken stock and sugar, bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook uncovered for 8 minutes until the potato is tender.
6
Stir the cornstarch slurry into the sauce and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 minute, stirring constantly, until thickened.
7
Cook the wheat noodles in boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes until tender but chewy, then drain and rinse briefly.
8
Stir the sesame oil into the sauce off the heat.
9
Plate
Pile noodles into a bowl, ladle sauce over top, and scatter julienned cucumber over the sauce.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 8.4 oz240g ground beef
- 6 tbsp110g black bean paste (chunjang)
- 11 small onion (120g)
- 2/3 cup2/3 cup zucchini (120g)
- 1/2 cup1/2 cup potato (80g)
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp ginger-fresh
- 1 1/2 cup360ml chicken stock
- 2 tsp2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water
- 2 tsp2 tsp sugar
- 4 tsp4 tsp vegetable oil
- 2 tsp2 tsp sesame oil
- 5 oz140g fresh wheat noodles
- 1/2 cup1/2 cup cucumber (60g)
