Ja Jang Myeon

Ja Jang Myeon is a korean noodle dish. It has udon-like noodles but smaller in diameter. And instead of being poured with marinara sauce like italian pastas, it's poured with a black bean sauce (Ja Jang). I never tasted a real Ja Jang Myeon before although I really want to if I'm given the chance. I first come to know about Ja Jang Myeon from watching Korean TV series. Watching them eat it makes you want to have it as well. So, I searched for the recipe in the internet. Unfortunately, I can't find the Ja Jang in the Korean supermarket in my area. But fortunately, I could find a cold packaged Ja Jang Myeon (complete with the noodle and the pre-made Ja Jang sauce). All I have to do is just add several other ingredients according to my own taste to make it taste even more perfect.

Ja Jang Myeon

Ingredients

1 Package of cold Ja Jang Myeon
1/4 onion (sliced)
1/2 clove of garlic (chopped)
1/2 diced potatoes (cut it into 1 inch cubes)
1/4 lbs thinly sliced beef, ground pork, ground beef or ground chicken.
5 sliced button mushrooms
2 sliced red chili with the seeds already removed (optional)
1 tsp soy sauce

Directions

Put in the cold noodle into a pot of boiling water.
Let it cook for around 4 minutes.
Then, remove.

Heat a pan at medium-high heat.
Put in approximately 2 tbs of oil.
Stir fry the potatoes until a little golden brown.
Remove.

Heat another pan at medium heat.
Put in 2 tbs of oil and stir fry the onion, garlic and red chili.
Add in the mushrooms and meat, and cook until the meat is cooked.
Add in the fried potatoes, Ja Jang sauce and soy sauce.
Mix them well and serve it hot on top of the noodles.

Martabak Keju

Ok...I know that I'm supposed to take a picture of it so that the recipe will look more appealing, but I forgot. And the martabaks were gone pretty quickly as soon as they're done (my friends were here when I made it). But I could definitely say that it's very successful. It tasted really good! Yum!

Martabak Keju

Ingredients

300 gr all-purpose flour
500 mL warm milk
100 gr sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda

Toppings

Melted margarine (use Blue Band)
Sugar
Shredded cheddar
The Laughing Cow light cheese bites

Directions

Mix the flour, milk, sugar, baking powder and vanilla extract.
Mix them well and let it stand for around 10 - 15 minutes.
Add in the eggs and bakin soda.
Mix them well.

Heat the non-stick pan at low heat.
Pour the mixture based on thickness preference (I personally like the thinner ones).
Move the pans around so that the mixture touches every part of the pan (to create the crust).
Cover it and let it cook until the pores appear.

Uncover the pan and grease the cooked surface with melted margarine and sprinkle the sugar.
Sprinkle the shredded cheddar.
Add in the cheese bites pieces (optional).
Cover the pan again until the crust has a golden brown color.

Uncover the pan.
Fold the martabak and remove it from the pan.
Cut into pieces and serve it warm.