Ttukdak Hyung's Gangneung Jang Kalguksu

A spicy Gangneung-style Jang Kalguksu dish featuring kalguksu noodles, carrots, and zucchini stir-fried or mixed with spicy pepper paste sauce.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to properly make noodle and snack dishes like Gangneung Jang Kalguksu at home.
  • Those who love the combination of kalguksu noodles and carrots.
  • Those who want to achieve a great taste by managing both noodle cooking and seasoning balance.

Ingredients needed 🛒1 servings

  • 1L water
  • 1-2 pieces kelp
  • 10 anchovies for broth
  • 1 cheongyang pepper
  • 1 tbsp gochujang
  • 1 tbsp doenjang
  • 1/2 tbsp red pepper flakes
  • 1 tbsp soup soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 potato
  • 1/10 carrot
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/4 zucchini
  • 1 serving kalguksu noodles
  • 1 handful seaweed flakes
  • A little sesame seeds
  • 1 egg
  • 1 green onion
  • A little black pepper

Recipe 🍳

  1. Shred the potato, carrot, zucchini, onion, and green onion.
  2. Boil water, kelp, anchovies, and cheongyang pepper in a pot. Remove the kelp first and continue boiling for another 20-25 minutes.
  3. Dissolve gochujang, doenjang, red pepper flakes, soup soy sauce, and minced garlic into the broth after removing the anchovies and pepper.
  4. Add and cook the potato, carrot, onion, and zucchini.
  5. Lightly rinse the kalguksu noodles to remove excess flour, then add to the broth and cook while stirring.
  6. When the noodles are almost cooked, whisk in the egg and finish with seaweed flakes, sesame seeds, and green onion.
  1. Make anchovy and kelp broth.
  2. Dissolve gochujang and doenjang to make the broth base.
  3. Add vegetables and kalguksu noodles and cook.
  4. Finish with egg, green onion, and seaweed flakes.

Cooking tips 💡

  • Lightly shaking off the excess flour from the kalguksu noodles prevents the broth from becoming too thick.
  • Adding a little black pepper just before serving won't interfere with the flavor of the pastes.