Ttukdak Hyung's Restaurant-Style Jjamppong

A jjamppong that uses the secret seasoning 'jjamppong-dashi' and a seafood mix, stir-frying vegetables until just before charring to achieve the deep wok flavor characteristic of specialty shops.

🙋 Recommended for

  • Those who want to make a wok-flavored jjamppong at home that rivals the quality of Chinese restaurant delivery.
  • Those who want to enjoy a quick and hearty spicy soup using a seafood mix.
  • Those looking for a hangover remedy that will warm and soothe the stomach the morning after drinking.

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

  • Chinese-style noodles, as needed
  • Frozen seafood mix, as needed
  • Soju, a little
  • Cooking oil, as needed
  • Minced ginger, a little
  • Onion, as needed
  • Cabbage, as needed
  • Green onion, as needed
  • Carrot, as needed
  • Coarse gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes), a little
  • Soy sauce, a little
  • Fine gochugaru, a little
  • Jjamppong-dashi, as needed
  • Oyster sauce, a little
  • Shiitake mushrooms, as needed
  • Bok choy, as needed
  • Zucchini, as needed
  • Cheongyang chili pepper, a little
  • Seasoned salt, a little
  • Black pepper, a little

Recipe 🍳

  1. Add water and soju to the frozen seafood mix to remove fishy smell while thawing.
  2. Heat oil in a wok, add minced ginger, onion, cabbage, green onion, and carrot, then add coarse gochugaru and soy sauce, and stir-fry until fragrant.
  3. Stir-fry the vegetables over high heat until just before charring to create wok flavor, then when the vegetables wilt, add water.
  4. Add fine gochugaru, jjamppong-dashi, oyster sauce, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, zucchini, Cheongyang chili pepper, and the thawed seafood mix to the broth, and bring to a boil.
  5. Season with seasoned salt and black pepper, then let it boil briefly to complete the jjamppong broth.
  6. Pour the hot jjamppong broth and plenty of solids over the cooked Chinese-style noodles to finish.
  1. Thaw the seafood mix in water and soju; stir-fry vegetables with gochugaru and soy sauce until just before charring to get wok flavor.
  2. Add water to the stir-fried vegetables, then add fine gochugaru, jjamppong-dashi, oyster sauce, assorted vegetables, and seafood, and boil.
  3. Season with seasoned salt and black pepper, then pour the broth over cooked Chinese-style noodles.

Cooking tips 💡

  • When stir-frying the vegetables, cook them until just before charring to infuse the broth with the deep wok flavor characteristic of specialty shops.
  • The key to the restaurant taste is 'jjamppong-dashi', a commercial seasoning mix of chicken stock and pork bone powder that instantly adds the umami of Chinese restaurant cuisine.
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