Easy and delicious Zha jiang mian recipe (Chinese jajamen)

JAJAMEN（ジャージャー麺）

This dish is made of boiled noodles topped with zhajiang（＝炸醤）, a paste made from minced pork.

Zha jiang mian is a noodle dish that originated in China. In China, noodle dishes are generally served with noodles and soup. However, Zhajiang mian is unique in that it does not have soup.

The ingredients for zhajiangmien are minced pork, Chinese soybean miso（黄醤）, and sweet flour paste(甜麺醤). In Japan, chili peppers and chili bean sauce (豆板醤) are sometimes added.

Sweet flour paste(甜麺醤) is not commonly found in most households, so I use red miso instead.

It is topped with vegetables such as green onions, bean sprouts, and cucumbers.

Iwate Prefecture has a specialty dish called “Morioka Jajamen.”

Morioka Jajamen is said to be a reproduction of Jajamen by a Chinese person living in Japan using ingredients available in Japan.

The distinctive feature of Morioka Jajamen in Iwate is the noodles. They use Kishimen (flat udon) instead of Chinese noodles.

Similarly, in Korea, there is a noodle dish called Jajangmyeon, which is derived from Zhajiangmien.

Jajangmyeon is black in color because it uses black bean sauce(春醤) instead of sweet flour paste(甜麺醤）. This has a sweet taste and not spicy.

NUTRITION FACT OF Chinese zha jiang mian recipe

733 kcal Protein 34.4g Fat 23.2g Carbs 101.5g Salt Equivalents 7.4g

INGREDIENTS for Chinese zha jiang mian recipe (3SERVINGS)

Minced pork (300g)
Garlic (8g)
Ginger (8g)
chili bean sauce (豆板醤)(10g)
Chili pepper (1 pinch)
Sesame oil (12g)
☆Red miso (90g)
☆Soy sauce (30g)
☆Sugar (60g)
☆Sake (60g)
☆Water (200g)
Potato starch (4g)
Water (50g)
Chinese noodles ( 3 servings)
Cucumber (90g)
Pickled ginger (appropriate amount)
Bean sprouts (100g )

Chinese zha jiang mian recipe COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Stir-fry minced pork, garlic, ginger, chili bean sauce, and chili peppers in sesame oil.
Add red miso, soy sauce, sugar, sake, and water and mix. (This sauce valled “niku miso(＝炸醤)”.
Turn off the heat and add water-dissolved potato starch and bring to a boil.
Boil Chinese noodles and drain.
Cut the cucumber into thin strips.
Boil bean sprouts and squeeze out the water.
Top the Chinese noodles with cucumber, bean sprouts, beni shoga, and niku miso(＝炸醤).

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I’m Naoko. After graduating from a registered dietitian training school, I am working as a registered dietitian at a hospital in Japan. I love to cook and eat delicious food. I make recipes with calorie counting. The reason why all the ingredients are written as “g” is to accurately calculate calories. I am especially good at cooking with pressure cookers and ovens. I would like to introduce the recipe to foreigners who are interested in Japanese food. So I started writing Japanese home cooking recipes on my blog in English. 大学卒業後、管理栄養士として病院で勤務しています。レシピはカロリー計算を出来るだけ正確に行いたいので“g”で表記しています。日本の家庭料理のレシピを英語で紹介しています。圧力鍋とオーブンを使う料理が得意です。日本食・和食に興味を持ってもらえたら嬉しいです。よろしくお願いします(*ˊᵕˋ)♡‧₊