Jjampong 짬뽕. This is the much loved Korean spicy seafood noodle soup. As I continue to indulge in Korean drama on Netflix, my love for Korean food (as I watched the characters eat all the yummy delicious food) grows. Jjampong was the favourite of the characters in, “It’s okay not to be okay”. If you haven’t seen this, I would strongly recommend it. As much as I love meat, seafood is a strong favourite.
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Ingredients (serves 4)
- Mussels 250g
- King prawns 200g
- Langoustine x 8
- Smoked Lardons 200g
- Udon noodles 750g
- Garlic cloves x 2 (finely chopped)
- Onion x 2 (sliced)
- Ginger 2 x 3cm (chopped)
- Spring onion x 3 (chopped)
- Gochugaru x 1 tsp
- Gochujang x 2 tbsp
- Miso paste x 2 tbsp
- Shiitake mushrooms x 8 (sliced)
- Carrots x 4 (cut into sticks)
- Fish stock (1 litre)
- Soy sauce x 2 tbsp
- Sesame oil x 1 tbsp
- Mirin x 2 tbsp
- Rice wine x 3 tbsp
- Fish sauce x 1 tbsp
- Spinach
- Chives
- Coriander
- Spring onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
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Methods
First, prepare the noodle soup base. You can make your own fish stock using shells, fish bones, onion, vegetables etc. Brown the lardons, garlic, onion and ginger in a pan.
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Add the Gochujang, Gochugaru and Miso paste followed by sliced mushrooms and spring onions. Mix well and cook for a few minutes. Now, add the fish stock. Bring to a boil and add mirin, fish sauce, rice wine and soy sauce. Simmer for at least 20 minutes.
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Clean the seafood in the mean time. Wash the mussels under the tap. Discard any open ones. Scrub the mussels clean and pull of the hairy beard (if any). In a large pot of boiling water, cook the mussels for 3-4 minutes. Discard any that’s not open.
In another pan of boiling water (1 litre) with 1 tbsp salt, cook the langoustine for 3-4 minutes. Don’t overcook!
Add the king prawns to the soup base and cook for 4-5 minutes. Now add the other seafood and carrots, then simmer for a few minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
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Cook the udon noodles for 2-3 minutes as necessary. Add spinach to the soup base just before serving up.
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Now, time to assemble your Jjampong. Dish up the noodles first, add the seafood and soup base. Let’s eat 잘 먹겠습니다 (jal meokkessumnida).
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