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Whole Squid Gan-Jjamppong

Whole Squid Gan-Jjamppong

A recipe for making a large, delicious portion of the squid gan-jjamppong seen in Itaewon Class at home.

KoreanNoodles
⏱️ 2 min total📝 30 steps

What You'll Need

Whole squid1
Cocktail shrimpas needed
Musselsas needed
Green chili pepperas needed
Cheongyang chili pepperas needed
Onionas needed
Green onionas needed
Udon noodles2 servings
Mirin2 tbsp
Oyster sauce2 tbsp
Pork lard0.5 tbsp
Minced garlic1 tbsp
Black pepperas needed
Red chili powder3 tbsp
Chili oil1 tbsp

Instructions

1

Slice the green onions diagonally.

2

Dice the onion so it can be blended in a mixer for the sauce.

3

Slice the red chili and Cheongyang chili peppers diagonally.

4

Place the diced onion in a mixer and blend it without adding anything else.

5

Add the blended onion to a prepared bowl.

6

Add 3 tbsp of red chili powder to the bowl.

7

Add 1 generous tbsp of soy sauce.

8

Add 2 tbsp of mirin.

9

Add 2 tbsp of oyster sauce.

10

Add 0.5 tbsp of pork lard.

11

Add 1 tbsp of minced garlic and some black pepper.

12

Mix the sauce ingredients well.

13

When the water starts to boil, add the udon noodles.

14

Boil the udon noodles for 2 minutes.

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15

Rinse well in cold water to make the noodles firm and chewy.

16

Add enough cooking oil to a pan and heat it up; test the temperature by adding a piece of green onion.

17

Add all the chili peppers and green onions.

18

Turn the heat up high and stir-fry.

19

Add the mussel meat.

20

Add the cocktail shrimp.

21

Add the mussels.

22

Add the whole squid.

23

Add a shot of soju.

24

Stir-fry over high heat.

25

Add all the prepared sauce.

26

Add 1 tbsp of chili oil and stir-fry the vegetables.

27

Cook the seafood slowly over low heat.

28

Once sufficiently stir-fried, add the prepared udon noodles.

29

Stir-fry the noodles over high heat; since it is gan-jjamppong, it should be a dry stir-fry dish.

30

Turn off the heat and stir-fry briefly to finish the whole squid gan-jjamppong.